Milan Teunissen van Manen (twitter: @MilanaTvM) is currently working to characterize the northwestern flank of the Ecuadorian Andes by its pollen assemblage, among other proxies.

The aim of her project is to make a multi-proxy modern reference database which will facilitate reconstructing the understudied western flank of the Ecuadorian Andes. She is currently working on 17 sites spread over the Pichincha province that are part of the scientific efforts of Consorcio para el Desarollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina (CONDESAN). Her results on the modern pollen assemblage are expected summer 2018.