Research Interests
My current research focuses on the age and chemistry of detrital monazite in modern river sands from Idaho, but I’ve also worked with other detrital minerals (zircon, titanite, garnet and rutile) from sedimentary rocks in Oregon. Using mineral chemistry to discriminate between tectonic/depositional settings absolutely fascinates me! I’ve also worked with Nd and Hf isotopes in detrital minerals to conduct provenance research involving terrane translation and accretionary events. Additionally, I’ve started working with Pb isotopes in detrital feldspars to supplement my previous provenance research in Oregon.
