I joined the USGS GEC Science Center in Denver, Colorado in 2017. I am interested in the role magmatic processes play in driving plate tectonics, building mountains, forming of volcanic belts and their associated geologic hazards, and forming hydrothermal ore deposits.
I am working on the Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West Project investigating the ignimbrites and post-caldera intrusions of the Platoro caldera complex and how they relate to the San Juan magma reservoir, Rio Grande extension-related magmatism, and ore deposition in the region.
Before joining the USGS, my research focused on the primary magmatic features and petrogenesis of the Don Manuel igneous complex and associated porphyry copper system in the Andean Cordillera of central Chile. I also worked for the Virginia Division of Geology and Mineral Resources conducting mineral resource assessments and geologic mapping in the Virginia Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain.
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Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West
Serving the U.S. Geological Survey’s geochronological data
Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains
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Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West
The Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West project was launched with the goal of producing a new digital geologic map database and 3D geologic model of a transect from the Rio Grande rift to the Basin and Range, based on a synthesis of existing geologic maps with new targeted new mapping, subsurface data, and other data sets. This database will integrate disparate map data, resolve...Serving the U.S. Geological Survey’s geochronological data
Geochronological data provide essential information necessary for understanding the timing of geologic processes and events, as well as quantifying rates and timescales key to geologic mapping, mineral and energy resource and hazard assessments. The USGS’s National Geochronological Database (NGDB) contains over 30,000 radiometric ages, but no formal update has occurred in over 20 years. This projCenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains
The Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains Project is a multi-year investigation funded by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. This project utilizes a combination of geologic mapping, geophysical surveys, basin modeling, and structural, neotectonic, geomorphic, volcanic, stratigraphic, and geochronologic studies to better understand the geologic landscape of... - Maps
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