Current Research:
Neotectonics of the northern Rio Grande rift between Taos, New Mexico and Leadville, Colorado
Geomorphic evolution and timing of basin integration in the San Luis Valley, Colorado and New Mexico
Rates of bedrock canyon incision along the Rio Grande, New Mexico
Timing late Pleistocene glacial maximum and rates of deglaciation, central Colorado
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Denali National Park Geohazards Geologic Mapping
Denali National Park (DENA) is a major draw for tourism and recreation and a major economic engine for central Alaska. However, the geologic forces that created the steep landscape of DENA also make it prone to geologic hazards (geohazards) like landslides, debris flows, and earthquakes. DENA has only one major road, called the ‘Park Road’, that serves nearly all of its infrastructure. Since 2017...
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...
Plio-Pleistocene Geomorphic Evolution
The Southern Rocky Mountains encompass the highest elevation within the conterminous United Sates, having fifty-three 14,000-ft peaks. Two national parks (Great Sand Dunes and Rocky Mountain), the San Luis Valley National Heritage Area, the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, and several wildlife preserves are also in this area. This region has experienced multiple episodes of tectonic...
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Denali National Park Geohazards Geologic Mapping
Denali National Park (DENA) is a major draw for tourism and recreation and a major economic engine for central Alaska. However, the geologic forces that created the steep landscape of DENA also make it prone to geologic hazards (geohazards) like landslides, debris flows, and earthquakes. DENA has only one major road, called the ‘Park Road’, that serves nearly all of its infrastructure. Since 2017...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...Plio-Pleistocene Geomorphic Evolution
The Southern Rocky Mountains encompass the highest elevation within the conterminous United Sates, having fifty-three 14,000-ft peaks. Two national parks (Great Sand Dunes and Rocky Mountain), the San Luis Valley National Heritage Area, the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, and several wildlife preserves are also in this area. This region has experienced multiple episodes of tectonic... - Data
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