Chloë Weeks
PhD Student, 2022- present B.A. Bryn Mawr College M.S. University of Idaho Chloë is broadly interested in tectonics and how it influences topography. Her master's research in Southwest Montana focused on quantifying exhumation in the Madison and Gallatin Ranges using apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology with the arrival of the Yellowstone hotspot. Her doctoral research at UNLV will focus on reconciling thin- and thick-skinned deformation across the central and eastern Precordillera in Argentina, a modern analog for Sevier and Laramide deformation in the North American Cordillera. Chloë is co-advised by Margo Odlum (UNLV) and Tomas Capaldi (UNLV). |
Dr. Eirini Poulaki
Postdoctoral researcher at UNLV and U Washington B.S. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece M.S. and PhD University of Texas at Austin Eirini is broadly interesting in studying metamorphism and deformation in subduction zones by applying various petrochronology tools to the exhumed rock record. For her postdoc research, she will be conducting apatite geochronology, geochemistry, and microstructural analyses to date and characterize the timing of fluids and deformation of subduction-related rocks from various depths along the ancient subduction interface. Eirini will also be working on developing a virtual field video game to create an inclusive online field module. Eirini is co-mentored by Margo Odlum (UNLV) and Cailey Condit (University of Washington). Check out Eirini's website here. |
Megan Ferrell
PhD student, 2022-present
B.S. Virginia Tech
Meg's research involves metamorphic petrology in combination with structural geology to better understand the petrologic controls on ancient tectonic systems. She is working on developing new tools to date deformation and metasomatism, important processes in subduction zones, in the Catalina Schist, CA.
Tatiana Sihpol
MSc student, 2023-present
B.S. University of Connecticut
Tatiana is interested in thermochronology and structural tectonics. Her undergraduate research with Dr. Julie Fosdick used low-temperature apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology to understand basin inversion and exhumation along the southern San Andreas Fault, CA. Her MS research will focus on structural analysis and dating of mid-crustal shear zones and upper crustal faulting in western North American metamorphic core complexes to test models of their formation.
MSc student, 2023-present
B.S. University of Connecticut
Tatiana is interested in thermochronology and structural tectonics. Her undergraduate research with Dr. Julie Fosdick used low-temperature apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology to understand basin inversion and exhumation along the southern San Andreas Fault, CA. Her MS research will focus on structural analysis and dating of mid-crustal shear zones and upper crustal faulting in western North American metamorphic core complexes to test models of their formation.
Past group members
Molly Pickerel
M.S. UNLV 2023
B.S. University of Oregon
Molly's research involved integrating field work, microstructural analysis, and thermochronometry to characterize and understand the timing and processes of brittle fault slip in the northern Colorado River Extensional corridor near Lake Mead, NV.
M.S. UNLV 2023
B.S. University of Oregon
Molly's research involved integrating field work, microstructural analysis, and thermochronometry to characterize and understand the timing and processes of brittle fault slip in the northern Colorado River Extensional corridor near Lake Mead, NV.