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Welcome!

The Basin Analysis & Helium Thermochronology Lab at UConn focuses on reconstructing ancient phases of mountain building and erosion to understand how tectonics, erosion, and climate interact to influence Earth’s dynamic mountain belts. Dr. Julie Fosdick and her research group draw upon numerous methods – including field mapping and stratigraphy, low-temperature thermochronology, geochronology, sediment provenance analysis, thermal history modeling, and structural reconstructions – to study tectonics and sedimentation.

BAHTL News

  • Welcome to Dr. Cullen Kortyna, our newest Fosdick Lab member and Postdoctoral Scholar!
  • Wrapped up our Summer 2022 ConnCAP Rocks! activities with nine incredible high school students. Check out the project on making ‘mineral medallion maps’ to learn about rocks and minerals…
  • HUGE congratulations to Tony Edgington on his NSF Graduate Research Fellowship award! Woo hoo!
  • OK… we finally joined Science Twitter! Follow our research updates @UConnBAHTL
  • We are excited to welcome new Research Assistant and Laboratory Technician, Dr. Megan Mueller, to the (U-Th)/He Thermochronology Lab!
  • Welcome new graduate students, Julian Biddle and Tony Edgington!
  • Dr. Fosdick was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER grant to launch a new research and education program on CAREER: Resolving the detrital thermal signatures of sediment recycling in the Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina. Stay tuned for project updates…
  • Interested in acquiring new (U-Th)/He thermochronology data? Visit the website for our NSF-supported lab for information on schedule and rates.

Research highlights from the Fosdick Lab

  • Sierra Baguales, Chile
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  • Cerro Tenerife, Chile
  • Sierra Baguales, Chile
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  • Rio Pingo, Torres del Paine
  • Cerro Zapata, Torres del Paine
  • Seno Ultima Esperanza, Chile
  • Huaco fieldwork, Argentina
  • Argentine Precordillera
  • Rio Francia, Argentina
  • lago geicke
  • Punta Arenas, Chile
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    Contact Information

    Dr. Julie Fosdick (she/her), Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences

    Email: julie.fosdick@uconn.edu

    Mailing address: 354 Mansfield Road, U-1045, Storrs, CT 06269

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