Katharine Huntington (née Ruhl) (she/her)
Professor
Endowed Professor for the College of the Environment in Earth Systems
Office: JHN-334
Fax: 206-543-0489 (shared)
Email: [javascript protected email address]
Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1
Interests: Geology & Geochemistry. Tectonics, erosion, surface processes, paleotopography, paleoclimate. Clumped isotopes, thermochronology and geochronology, thermo-kinematic and hydraulic m
Research Groups: Climate and Paleoclimate, Sedimentology/Stratigraphy/Sedimentary Petrology, Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Geomorphology, Geochemistry-IsoLab
Ph.D. : Geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006
BS : Geological Sciences and Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
Graduate Students:
** I am recruiting PhD students for Summer or Autumn 2024, for geomorphology, tectonics, paleoclimate and clumped isotope geochemistry projects involving fieldwork, laboratory and modeling approaches. **
Current Research:
I study the interactions of tectonics, landscapes and climate, and how the evolution of Earth's surface and shallow crust both reflect and record these interactions through time and today. The research tools I use and develop draw from the fields of regional tectonics, structural geology, geomorphology, sedimentology and geochemistry, and include field, laboratory and numerical modeling approaches. Much of my work relies on clumped isotope thermometry of carbonates and on detrital geo- and thermochronology of modern and ancient river sediments. Together, they shed light on erosion, surface processes, crustal fluid and heat transport, and the elevation and climate history of Earth's surface. My favorite natural laboratories include the Himalaya-Tibet, western North America and the Andes.
Visit http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1 to read more about projects and opportunities in my lab.
Pronouns: she/her/hers