Terry Blackburn
Associate Professor
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Measuring geologic time is of fundamental importance to understanding the history of our Earth. The age constraints provided by geochronology are necessary to determine the rates of many physical, chemical and biologic processes that shape our planet. My research focuses on the acquisition, and interpretation of geochronologic data. I focus on using the U-Pb and U-series systems, which are highly versatile, capable of building timelines for a variety of processes. My specific research projects are diverse, from reconstructing the size of the earliest forming planetesimals, to understanding the history of Ice Sheets.