orogenic systems
field geology
thermochronology
science communication
Dr. Caden James Howlett
Postdoctoral Fellow
Earthquake Science & Tectonics
Department of Geosciences
Utah State University | Logan, UT
contact: caden.howlett [at] usu.edu
Rio Tinguiririca, Chile
I am an interdisciplinary field geologist interested in 1) the structural and thermal behavior of the outermost shell of Earth and 2) how to communicate geosciences to a broad audience. My research has focused mostly on the tectonic evolution of cordilleran orogenic systems along the western margin of the Americas. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at Utah State University working on various field-based projects related to regional tectonics and earthquake geology in SE Anatolia. I'm curious about all aspects of the Earth system and particularly driven to understand how it operates as an interconnected set of processes.
I'm passionate about science communication, creating online outreach focusing on geo + planetary science research and tips for undergraduate and graduate success. This website contains links to various outreach projects. Thanks for droppin by.
⬇️ Recent outreach here ⬇️
Even those who have more sympathy with man’s endeavor than with the affairs of Nature may take an interest in the Science of Tectonics…. as a rule, the knowledge of the structure of a mountain chain comes as the reward of glorious struggle, both physical and mental.
—Edward Battersby Bailey, Tectonic Essays (1935, p. 1)
