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Research Interests
My primary research interests are in the fields of low-temperature thermochronology and tectonics, where I use the (U-Th)/He radiogenic isotopic systems to describe the thermal histories of rocks in the upper crust. Thermochronology has numerous applications in the geosciences, and my main focus is on using the collection of thermochronologic tools to understand the dates and rates of mountain creation and destruction, and the long-term ups and downs of cratons. I'm also interested in refining our understanding of the systematics that underpin the various thermochronometers at our disposal. This interest manifests as research in the kinetics of noble gas diffusion in complex minerals (e.g. zircon). My work therefore combines field and laboratory components.
At UIUC, I run a (U-Th)/He lab, the centerpiece of which is a noble gas extraction and measurement line with a diode laser microfurnace, cyrogenic trap, and gas source quadrupole mass spectrometer. I co-manage several fume hoods in a class 1000 clean lab for apatite and zircon dissolution, and share with several faculty an Analyte Excite excimer laser for laser ablation studies, and an iCap Q ICP-MS for isotope dilution work. Please visit my personal website for more information. I am open to collaborations so please contact me if you have interest in visiting the lab!
Education
- Ph.D. University of Arizona, 2013
- M.S. University of Arizona, 2009
- B.A. Carleton College, 2007
Teaching
- 107 Physical Geology
- 411 Structural Geology
- 564 Geochronology
Honors & Awards
- 2023 Helen Corley Petit Scholar, UIUC
- 2020 Charles and Nancy Naesar Prize, early career award of the International Standing Committe on Thermochronology
- 2019 NSF CAREER award
Office Address
3022 Natural History Building
Office Phone
+1.217.244.5256
Keywords
- QE Geology
- Thermochronology
- Zircon
- Great Unconformity
- Craton
- Radiation Damage
- Noble Gas
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Connecting visual metamictization to radiation damage to expand applications of zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry
Armstrong, E. M., Ault, A. K., Kaempfer, J. M. & Guenthner, W. R., Mar 20 2024, In: Chemical Geology. 648, 17 p., 121949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep-time thermal history of the Great Unconformity in the Grand Canyon, USA: Combined zircon (U-Th)/He and K-feldspar 40Ar/39Ar thermochronometers
Thurston, O. G., Guenthner, W. R., Karlstrom, K. E., Heizler, M. T., Ricketts, J. W. & McDannell, K. T., Nov 2024, In: Geological Society of America Bulletin. 136, 11-12, p. 4815-4835 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paleomagnetic Records From Pulsed Magmatism in the Southwestern Laurentia Large Igneous Province and Cardenas Basalt Support Rapid Late Mesoproterozoic Plate Motion
Zhang, Y., Anderson, N. S., Mohr, M. T., Nelson, L. L., Macdonald, F. A., Schmitz, M. D., Thurston, O. G., Guenthner, W. R., Karlstrom, K. E. & Swanson-Hysell, N. L., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 129, 10, e2024JB029036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Uplift and denudation history of the Ellsworth Mountains: insights from low-temperature thermochronology
Bastías-Silva, J., Chew, D., Poblete, F., Castillo, P., Guenthner, W., Grunow, A., Dalziel, I. W. D., Dias, A. N. C., Ramírez De Arellano, C. & Fernandez, R., Apr 30 2024, In: Solid Earth. 15, 4, p. 555-566 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Orogens of Big Sky Country: Reconstructing the Deep-Time Tectonothermal History of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming, USA
Ronemus, C. B., Orme, D. A., Guenthner, W. R., Cox, S. E. & Kussmaul, C. A. L., Jan 2023, In: Tectonics. 42, 1, 34 p., e2022TC007541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review