Brian Horton
Research Scientist, UTIG
Associate Professor, DGS
Ph.D., 1998, University of Arizona
M.S., 1994, Montana State University
B.S., 1992, University of New Mexico
Telephone 512-471-1869
email: horton at ig.utexas.edu
Brian's Research Interests
- Tectonics of sedimentary basins and orogenic systems
- Evolution of contractional orogenic belts and foreland, hinterland, and intermontane basins
- Initial mountain building and plateau construction in the Andes, Tibet, and Middle East
- Sediment provenance and routing systems
- Influence of tectonics and climate on erosion, sedimentation, and basin evolution
- Integration of geochronology, thermochronology, and paleoaltimetry with basin analysis
- Physical sedimentology of modern and ancient fluvial and alluvial-fan depositional systems
Brian's research focuses on sedimentary processes in modern and ancient basins. The overarching theme is to understand the stratigraphic signatures of tectonic and climatic processes using an array of techniques, including sedimentology, geologic mapping, provenance analyses, quantitative basin modeling, geochronology (U-Pb, 40Ar/39Ar), thermochronology (fission track, (U-Th)/He), and magnetic polarity stratigraphy.