People
John M. Cottle
Professor of Geology, Department of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute
Faculty Director, UCSB Natural Reserve System
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630
Tel: (805) 893-7315 · cottle@geol.ucsb.edu
D.Phil., University of Oxford, 2008
M.Sc., University of Otago, 2002
B.Sc., University of Otago, 2000
We are always looking for people to join our group. If any of the projects on the Research page interest you, get in touch.
Current group members
Ph.D., Himalayan Tectonics
Ph.D., Basin and Range Tectonics
Ph.D., Ocean Island Geochronology
M.Sc., Rare Earth Element Mineralization in Nevada
Brooke Pryor
Ph.D., Alkaline Magmatism
Past group members
Postdoctoral scholars
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar
Postdoctoral Scholar
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014 to 2015
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. student and postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D. students
Thermochronology of the lower crust
Geochronology of metamorphic rocks from the Himalaya
Alex passed away in 2021 and was awarded a posthumous Ph.D. Tributes: fundraiser page and Daily Nexus.
Geochronology of granitoids from Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Magmatic and metamorphic evolution of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Structural and thermochronologic evolution of the Main Central Thrust, Nepal
2015, Magmatic evolution of the southern Victoria Land segment of the Ross Orogen, from U-Pb and Hf isotopes
2015, Petrochronology of crustal anatexis in the Leo Pargil Dome, NW India
Visiting Ph.D. student from UBC Okanagan
M.Sc. students
Carbonatite magmatism in Tanzania
Geochemistry of Granite Harbor Intrusives, Antarctica
Geochronology of REE-bearing rocks in Colorado
2015, Petrogenesis of the Mountain Pass Intrusive Suite
2014, Rare earth element mineralization in Joshua Tree National Park
Bryan Norman
2013
Amanda Willingham
2012, Time-scales of melt generation and migration in the Ama Drime Massif, Southern Tibet
Graduate lab assistants
Isabella Welch
Graduate lab assistant
Caroline Newell
Graduate lab assistant
Undergraduate researchers and assistants
Austin Gessini
Undergraduate researcher
Sarah Kreitzer-Lillard
Undergraduate researcher
Adrianna Martinez
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Marcus O'Connor
Undergraduate researcher
Sandy Schwarzbart
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James Delehanty
Undergraduate researcher
Dylan Schroeder
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Aliyah Sarna
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Melia Ochoa
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Layia Asakawa-Ekeland
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Ted Brown
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Aran Mazariegos
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Nicole Aikin
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Erin Solloway
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Valeria Jaramillo Hernandez
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Sarah Grimes
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Riley Rohrer
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Josh Franck
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Josh Hoeflich
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Daniel Torres
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Kayla Leal
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Charu Garapaty
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Adam Kershner
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Bettie Coy
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CJ Lemler
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Elisa Medri
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Gin Li
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Chris Strong
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Nikki Arnush
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Mason Gonzalez
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Michelle Carter
Undergraduate assistant
Haley Perry
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Keith Chancey
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Michael Truong
Undergraduate assistant
Elizabeth Spacone
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Matthew Mazzoni
Undergraduate assistant
Tou Xiong
Undergraduate assistant
Paige Granneman
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Nolan Blackford
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Kyle Moulton
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Jason Schmidt
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Justin LaForge
Undergraduate assistant
Camille Collett
Undergraduate assistant
Robert Maksimow
Undergraduate researcher
Christie Villanueva
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