
Assistant Professor
Field Camp Director
Manager- Lost River Field Station
Idaho State University
Contact Information
(208)-282-5024
Email: ryananderson@isu.edu
Field Camp Director
Manager- Lost River Field Station
Idaho State University
Contact Information
(208)-282-5024
Email: ryananderson@isu.edu
Research:
I have two main areas of research interest. 1) The structural evolution of continental crust, both extensional and contractional, and the orogenic models that predict their behavior. 2) The structural controls of hydrothermal fluids, mainly in amagmatic settings within the Basin and Range of the Western U.S. My main approach is detailed geologic mapping coupled with construction of balanced and restored cross-sections, apatite and zircon thermochronology, geochronology, and peak temperature data using RSCM (Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material). See my research and publication pages for more details.
I have two main areas of research interest. 1) The structural evolution of continental crust, both extensional and contractional, and the orogenic models that predict their behavior. 2) The structural controls of hydrothermal fluids, mainly in amagmatic settings within the Basin and Range of the Western U.S. My main approach is detailed geologic mapping coupled with construction of balanced and restored cross-sections, apatite and zircon thermochronology, geochronology, and peak temperature data using RSCM (Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material). See my research and publication pages for more details.

Whats New (updated 8-12-20):
Excited to announce that I have moved to Idaho State University. I am the ISU Field Camp Director and Manager of the Lost River Field Station located at the foot of the Lost River Range.
For more information or if you are an undergraduate interested in attending the Idaho State University Field Camp please visit the field camp website:
https://www.isu.edu/geosciences/fieldcamp/
If you are interested in using the Lost River Field Station for teaching or research please contact me for rates and availability.
Most recent papers out on the central Andes (Bolivia) in Gondwana Research
Anderson, R.B., Long, S.P., Horton, B.K., Calle, A.Z., Soignard, E., 2021, Late Paleozoic Gondwanide deformation in the Central Andes: Insights from RSCM thermometry and thermal modeling, southern Bolivia: Gondwana Research, v. 94, p. 222-242.
Some pictures from the 11th South American Symposium on Isotope Geology in Bolivia and field work in Argentina
Excited to announce that I have moved to Idaho State University. I am the ISU Field Camp Director and Manager of the Lost River Field Station located at the foot of the Lost River Range.
For more information or if you are an undergraduate interested in attending the Idaho State University Field Camp please visit the field camp website:
https://www.isu.edu/geosciences/fieldcamp/
If you are interested in using the Lost River Field Station for teaching or research please contact me for rates and availability.
Most recent papers out on the central Andes (Bolivia) in Gondwana Research
Anderson, R.B., Long, S.P., Horton, B.K., Calle, A.Z., Soignard, E., 2021, Late Paleozoic Gondwanide deformation in the Central Andes: Insights from RSCM thermometry and thermal modeling, southern Bolivia: Gondwana Research, v. 94, p. 222-242.
Some pictures from the 11th South American Symposium on Isotope Geology in Bolivia and field work in Argentina