Marieke Dechesne
I am a geologist in the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center at the USGS. I am trained in stratigraphy and sedimentology and my current research focuses on basin analysis, paleogeography and the interaction between tectonic signals, sedimentation and climate.
n the past several years I have worked on the Laramide synorogenic basin fill of the Denver Basin with both the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Colorado Geological Survey, before moving focus to the 'back-side' of the Front Range where I now study the axial Colorado Headwaters Basin (North Park-Middle Park), the Hanna Basin and South Park for the USGS Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains project. From these basin fill sequences I am trying to reconstruct uplift history and the overall paleogeographic evolution in this region. I am incorporating as many parameters as possible, like outcrop observations, subsurface data (well-logs and seismic), fossil information, paleobotany, palynology, radiometric dating, etc. to develop a rigid 3D- (4D?) stratigraphic framework that reveals clues about timing of uplift, sediment accumulation rates, paleo-environments and paleogeography.
Professional Experience
Geologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, USGS (2014 - present)
Contractor and consultant for the USGS, Colorado Geological Survey, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and Heath Hydrology Inc. (2005 - 2014)
LecturerAdjunct Professor, Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado, Boulder (2005-2007, part-time)
GIS Support Analyst, ESRI Netherlands (1999 - 2000)
Research Associate for the Slope and Basin Consortium, Colorado School of Mines (1997-1998 and 2001-2005)
Research Associate for the Genetic Stratigraphy Research Group, Colorado School of Mines (1995-1997)
Education and Certifications
Doktoraal examen geologie (msc equivalent), Utrecht University, the Netherlands (1995)
Science and Products
Stratigraphic models for deep-water sedimentary systems
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Stratigraphic models for deep-water sedimentary systems
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.