Christine Florence Chan profile

Christine Florence Chan

Postdoctoral Researcher

PLS / Nacsd / Nuclear & Chemical Science Division

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Biography

Christine is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Cosmochemical and Isotopic Signatures Group of the Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division. She joined LLNL in 2023. Her research focuses on isotope geochemistry, actinide chemistry, and geochronology. At LLNL, her research focuses on developing novel techniques for radiochronometry and broader nuclear forensics applications.


Prior to joining the lab, she worked as a Geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, CO. She received her PhD in Geology from University of Kansas in 2023. Christine’s PhD dissertation focused on the development and application of high precision U-Th-Pb zircon geochronology to understand the temporal and spatial relationship between magmatism and tectonics, as well as quantifying timescales of melt generation in young (< 1 Ma) volcanoes.

Education

  • Ph.D. Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
  • M.S. Geology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  • B.S. Geology, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington

Publications

2026 1 publication

  • Chan, C.F.,Boro, J.R., Gaffney, A.M., Marks, N.E., Lindvall, R.E., and Swider, J.R., 2026, Characterizing Microscale Signatures in Uranium Ore Concentrates Using Electron Probe Microanalyzer: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-026-10814-2.

2025 1 publication

  • Chan, C.F., Andrew, J.E., McLean, N.M., and Möller, A., 2025, Tracking the spatial and temporal links between late Cenozoic extension and magmatism in the Death Valley region: Geosphere, v. 21, https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02808.1.

2018 1 publication

  • Shea, E.K., Miller, J.S., Miller, R.B., Chan, C.F., Kent, A.J.R., Hanchar, J.M., Dustin, K., and Elkins, S., 2018, Time scale for the development of thickened crust in the Cretaceous North Cascades magmatic arc, Washington, and relationship to Cretaceous flare-up magmatism: Lithosphere, 15p, https://doi.org/10.1130/L1001.1.

2017 1 publication

  • Chan, C.F., Shea, E.K., Kent, A.R.J., Miller, R.B., Miller, J.S., Bowring, S.A., 2017, Formation of a sheeted intrusive complex within the deep-crustal Tenpeak pluton, North Cascades, Washington: Geosphere, v. 13., no. 5, 30 p, https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01323.1.

2012 1 publication

  • Chan, C.F., Tepper, J.H., Nelson, B.K., 2012, Petrology of the Grays River Volcanics, Southwest Washington—Plume-Influenced Slab Window Magmatism in the Cascadia Forearc: GSA Bulletin, v. 124, p.1324-38, https://doi.org/10.1130/B30576.1.

Awards

  • Erasmus Haworth Graduate Honors Award: Outstanding Geosciences Graduate Student, University of Kansas (2023)

  • Norm Anderson Award: Outstanding Geology Senior, University of Puget Sound (2010)

  • Al Eggers Award: Best Senior Geochemistry Thesis, University of Puget Sound (2010)

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