Caleb Walcott-George | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Caleb Walcott-George

Assistant Professor

My name is Caleb Walcott-George and I am an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky. I am also the director of the LUKY (Luminescence at University of Kentucky) lab. I use a variety of different techniques including luminescence dating, cosmogenic nuclides, GIS methods, and simple numerical models to understand changes in ice sheets and glaciers during the Quaternary. I earned my MS and PhD at the University at Buffalo, where I worked with Dr. Jason Briner. Previously, I earned a BA in both geology and German at Middlebury College. When not thinking about glaciers, I enjoy cooking, reading, skiing, canoeing, cycling, and spending time with my cats.

I am actively recruiting students to work on projects related to glacial geology and/or luminescence dating. Feel free to reach out to me for any potential MS, PhD, or postdoctoral opportunities (c.wg@uky.edu).

Contact Information

c.wg@uky.edu

Slone 305C

859-257-4726

Education

PhD, Geology - University at Buffalo

MS, Geology - University at Buffalo

BA, Geology and German - Middlebury College

Affiliations

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Personal website

Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

[6] Walcott-George, C.K., Balter-Kennedy, A., Briner, J.P., Schaefer, J.M., Young, N.E. Glacial erosion and history of Inglefield Land, northwest Greenland. The Cryosphere. 19, 6. (2025). https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2067-2025

[5] Prince, K.K., Briner, J.P., Walcott, C.K., Chase, B.M., Kozlowski, A.L., Rittenour, T.M., Yang, E.P. New age constraints reveal moraine stabilization thousands of years after deposition during the last deglaciation of western New York, USA. Geochronology. 6, 3. (2024). https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-409-2024

[4] Walcott, C.K., Briner, J.P., Tulenko, J.P., Evans., S.M. Equilibrium line altitudes of alpine glaciers in Alaska suggest Last Glacial Maximum summer temperature was 2 – 5 °C lower than the pre-Industrial. Climate of the Past, 20, 1. (2024). https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-91-2024

[3] Briner, J.P., Walcott, C.K., Schaefer, J.M., Young, N.E., MacGregor, J.A., Poinar, K., Keisling, B.A., Anandakrishnan, S., Albert, M.R., Kuhl, T., Boeckmann, G. Where to GreenDrill? Site selection for cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating of the bed of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The Cryosphere, 16, 10. (2022). https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3933-2022

[2] Walcott, C.K., Briner, J.P., Baichtal, J.F., Lesnek, A.J., Licciardi, J.M. Cosmogenic Ages indicate no MIS 2 refugia in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska. Geochronology, 4, 1. (2022). https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-191-2022

[1] Munroe, J.S., Walcott, C.K., Amidon, W.H., Landis, J.D. A Top-to-Bottom Luminescence-Based Chronology for the Post-LGM Regression of a Great Basin Pluvial Lake. Quaternary, 3, 11. (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3020011