RED Lab Research in the RED Lab focuses on reconstructions of past environments with a strong focus on studies that contain management applications.

The Records of Environment and Disturbance (RED) Laboratory at the University of Utah is led by Professor Andrea Brunelle in the Department of Geography. Research in the RED Lab focuses on reconstructions of past environments from across much of North America. These projects include reconstructions of fire and vegetation regimes from , studying past bark beetle outbreaks in the mountain west, studies of desert wetlands (cienegas), and human paleoecology.

Congratulations RED Lab grads!  Ky Haslam
05/04/2026

Congratulations RED Lab grads! Ky Haslam

RED Labbers killing it at GBAC in Reno!
10/17/2025

RED Labbers killing it at GBAC in Reno!

Congrats to Marti Sorensen, fabulous RED Labber for having her research highlighted at the NHMU!
09/30/2025

Congrats to Marti Sorensen, fabulous RED Labber for having her research highlighted at the NHMU!

Middens of rat f***s, some thousands of years old, preserve valuable ecological records that deserve a closer look.

On Sun 6/1/25 Andrea Brunelle Runburg hosted a Red Lab graduation celebration at her home in Jeremy Ranch.  Congratulati...
06/02/2025

On Sun 6/1/25 Andrea Brunelle Runburg hosted a Red Lab graduation celebration at her home in Jeremy Ranch. Congratulations to the grads listed on the cake in the top left.

On Wed 4/30/25 Marti E. Sorensen successfully defended her Master's thesis, Late Holocene Vegetation Change in Range Cre...
04/30/2025

On Wed 4/30/25 Marti E. Sorensen successfully defended her Master's thesis, Late Holocene Vegetation Change in Range Creek Canyon, Utah. She was mentored by Dr. Andrea R. Brunelle (top left with Marti), Prof. Larry L. Coats (center with sweat jacket), Dr. Shannon A. Boomgarden (top right) & Dr. Mictchell J. Power (blue checkered shirt). Her parents are shown in the front row.

Amazing Melanie Osuna from the RED Lab highlighted on the Wilkes Climate Center page!
04/01/2025

Amazing Melanie Osuna from the RED Lab highlighted on the Wilkes Climate Center page!

To make it to class, most students find themselves begrudgingly crawling out of bed, throwing on something comfy, and trying to land in a seat…

Happy first day of Spring, 3/20/2025.
03/21/2025

Happy first day of Spring, 3/20/2025.

Our fabulous RED labbers on their way to PACLIM!
02/23/2025

Our fabulous RED labbers on their way to PACLIM!

The 2024 AMQUA (American Quaternary Association) biannual meeting was hosted by the University of Utah.  Meetings were h...
08/11/2024

The 2024 AMQUA (American Quaternary Association) biannual meeting was hosted by the University of Utah. Meetings were held in the Hilton Hotel downtown Salt Lake City, August 9-11. Here is a collage of some of the participants.

The 2024 AMQUA (American Quaternary Association) biannual meeting was hosted by the University of Utah.  Meetings were h...
08/11/2024

The 2024 AMQUA (American Quaternary Association) biannual meeting was hosted by the University of Utah. Meetings were held in the Hilton Hotel downtown Salt Lake City, August 9-11. Here are some pictures of our very own student participants. At the table: Samuel Enke, Molly Burke, Lauren Isom, Ky Haslam, Marti Sorensen, Sylvan Carey and inset, Ken Petersen; posters, Marti Sorensen, Sylvan Cary, April Radford and Miranda Clow.

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