field project, a Pleistocene survey of the Olteţ River Valley, Romania, can be found on the Olteţ River Valley research page.
A lot of the current research in the Terhune Lab utilizes micro-computed tomography (microCT) imaging. MicroCT uses x-rays to non-destructively generate high-resolution two- and three-dimensional (2D/3D) representations of an object’s internal and external structure, providing exquisite details of the internal structure of the object being scanned. We are particularly interested in using microCT and diceCT (diffusible-iodine contrast enhanced CT) to examine the internal structure of bony and soft-tissue anatomy of the primate masticatory apparatus and skull. This work is primarily being conducted at the University of Arkansas MicroCT Imaging Consortium for Research and Outreach (MICRO), which houses a Nikon X TH 225 ST microCT imaging system. You can learn more about this facility by visiting the MICRO webpage.