Caran has been a research geologist at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Quaternary studies, and is currently president of Quaternary Analysis Laboratories in Austin.

• 卡蓝在美国德州大学奥斯丁分校担任过研究地质学者，专长是第四纪研究，目前是奥斯丁分校第四纪分析实验室的主任。