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Prof

Barry Kohn

Honorary
Earth Sciences
Thermochronology
tectonics
landscape evolution
basin evolution
science & technology
physical sciences
geochemistry & geophysics
geology
geosciences, multidisciplinary
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Barry Kohn

 
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Science
 
Primary Interest
Geochronology
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Projects

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High Resolution Timeframe for Hominin Evolution in the Turkana Basin, Kenya

This project aims to establish a high-resolution timeframe for hominin evolution in the famed Omo-Turkana Basin, Kenya. The Basin hosts a va..

2018 - 2021
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Geodynamics and continental extension in the East African Rift System - origin and evolution of the Turkana Depression in northern Kenya

The Lake Turkana region in northern Kenya, famous for its fossil evidence of human origins, occupies a critical position within the Great Ri..

2013 - 2017
Completed
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Apatite and zircon thermochronology applied to the thermal evolution of Brazilian sedimentary basins and onshore basement

2012 - 2014
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The dynamic evolution of sheared continental margins

This project will contribute to the fundamental science of understanding plate tectonic processes, and also have important practical implica..

2010 - 2013
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Long-term system evolution of the Krishna-Godavari Basin and its hinterland in eastern India: a partnership for enhancing offshore hydrocarbon exploration success

2009 - 2013
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The dynamic evolution of rifted continental margins

2009 - 2009
Completed
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INVESTIGATING THE STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE CONTINENTAL CRUST: A VIRTUAL FACILITY FOR THERMOCHRONOLOGY, NOBLE GAS GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY

Australian research groups have been responsible for a number of leading technical developments in geological dating. This project will cont..

2008 - 2008
Completed
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FISSION TRACK THERMOCHRONOLOGY: PRINCIPLES, METHODS AND NEW ADVANCES

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Developing a fully automated analytical system for the next generation of fission-track thermochronology

This project aims to develop a revolutionary new generation of research tools for analysing the temperature history of rocks in the upper se..

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ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY NANOSCALE STUDY OF IMPLANTED HEAVY IONS AS A PROXY FOR SPONTANEOUS U FISSION FRAGMENTS

Completed

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Projects

Project Types

12

Research Grant

3

Internal Research Grant

3

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Barry Kohn.

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Burial and Exhumation History of the Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Zhuguangshan Complex, South China: Evidence from Low-Temperature Thermochronology

Yue Sun, Barry P Kohn, Samuel C Boone, Dongsheng Wang, Kaixing Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  Minerals

The Zhuguangshan complex hosts the main uranium production area in South China. We report (U-Th)/He and fission track thermochrono..

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Thermochronological insights into the thermotectonic evolution of Mishmi hills across the Dibang Valley, NE Himalayan Syntaxis

Dnyanada Salvi, George Mathew, Barry Kohn, Kanchan Pande, Biraj Borgohain

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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Mesozoic Orogenic Gold Mineralization in the Jiaodong Peninsula, China: A Focused Event at 120 /- 2 Ma During Cooling of Pregold Granite Intrusions

Liang Zhang, Roberto F Weinberg, Li-Qiang Yang, David Groves, Sheng-Xun Sai, Erin Matchan, David Phillips, Barry P Kohn, Daniel P Miggins, Yue Liu, Jun Deng

Journal article  |  2020  |  Economic Geology

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(U-Th)/He thermochronometric mapping across the northeast Japan Arc: towards understanding mountain building in an island-arc setting

Shoma Fukuda, Shigeru Sueoka, Barry P Kohn, Takahiro Tagami

Journal article  |  2020  |  Earth, Planets and Space

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Multi-stage exhumation history of the West Kunlun orogen and the amalgamation of the Tibetan Plateau (vol 528, 115833, 2019)

Guangwei Li, Mike Sandiford, Aimin Fang, Barry Kohn, Dan Sandiford, Bihong Fu, Tongliang Zhang, Yuanyuan Cao, Fei Chen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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Denuding a Craton: Thermochronology Record of Phanerozoic Unroofing from the Pilbara Craton, Australia

Sara Morón, Barry P Kohn, Romain Beucher, Vhairi Mackintosh, Peter A Cawood, Louis Moresi, Stephen J Gallagher

Journal article  |  2020  |  Tectonics

Cratons are ancient regions of relatively stable continental fragments considered to have attained long-term tectonic and geomorph..

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Post Gondwana breakup evolution of the SE Australia rifted margin revisited

Malcolm McMillan, Andrew Gleadow, Barry Kohn, Christian Seiler

Journal article  |  2019  |  Terra Nova

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Multi-stage exhumation history of the West Kunlun orogen and the amalgamation of the Tibetan Plateau

Guangwei Li, Mike Sandiford, Aimin Fang, Barry Kohn, Dan Sandiford, Bihong Fu, Tongliang Zhang, Yuanyuan Cao, Fei Chen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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Late Miocene Hinterland Crustal Shortening in the Longmen Shan Thrust Belt, the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau

Xiaoming Shen, Yuntao Tian, Guihong Zhang, Shimin Zhang, Andrew Carter, Barry Kohn, Pieter Vermeesch, Rui Liu, Wei Li

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

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Late Cretaceous exhumation and uplift of the Harz Mountains, Germany: a multi-method thermochronological approach

Hilmar von Eynatten, Istvan Dunkl, Manfred Brix, Veit-Enno Hoffmann, Matthias Raab, Stuart Nigel Thomson, Barry Kohn

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Earth Sciences

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Geology
Expanding Knowledge
Non-Oriented Research
Geochemistry
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Exploration
Geophysics
Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Analytical Chemistry
Atmospheric Sciences

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2020

Laslett Prize

International Thermochronology Community
2009

F. L. Stillwell Medal

Geological Society of Australia
1997

Gold Medal for Excellence in Research

Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
1983

Wexler Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania
1973

Cotton Prize

Victoria University of Wellington
1983

Wexler

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Earth Sciences

Honorary

Earth Sciences

Professional

The Geochemical Society

Professional

Geological Society of America

Education

Bachelor of Science

Victoria University of Wellington

Doctor of Philosophy

Victoria University of Wellington

Links

Languages

English

International Linkages

University of Geneva

Switzerland

Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Israel

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil

U.S. Geological Survey

United States