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BARNES
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Dr. Hubert L. Barnes was born July 20, 1928 in Chelsea, MA. In 1950, he earned a B.S. in Geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1958, a Ph.D. in Economic Geology at Columbia University. He is retired as Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry Emeritus after a long career at Penn State University.
Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth’s crust and its oceans. Geochemical processes of mineralization and alteration have occurred in diverse crustal and mantle environments throughout Earth’s history. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the entire Solar System, and has made important contributions to the understanding of a number of processes including mantle convection, the formation of planets and the origins of granite and basalt. Geochemists study the composition, structure, processes, and other
