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Dr. Hubert L. barnes
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 physical aspects of the Earth. They examine the distribution of chemical elements in rocks and minerals, as well as the movement of these elements into soil and water systems.
Dr. Barnes has a long résumé of professional experience and special honors. Among these honors, he was a Guggenheim Fellow at Geochemistry Institute of the University of Göttingen, in Germany, 1966 to 1967, a Nobel Symposium Lecturer in Karlskoga, Sweden in 1979, Senior Humboldt Prize and Visiting Professor at the University of Munich
in 1987, a Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry at Pennsylvania State University from 1990-1997,
an Honorary Professor and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Wales from 1996-2001 and is currently, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry at Pennsylvania State, since 1998. He was named Honorary Alumnus of the year in 2016.
Dr. Barnes is the author of six books: Uranium Prospecting, in 1956; Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits, 1967, 1979, and 1997 editions; Hydrothermal Processes: The development of geochemical concepts in the latter half of the twentieth century, in 2015; and Hydrothermal