Dr. Barbara Anne Cohen
Research Assistant Professor
Assistant Curator of Meteorites
Institute of Meteoritics
MSCO3-2050
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
(505) 277-3345
(505) 277-3577 (FAX)
bcohen@unm.edu
http://www.unm.edu/~bcohen/
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Refereed Journal Articles
- B.A. Cohen (2005) Quantifying the amount of impact ejecta at the MER landing sites and potential paleolakes in the southern martian highlands. Geophysical Research Letters 33, L05203, doi:10.1029/2005GL024963.
- Cohen, B.A., T.D. Swindle, and D.A. Kring (2005) Geochemistry and 40Ar-39Ar geochronology of lunar highland meteorite impact melt clasts. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40, 755-777.
- Cohen, B.A., C.A. Goodrich, and K. Keil (2004) Feldspathic clasts in polymict ureilites: Stalking the missing basalts from the ureilite parent body. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68, 4263-4280.
- Cohen, B.A., O.B. James, L.A. Taylor, M.A. Nazarov, and L.D. Barsukova (2004) Petrology, mineral chemistry, and oxygen isotopic composition of lunar highlands meteorite Dhofar 026. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 1419-1438.
- Grier, J.A., D.A. Kring, T.D. Swindle, A.S. Rivkin, B.A. Cohen, and D.T. Britt (2004) Analyses of the chondritic meteorite Orvinio (H6): Further insight into the origins and evolution of shocked H-chondrite material. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 1475-1494.
- Cahill J.T., C. Floss, M. Anand, L.A. Taylor, M.A. Nazarov, and B.A. Cohen (2004) Petrogenesis of lunar highlands meteorites: Dhofar 025, Dhofar 081, Dar al Gani 262, and Dar al Gani 400. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 503-530.
- Ciesla, F., D.S. Lauretta, B.A. Cohen, and L.A. Hood (2003) A nebular origin for chondritic fine-grained phyllosilicates. Science 299, 549-552.
- Kring, D.A. and B.A. Cohen (2002) Cataclysmic bombardment throughout the inner solar system 3.9-4.0 Ga. Journal of Geophysical Research 107, no. E2, 4-1 -- 4-6 (DOI 10.1029/2001JE001529).
- Cohen, B.A., G.A. Snyder, C.M. Hall, L.A. Taylor, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) 40Ar-39Ar chronology and petrogenesis along the eastern limb of the Moon from Luna 16, 20, and 24 samples. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36, 1345-1366.
- Cohen, B.A., T. D. Swindle, and D. A. Kring (2000) Support for the lunar cataclysm hypothesis from lunar meteorite impact melt ages. Science 290, 1754-1756.
- PhD Dissertation: Geochemistry
and 40Ar-39Ar Geochronology of Lunar Meteorite Impact
Melt Clasts
- Cohen, B.A., and R.F. Coker (2000) Modeling of liquid water on CM parent bodies and implications for amino acid racemization. Icarus 145, 369-381.
- Cohen, B.A., and C.F. Chyba (2000) Racemization of meteoritic amino acids. Icarus 145, 272-281.
- Swindle, T.D., A.H. Treiman, D.J. Lindstrom, M.K. Burkland, B.A. Cohen, J. A. Grier, B. Li, and E.K. Olson (2000) Noble gases in iddingsite from the Lafayette meteorite: Evidence for liquid water on Mars in the last few hundred million years. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 35, 107-115.
- Turtle, E.P., M.E. Minitti, B.A. Cohen, N.L. Chabot, D. Tourbier, C. Bachman, J. Brock, R. Foerstner, G.V. Hoppa, J. Kay, C.A. Lewicki, R.M.E. Mastrapa, J. Patel, N. Sherman, J. N. Spitale, A.S. Rivkin, D.E. Trilling, D. Villegas, C.M. Weitz, and the JPL Advanced Projects Design Team (1999) AMBASSADOR: Asteroid sample return mission to 7 Iris. Acta Astronautica 45, 415-422.
- Davidson, P.E., G.H. Symmes, B.A. Cohen, R.J. Reeder and D.H. Lindsley (1994) Synthesis of the new compound CaFe(CO3)2 and experimental constraints on the (Ca,Fe)CO3 join. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 58, 5105-5109.
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Conference Abstracts
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2006
- Cohen, B.A. (2006) Quantifying the amount of impact ejecta at the MER landing sites and potential paleolakes in the southern martian highlands. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVII, abstract #1043.
- Cohen, B.A., S. J. Symes, and T. D. Swindle (2006) Petrography and chemistry of impact-melt clasts in Apollo 16 breccias. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVII, abstract #1379.
- Haldemann, A.F.C., L. Crumpler, J.A. Grant, M.P. Golombek, B.A. Cohen and J.W. Rice Jr. (2006) Mapping and interpreting the cratering record in the Columbia Hills with Spirit. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVII, abstract #1231.
- ElkShoulder, A., J. Franklin, O. Yawea, K. Gchachu, J. Simmons, B.A. Cohen, and H.E. Newsom (2006) Meteorite identification and classification using magnetic susceptibility. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVII, abstract #1485.
Meteoritical Society 2005
Workshop on Oxygen in Asteroids and Meteorites 2005
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2005
Meteoritical Society 2004
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2004
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2003
- Cohen, B.A. and C.A. Goodrich (2003) Feldspathic clasts in polymict ureilites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIV, abstract #1518.
- B.L. Jolliff , L.A. Haskin, R.L. Korotev, J.J. Papike, C.K. Shearer, C.M. Pieters, and B.A. Cohen (2003) Scientific expectations from a sample of regolith and rock fragments from the interior of the lunar South Pole-Aitken basin. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIV, abstract #1989.
- James, O.B, B.A. Cohen, and L.A. Taylor (2003) Lunar meteorite Dhofar 026: A shocked granulitic breccia, not an impact melt. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIV, abstract #1149.
Meteoritical Society 2002
- Cohen, B.A. and C.A. Goodrich (2002) Feldspathic clasts in polymict ureilite DaG319: The problem of pristinity. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 37, A37.
- Chapman, C.A., B.A. Cohen, and D.S. Grinspoon (2002) An inquiry about evidence for the late heavy bombardment. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 37, A30.
- Ciesla, F., D.S. Lauretta, B.A. Cohen, and L.A. Hood (2002) The formation of phyllosilicates in chondrule forming shock waves. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 37, A34.
- Goodrich, C.A. and B.A. Cohen (2002) A highly-fractionated igneous lithology in polymict ureilites DaG165 and DaG 319. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 37, A53.
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2002
- Cohen, B.A. (2002) Geochemical and geochronological constraints on early lunar bombardment history. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, abstract #1984.
- Cohen, B.A., T.D. Swindle, L.A. Taylor, and M.A. Nazarov (2002) 40Ar-39Ar ages from impact melt clasts in lunar meteorites Dhofar 025 and Dhofar 026. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, abstract #1252.
- Ciesla, F., D.S. Lauretta, B.A. Cohen, and L.A. Hood (2002) Adiabatic shock waves in icy regions of the solar nebula: Implications for origins of phyllosilicate minerals in primitive meteorites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, abstract #1404.
- Chapman, C.A., B.A. Cohen, and D.S. Grinspoon (2002) What are the real constraints on commencement of the late heavy bombardment? Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, abstract #1627.
- Howell, E.S., A.S. Rivkin, and B.A. Cohen (2002) Taking another look at the 3-micron absorption band on asteroids. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, abstract #1809.
Meteoritical Society 2001
- Cohen, B.A., C.M. Hall, L.A. Taylor, G.A. Snyder, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Cosmic ray exposure history of Luna 16, 20, and 24 samples. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36, A42-43.
- Coker, R.F. and B.A. Cohen (2001) The effect of liquid transport on the modeling of CM parent bodies. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36, A43-44.
- Cahill, J.T., L.A. Taylor, B.A. Cohen, M. Fayek, L.R. Riciputi, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Lunar meteorite Dhofar 025: Plagioclase REEs confirm non-pristine nature for highland clasts. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36, A36.
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2001
- Cohen, B.A., L.A. Taylor, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Lunar meteorite Dhofar 026: A second-generation impact melt. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract #1404.
- Cohen, B.A., L.A. Taylor, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Impact melt compositions in lunar meteorite Dhofar 025. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract #1409.
- Warren, P.H., L.A. Taylor, G. Kallemeyn, B.A. Cohen, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Bulk-compositional study of three Dhofar lunar meteorites: Enigmatic siderophile element results for Dhofar 026. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract #2197.
- Taylor, L.A., M.A. Nazarov, B.A. Cohen, P.H. Warren, L.D. Barsukova, R.N. Clayton, and T.K. Mayeda (2001) Bulk chemistry and oxygen isotopic compositions of lunar meteorites Dhofar 025 and Dhofar 026. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract #1985.
- Cahill, J.T., B.A. Cohen, L.A. Taylor, and M.A. Nazarov (2001) Mineralogy and petrology of "new" lunar meteorite Dhofar 025. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract #1840.
Meteoritical Society 2000
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2000
- Cohen, B.A., T.D. Swindle, and D.A. Kring (2000) 40Ar-39Ar ages from laser step-heat experiments on lunar meteorite impact melt clasts. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXI, abstract #1922.
- Cohen, B.A. and R.F. Coker (2000) Further modeling of liquid water on CM parent bodies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXI, abstract #1935.
- Kring, D.A., B.A. Cohen, T.D. Swindle, and D.H. Hill (2000) Regolith breccia (Ourique) with impact melt clasts and other debris from an H-chondrite parent body. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXI, abstract #1688.
- Mastrapa, R.M.E., R.H. Brown, B.A. Cohen, V.G. Anicich, W. Dai, and J.I. Lunine (2000) Trapping of volatiles in amorphous water ice. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXI, abstract #2020.
Previous Conferences
- Mastrapa, R.M.E., R.H. Brown, B.A. Cohen, V. Anicich, W. Dai, and J. Lunine (1999) Trapping of CH4, CO, and CO2 in amorphous water ice. American Astronomical Society, Division for Planetary Science Annual Meeting 31, abstract #61.05.
- Cohen, B.A., D.A. Kring, and T.D. Swindle (1999) Impact melt clasts in lunar meteorites Dar al Gani 262 and Dar al Gani 400. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 34, A26-27.
- Cohen, B.A. and R.F. Coker (1999) Modeling of liquid water on CM parent bodies and implications for amino acid racemization. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 34, A26.
- Cohen, B.A. and C.F. Chyba (1998) Racemization of meteoritic amino acids. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 33, A33.
- Coker, R.F. and B.A. Cohen (1998) Modeling of CM parent bodies. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 33, A33-A34.
- Turtle, E., M. Minitti, B. Cohen, N. Chabot, D. Tourbier, D. Trilling, the AMBASSADOR Project Design Team, and the JPL Advanced Projects Design Team (1998) AMBASSADOR: Asteroid Sample Return Mission to 7 Iris. 3rd IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, April 1998.
- Swindle, T.D., B. Cohen, B. Li, E. Olson, A.N. Krot, V.V. Birjukov, and A.A. Ulyanov (1998) Iodine-Xenon studies of separated components of the Efremovka (CV3) meteorite. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXIX, abstract #1005.
- Cohen, B.A. and W.V. Boynton (1996) Experimental thermochemistry in the system CO2-H2O-Dust. Asteroids Comets Meteors, COSPAR Colloquium 10, July 1996.
- Boynton, W.V, D.L. Blaney, S. Gorevan, L.C. d'Uston, R.V. Yelle, D.T. Young, J.I. Trombka, L.G. Evans, M.F. Burke, and B.A. Cohen, S.H. Bailey (1996) A resource-constrained integrated instrument package for a cometary lander. International Academy of Astronautics, 2nd IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, April 1996.
- Cohen, B.A. and Boynton, W.V. (1995) Experimental thermochemistry of clathrate hydrates. Solar System Ices, March 27-30 1995.
- Boynton, W. V., C. d'Uston, J.I. Trombka, L.G. Evans, M.F. Burke, and B.A. Cohen (1995) The determination of ice composition with instruments on cometary landers. 46th International Astronautical Federation Congress, October 1995.
- Cohen, B.A. and R.B. Singer (1994) Detectability of siderite (FeCO3) in Martian soil: An experimental investigation. American Astronomical Society: Division of Planetary Sciences Annual Meeting 26, November 1994.
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