University Distinguished Professor
- Ph.D. | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Geology, 1991 - M.S. | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Geology, 1989 - B.S. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Geology, 1986
Research
Metamorphic/tectonic evolution of mountain ranges, stable isotopes of vertebrate fossils for paleoclimate and paleoecology, geochemistry of metamorphic minerals and fossils.
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Teaching
- GEOS300: Earth Materials
- GEOS345: Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOS 436/636: Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOS497/597/697: Seminar in Geochemistry
- GEOS540: Tectonics Seminar
- GEOS584: Selected Topics in Tectonics
- GEOS607: Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography
Student Opportunities
I currently have projects across the Himalaya (metamorphism and tectonics), and in southern Argentina (paleoclimate and paleoecology). There are additional opportunities to work on trace element and isotopic zoning in metamorphic minerals, tectonics in the Alps and Scandinavian Caledonides, and trace elements in vertebrate fossils.
Contact Information
Email: mattkohn@boisestate.edu
Office: ERB 5165
Phone: 208-426-6139
Fax: 208-426-4061