Stephen E. Cox

Curriculum Vitae

Stephen E. Cox

  • Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
    • Noble gas geochemistry, 40Ar/39Ar, cosmogenic nuclide dating, diffusion, geochronology, thermochronology
    • June 2020 - current
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
    • Noble gas geochemistry, 40Ar/39Ar, diffusion, geochronology, thermochronology
    • August 2017 - May 2020
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology
    • Quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry, noble gas geochemistry, geochronology, thermochronology
    • January 2017 - June 2017
  • California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • Ph.D., Geochemistry
    • Defense: 19 December 2016
  • Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia College
    • B.A., Earth Science, 20 May 2009
  • Lecturer, Geochronology and Thermochronology
    • Columbia University
    • Spring 2020
  • Lecturer, Geological Excursion to the Eastern Sierra
    • Columbia University
    • Spring 2020
  • Workshop Instructor, Antarctichron/Chronothon workshop
    • University of Arizona
    • Summer 2019
  • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Geology and Geochemistry
    • Professor Ken Farley, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Fall 2015
  • Teaching Assistant, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
    • Professor Ken Farley, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Spring 2014
  • Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Chemistry
    • Professor Don Burnett, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Fall 2013
  • Teaching Assistant, Advanced Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
    • Professor Ken Farley, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Spring 2013
  • Teaching Assistant, Chemistry of the Solar System
    • Professor Don Burnett, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Fall 2012
  • Teaching Assistant, Nuclear Chemistry
    • Professor Don Burnett, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Spring 2012
  • Teaching Assistant, Optical Mineralogy Lab
    • Professor George Rossman, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Fall 2011
  • Teaching Assistant, Alternative Energy Resources
    • Professor David Walker, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    • Columbia University
    • Fall 2008
  • S.E. Cox, H.B.D. Miller, F. Hofmann, and K.A. Farley (in review), “Short Communication: Mechanism and Prevention of Irreversible Trapping of Atmospheric He During Mineral Crushing,” Geochronology.
  • G.L. Coffey, H.M. Savage, P.J. Polissar, S.E. Cox, S.R. Hemming, G. Winckler, and K.K. Bradbury (2022), “History of earthquakes along the creeping section of the San Andreas fault, California, USA,” Geology, Volume 50, Pages 516–521.
  • F.J. Sousa, S.E. Cox, S.R. Hemming, E.T. Rasbury, E. Steponaitis, K. Hatton, M. Saslaw, G. Henkes, P. Princehouse, N. Vitek, I. Nengo (2022), “New Discovery of Oligocene Strata in the Topernawi Formation, Turkana County, Kenya,” Frontiers in Earth Science.
  • G.A.H. Ali, K. Lin, S.R. Hemming, S.E. Cox, P. Ruprecht, S.R.H. Zimmerman, S. Stine, and X. Wang (2021), Emergence of wet conditions in the Mono Basin of the Western USA coincident with inception of the Last Glaciation, GSA Bulletin, doi:10.1130/B36084.1
  • S.E. Cox, S.R. Hemming, and D. Tootell (2020), The Isotopx NGX and ATONA Faraday amplifiers, Geochronology, Volumes 2, Pages 231-243
  • S.E. Cox, K.A. Farley, and D.J. Cherniak (2015), Direct measurement of neon production rates by (α,n) reactions in minerals, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volumes 148, Pages 130-144
  • S.E. Cox, K.A. Farley, and S.R. Hemming (2012), Insights into the age of the Mono Lake Excursion and magmatic crystal residence time from (U‐Th)/He and 230Th dating of volcanic allanite, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volumes 319-320, Pages 178-184
  • S.E. Cox, S.N. Thomson, P.W. Reiners, S.R. Hemming, and T. van de Flierdt (2010), Extremely low long-term erosion rates around the Gamburtsev Mountains in interior East Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 37
  • T. van de Flierdt, S.R. Hemming, S.L. Goldstein, G.E. Gehrels, S.E. Cox (2008), Evidence Against a Young Volcanic Origin of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26