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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Mark D. Feigenson is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these disciplines, their work covers significant subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's research topics include Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and High-pressure Geophysics and Materials.

Mark D. Feigenson's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on geological processes and geochemical insights, often related to Neoproterozoic rocks and tectonic settings. Selected papers include:

  • The anorogenic late Ediacaran granite-rhyolite porphyries of Gabal Abu Durba, Sinai: termination of magmatism in the Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian Shield crust (2022), published in International Geology Review
  • Diverse geodynamic settings of the Egyptian ophiolites: Geochemical insights from Wadi Ghadir and Gabal Abu Dahr (2024), published in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Mantle source heterogeneity in a Neoproterozoic back-arc basin: Geochemical and thermodynamic modeling of the volcanic section of Wadi Ghadir ophiolite, Egypt (2021), published in Precambrian Research
  • EPMA and LA-ICP-MS Data of Clinopyroxene and Chromite from the Wadi Ghadir Ophiolites, Eastern Desert, Egypt (2020), published in Benha Journal of Applied Sciences
  • ODP Leg 150X, Hole AC - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaborators associated with this scientist include Kenneth G. Miller, Marie-Pierre Aubry, James V. Browning, David Bukry, and Peter J. Sugarman, each having collaborated on multiple occasions.

Mark D. Feigenson's work has been published in outlets such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, International Geology Review, and Precambrian Research. Zenodo is the primary venue contributing eight publications.

Their contributions have been recognized with the distinction of Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • The geochemistry of young volcanism throughout western Panama and southeastern Costa Rica: an overview

    M. J. Defant;T. E. Jackson;M. S. Drummond;J. Z. De Boer

  • Role of lithosphere-asthenosphere interaction in the genesis of Quaternary alkali and tholeiitic basalts from Datong, western North China Craton

    Yi-Gang Xu;Jin-Long Ma;Frederick A. Frey;Mark D. Feigenson

  • Local and regional variations in Central American arc lavas controlled by variations in subducted sediment input

    Lina C. Patino;Michael J. Carr;Mark D. Feigenson

  • Dacite Genesis via both Slab Melting and Differentiation: Petrogenesis of La Yeguada Volcanic Complex, Panama

    Marc J. Defant;Phil M. Richerson;Jelle Z. De Boer;Robert H. Stewart

  • Incompatible element and isotopic evidence for tectonic control of source mixing and melt extraction along the Central American arc

    M. J. Carr;M. D. Feigenson;E. A. Bennett

  • Manganiferous cherts of the Franciscan assemblage; I, General geology, ancient and modern analogues, and implications for hydrothermal convection at oceanic spreading centers

    David A. Crerar;Jay Namson;Michael So Chyi;Loretta Williams

  • Late Cretaceous chronology of large, rapid sea-level changes: Glacioeustasy during the greenhouse world

    Kenneth G. Miller;Peter J. Sugarman;James V. Browning;Michelle A. Kominz

  • Miocene isotope reference section, Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 608: An evaluation of isotope and biostratigraphic resolution

    Kenneth G. Miller;Mark D. Feigenson;James D. Wright;Bradford M. Clement

  • Lead isotopes reveal bilateral asymmetry and vertical continuity in the Hawaiian mantle plume

    W. Abouchami;A. W. Hofmann;S. J. G. Galer;F. A. Frey

  • Volcanism and Geochemistry in Central America: Progress and Problems

    M. J. Carr;M. D. Feigenson;L. C. Patino;J. A. Walker

  • Case studies on the origin of basalt: II. The transition from tholeiitic to alkalic volcanism on Kohala volcano, Hawaii

    Mark D. Feigenson;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Frank J. Spera

  • Upper Cretaceous sequences and sea-level history, New Jersey Coastal Plain

    Kenneth G. Miller;Peter J. Sugarman;James V. Browning;Michelle A. Kominz

  • Case studies on the origin of basalt

    A. W. Hofmann;A. W. Hofmann;M. D. Feigenson;M. D. Feigenson

  • Oligocene-Miocene strontium isotopes: Stratigraphic revisions and correlations to an inferred glacioeustatic record

    Jeffrey S. Oslick;Kenneth G. Miller;Mark D. Feigenson;James D. Wright

  • Hawaii scientific drilling protect: Summary of preliminary results

    D. DePaolo;E. Stolper;D. Thomas;F. Albarede

  • Case studies on the origin of basalt: III. Petrogenesis of the Mauna Ulu eruption, Kilauea, 1969–1971

    Albrecht W. Hofmann;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Mark D. Feigenson;Ingrid Raczek

  • Plume–subduction interaction in southern Central America: Mantle upwelling and slab melting

    Esteban Gazel;Kaj Hoernle;Michael J. Carr;Claude Herzberg

  • Element fluxes from the volcanic front of Nicaragua and Costa Rica

    Michael J. Carr;Ian Saginor;Guillermo E. Alvarado;Louise L. Bolge;Louise L. Bolge

  • Galapagos-OIB signature in southern Central America: mantle refertilization by arc-hot spot interaction

    Esteban Gazel;Michael J. Carr;Kaj Hoernle;Mark D. Feigenson

  • Upper Eocene to Oligocene isotope (87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, δ13C) standard section, Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 522

    Kenneth G. Miller;Mark D. Feigenson;Dennis V. Kent;Richard K. Olsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth G. Miller
Kenneth G. Miller Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael J. Carr
Michael J. Carr Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James V. Browning
James V. Browning Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Richard K. Olsson
Richard K. Olsson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James D. Wright
James D. Wright Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Carl C. Swisher
Carl C. Swisher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Marie-Pierre Aubry
Marie-Pierre Aubry Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Albrecht W. Hofmann
Albrecht W. Hofmann Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Dennis V. Kent
Dennis V. Kent Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Marc J. Defant
Marc J. Defant University of South Florida

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