Marc Biren

Research Professional,

School of Earth and Space Exploration

Student Information

Undergraduate Student
Counseling and Applied Psychological Science
Integrative Sciences & Arts

Long Bio

Biren has a keen interest in asteroid impacts. After a Post Doc dating terrestrial impact structures with the U-Th/He method he joined Chris Skiba in supporting SESE Safety, Laboratories, Classrooms, Field Courses and A/V equipped conference rooms.

Education

2006, BSc in Geology, LA Tech University

2012, PhD in Geology, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada

Research Website URL

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M-Biren

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3VKAwJ4AAAAJ&hl=en

Publications

Articles published or accepted in refereed journals:

26. Ukstins I., Wartho, J.A., Cabrol, N.A., Grin, E.A., van Soest, M.C., Biren, M.B., Hodges, K.V., and Chong, G., 2021, An (U-Th)/He age for the small Monturaqui impact structure, Chile. Quaternary Geochronology

25. Spray, J.G., and Biren, M.B., 2021, Distinguishing friction- from shock-generated melt products in hypervelocity impact structures, in Reimold, W.U., and Koeberl, C., eds., Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI: Geological Society of America Special Paper 550, p. 147–170

24. Spray, J.G., and Biren, M.B., 2021, Distinguishing friction- from shock-generated melt products in hypervelocity impact structures, in Reimold, W.U., and Koeberl, C., eds., Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI: Geological Society of America Special Paper 550, p. 147–170

23. Cavosie, A.J., Biren, M.B., Hodges, K.V., Wartho, J.A., Horton, J.W. and Koeberl, C., 2021. Dendritic reidite from the Chesapeake Bay impact horizon, Ocean Drilling Program Site 1073 (offshore northeastern USA): A fingerprint of distal ejecta?. Geology, 49(2), pp.201-205.

22. Biren M.B., Wartho J-A., van Soest M.C., Hodges K.V., Cathey H., Glass, B.P., Koeberl, C., Horton Jr., J.W., and Hale, W. (2019). (U-Th)/He zircon dating of Chesapeake Bay distal impact ejecta from ODP site 1073. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Pgs. 1-13.

21. Biren M.B., van Soest M.C., Wartho J-A., and Spray J.G. (2016). Diachroneity of the Clearwater West and Clearwater East impact structures indicated by the (U–Th)/He dating method. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 453: 56-66.

20. Biren M.B., van Soest M.C., Wartho J-A., and Spray J.G. (2014). Dating the cooling of exhumed central uplifts of impact structures by the (U-Th)/He method: A case study at Manicouagan. Chemical Geology 377: 56-71.

19. van Soest M.C., Hodges K.V., Wartho J-A., Biren M.B., Monteleone, B.D., Ramezani J., Spray J.G., And Thompson L.M. (2011). (U-Th)/He dating of terrestrial impact structures: The Manicouagan example. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.

18. Biren, M.B. and Spray, J.G. (2011). Shock veins in the central uplift of the Manicouagan impact structure: Context and genesis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 303, 310-322.

17. Spray J.G., Thompson L.M., Biren M.B., and O’Connell-Cooper C. (2010). The Manicouagan impact structure as a terrestrial analogue site for lunar and martian planetary science. Planetary and Space Science 58, 538-551.

Conference presentations and abstracts (* denotes presenter):

16. *Biren M.B., Wartho J-A., van Soest M.C., Hodges K.V., Cathey H., Glass, B.P., Koeberl, C., Horton Jr., J.W., and Hale, W. (U-Th)/He zircon dating of Chesapeake Bay distal impact ejecta from ODP site 1073., 2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstract 339252, Phoenix Convention Center, Arizona. September 23, 2019 (Oral).

15. *Biren M.B., Wartho, J-A., van Soest, M.C., Hodges, K.V., Glass, B.P., Koeberl, C., Horton Jr., J.W., and Hale, W., (2015). The (U-Th)/He Isotope System Applied to the Dating of Distal Ejecta from the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure, 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 2722, The Woodlands, Texas. March 17, 2015 (poster).

14. *Biren M.B., Wartho, J-A., van Soest, M.C., Hodges, K.V., and Spray, J.G., (2015) Diachroneity of the Clearwater West and Clearwater East Impact Structures Supported by (U-Th)/He Dating, 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 2690, The Woodlands, Texas. March 17, 2015 (oral).

13. *Biren M.B., van Soest M.C., Wartho J-A., Hodges K.V., Glass B.P., Koeberl C., Horton Jr. J.W., and Hale W. (2014). (U-Th)/He Zircon Dating of Chesapeake Bay Ejecta; Ocean Drilling Program Site 1073A, 77th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Abstract 5433, Casablanca, Morocco. September, 2014 (oral).

12. *Young K.E., Mercer C.M., van Soest M.C., Hodges K.V., Wartho J-A., and Biren M.B. (2014). An examination of Noble Gas Geochronology and Thermochronology in the Context of Dating Impact Events, 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 2670, The Woodlands, Texas. March, 2014.

11. *Biren M.B., van Soest M.C., Wartho J-A., Hodges K.V., Dence M.R., and Spray J.G. (2013). (U-Th)/He zircon dating of the Clearwater West impact structure, Quebec, Canada, Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V, Sudbury, Canada, August 6, 2013 (oral).

10. *Biren M.B., (2012). Shock-related structural insights into central uplift formation in crystalline rocks: The Manicouagan example, Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Charlotte, North Carolina November 7, 2012 (oral).

9. *Biren M.B., van Soest M.C., Wartho J-A., and Spray J.G. (2012). (U-Th)/He Dating of uplift-induced cooling in a complex terrestrial impact structure: The Manicouagan example, 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Cairns, Australia. August 16, 2012 (poster).

8. *Boonsue S., Biren M.B., and Spray J.G. (2012). Stishovite in shock veins within the Manicouagan impact structure, 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Cairns, Australia. August 16, 2012 (poster).

7. *Wartho J-A., van Soest M.C., Cooper F.J., Spray J.G., Schmieder M., Buchner E., King Jr. D. T., Ukstins Peate I., Koeberl C., Reimold W.U., Biren M.B., Petruny L.W., and Hodges K.V. (2012). (U-Th)/He dating of impact structures – the big, the small, and the potential limitations; 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Cairns, Australia. August 16, 2012 (oral).

6. *Biren M.B., (2012). Central uplift formation in crystalline target rocks: Evidence from the Manicouagan impact structure, Quebec, Lunar and Planetary Institute Seminar Series, Houston, Texas. June 11, 2012 (oral).

5. *Biren M.B. and Spray J.G. (2011). Shock veins in the central uplift of the Manicouagan impact structure: Context and genesis, Atlantic Geoscience Society 37th Colloquium and Annual General Meeting, New Brunswick, Canada. February 12, 2011 (oral).

4. *Biren M.B. and Spray J.G. (2010). Shock Veins in the Central Uplift of the Manicouagan Impact Structure, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 1533, Abstract 2314, The Woodlands, Texas. March 2, 2010 (oral).

3. *Biren M.B., Spray J.G., and Thompson L.M. (2009). Central Uplift Emplacement at Manicouagan: Clues from a Pseudotachylite-Bearing Fault Zone, Eos Transactions. AGU, 90 (22), Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract GA31C-06, Toronto, Canada. May 25, 2009 (oral).

2. *Biren M.B. (2008). Tectonics of Central Uplift Formation within the Manicouagan Impact Structure. 6th Canadian Space Exploration Workshop, Montreal, Canada. Dec 1-3, 2008 (poster).

1. *Biren M.B., Spray J.G., and Thompson L.M. (2008). The Anorthositic Central Uplift of the Manicouagan Impact Structure. Joint Meeting, Geological Society of America, Houston, Texas Oct 6, 2008 (oral).

Expertise Areas

Geological Processes