{"id":238,"date":"2020-05-19T17:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/pbarry\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:57:55","slug":"pete-barry-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/pbarry\/pete-barry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Barry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/pbarry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2020\/05\/barry-headsho2.jpg\" alt=\"barry headsho2\" height=\"1011\" width=\"1098\" title=\"barry headsho2\" \/>\n\t<h2>Dr. Peter Barry<\/h2>\nAssociate Scientist w\/Tenure<br \/>\nMarine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department\n<strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nWork: 508-289-2327<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:pbarry@whoi.edu\">pbarry@whoi.edu<\/a><br \/>\nBuilding: Clark 419\n<strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br \/>\n266 Woods Hole Road, MS #25<br \/>\nWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br \/>\nWoods Hole, MA 02543\n\t<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>The goal of our research is to understand the volatile history and chemical evolution of Earth. Specifically, we use stable and noble gas isotope systematics to understand the dynamic processes of subduction, mantle convection and surface volcanism, which control the redistribution of chemical constituents between the crust and mantle reservoirs. We are also interested in addressing a diverse array of geochemical questions, pertaining to both igneous and crustal systems as well as groundwater systems. The main research focus has been on high-temperature geochemistry, crust-mantle interactions and the behavior of volatile fluids in the lithosphere.\u00a0 However, more recent research focuses on using noble gas geochemistry to better understand crustal systems, including hydrocarbon formation and transport mechanisms.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Selected Publications<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.epsl.2024.119169\">Barry et al. 2025 EPSL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.epsl.2025.119538\">Li et al 2025 EPSL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41561-025-01702-7\">Tyne et al 2025 Nature Geoscience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t<h3>Recent Field Work<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New Zealand 2025: Sampling geothermal wells and springs<\/li>\n<li>Mariana Cruise 2024 (R\/V Thompson, Chief Scientist): Sampling boreholes<\/li>\n<li>Argentina 2023: Sampling geothermal springs<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand 2023: Sampling geothermal wells and springs<\/li>\n<li>Italy 2022: Sampling geothermal springs<\/li>\n<li>Idaho\/Oregon\/Nevada 2022: Sampling geothermal springs<\/li>\n<li>Greenland 2022: Sampling geothermal springs<\/li>\n<li>Chile 2022: Sampling fumaroles and seeps<\/li>\n<li>Montana\/Idaho\/Wyoming 2021: Sampling geothermal springs<\/li>\n<li>Iceland 2021: Sampling volcanic gases and lavas<\/li>\n<li>Chile 2020: Sampling volcanic gases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/pbarry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/11\/Barry_CV_NOV_21_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload CV\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Follow me on social media<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pbarry10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" aria-label=\"Twitter\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D.: Earth Sciences. 2012.\u00a0 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, USA<\/p>\n<p>M.S.: Oceanography. 2011.\u00a0 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, USA<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Researcher (NSF EAPSI Fellow).: 2008.\u00a0 Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), The University of Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p>B.A.: Geological Sciences. 2004. The State University of New York at Geneseo, USA<\/p>\n\t<h3>Appointments<\/h3>\n<p>2024-present\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA &#8211; Associate Scientist w\/Tenure<\/p>\n<p>2022-2024\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA &#8211; Associate Scientist<\/p>\n<p>2019-2022 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA &#8211; Assistant Scientist<\/p>\n<p>2014-2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University of Oxford, UK &#8211; Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n<p>2012-2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA (NSF EAR-Postdoctoral Fellow)<\/p>\n\t<h3>News\/Announcements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WHOI news release: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/press-room\/news-release\/new-geochemical-tool-reveals-origin-of-earths-nitrogen\/\">New geochemical tool reveals origin of Earth&#8217;s nitrogen<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Labidi, J., <strong>Barry, P.H<\/strong>., Bekaert, D.V. <i>et al.<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-020-2173-4\">Hydrothermal <sup>15<\/sup>N<sup>15<\/sup>N abundances constrain the origins of mantle nitrogen<\/a>. <i>Nature<\/i> <b>580, <\/b>367-371 (2020).<\/li>\n<li>Press Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/press-room\/news-release\/microbes-may-act-as-gatekeepers-of-earths-deep-carbon\/\">Microbes May Act as Gatekeepers of Earth&#8217;s Deep Carbon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Peter Barry Associate Scientist w\/Tenure Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department Contact Information: Work: 508-289-2327 pbarry@whoi.edu Building: Clark 419 Mailing Address: 266 Woods Hole Road, MS #25 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Research Interests The goal of our research is to understand the volatile history and chemical evolution of Earth. 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