David Cohen

Professor David Cohen is affiliated with The University of New South Wales, where he is based in the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences. He holds the title of Professor Earth & Sustainability Science Research Centre. His research interests include exploration and environmental geochemistry, with a focus on international projects across Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. He has led academic governance initiatives at UNSW, including program reviews and leadership roles in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Cohen has published over 100 papers, book chapters, and reports, and has secured significant research funding. He is associate editor of the Journal of Geochemical Exploration and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geosciences and the Royal Society of New South Wales.

David Cohen is a geochemist specializing in exploration geochemistry, with a focus on mineral prospectivity, soil geochemistry, and biogeochemical mapping. His research explores the application of geochemical methods for identifying metal contamination, assessing environmental impacts, and enhancing mineral exploration. Cohen has contributed to studies on sedimentary rock mineralogy, quantitative chemical profiling of coal, and the use of advanced statistical techniques such as fuzzy c-mean clustering and neural networks in geochemical data analysis. His work also includes regional geochemical baseline surveys and the investigation of anthropogenic influences on soil geochemical patterns.