Principles of Organic Geochemistry (formerly GEOL 4467)

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

This course provides an in-depth look at Earth’s carbon cycle as it relates to the production and preservation of organic matter. The course follows biologically important elements from their formation in the solar system, to the origin of life and pathways of lipid biosynthesis, to the assimilation of organic matter into sedimentary environments, and to its ultimate transformation into simple molecules deep in the Earth.