The course aims to provide an introduction to organic geochemistry and to sharpen student's scholarship skills, including critical reading of the literature. There are three in-class exams on the lecture and reading material.
Students write a critique of three papers selected from the published geochemical literature.
The papers are discussed in class after the critique has been submitted. Other projects include a short report on a molecule of geochemical significance and proposal with an annotated bibliography. The topic for the proposal is selected in consultation with the instructor and can be on any topic with organic geochemical significance.