Distinguished Professor of Marine Chemistry

Research Interests:

• The geochemistry of amino acids with an emphasis on diagenetic reactions and their implications and applications
• The sources and stability of organic compounds on the primitive Earth and other solar system bodies
• The detection of possible remnants of ancient life on Mars both by in situ analyses on the planet, and from the study of Martian meteorites
• Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic chronologies obtained from animal teeth

Degrees:

• B.S., San Diego State University
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego