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