Departmental research seeks to constrain modern and ancient biogeochemical cycles and how the environmental distribution of carbon and nutrients are affected by natural and anthropogenic processes. Studies of organic matter distribution and composition are key to understanding environmental carbon storage, carbon fluxes, and ultimately climate change. Insights into the modern Earth system are informed by palaeoclimatological studies, which help us to predict future events by learning from changes in our Earth’s past.

Faculty Researchers: 

• Sasha Wagner
• Sarah Cadieux