Departmental research in inorganic geochemistry focuses on chemical equilibria and transport phenomena in solid-Earth systems (and to some extent in other terrestrial planets and meteorites). This includes a wide range of systems, spanning the realm from core-mantle interactions to climate proxies. Experimental approaches and numerical modeling are used to characterize processes that operate in and on the Earth to redistribute the chemical elements on scales ranging from micrometers to kilometers. The primary application areas of current research include "environmental" conditions on earliest Earth (as these might bear on the origin of life), time-temperature evolution of igneous and metamorphic systems, and the underlying thermodynamic/kinetic basis of climate proxies.

Faculty Researchers:

• Frank Spear
• Karyn Rogers