GEOS 5550 - Introduction to Geochemistry

An introduction to high and low temperature geochemistry. Topics to be discussed include cosmochemistry, crystal chemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics, aqueous geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, organic geochemistry, and biogeochemistry. Three hours lecture per week with weekly problem sets.

Note: Open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3010, CHEM 1120 and CHEM 1130 with a grade of “C” or better

Credits: 3 hours