EASC 334       2 Credit Hours

Organic Geochemistry

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. Patrick Asamoah Sakyi

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course Content

This course introduces students to the theory, practice, and methods of organic geochemistry and organic biogeochemistry. The primary focus of the course will be on the sources, distributions and fates or organic matter in geological environments (sediments, waters and soils). The course is mainly to discuss the applications of these distributions to paleoenvironmental reconstructions and geomicrobial processes effecting organic matter distributions in these environments.

Teaching

The course will delivered through lectures, exercises and assignments.

Formative Coursework

The course is made up of Interim Assessment, Assignments and Final Examination.

Indicative reading

•          Killops, S. D. and Killops, V. J. 2005. Introduction to Organic Geochemistry, 2nd Ed.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. 408 pp.

•          Engel, M. H. and Macko, S. A. (Eds.) 1993. Organic Geochemistry: Principles and Applications (Topics in Geobiology). Springer Publishing. 861 pp. 200 pp.

•          Douglas, W. 1981. Organic Geochemistry for Exploration Geologists. Burgess International Group. 151 pp.

•          Thurman, E. M. 1985. Organic Geochemistry of Natural Waters (Developments in Biogeochemistry). Springer. 497 pp.

•          Schwarzbauer, J. and Jovančićević, B. 2016. From Biomolecules to Chemofossils (Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry). 1st Edition. Springer. 160 pp.

•          Joseph, J. 2009. Organic Geochemistry. Campus Books International.

•          Palacas, J. G. 1985. Petroleum Geochemistry and Source Rock Potential of Carbonate Rocks. AAPG Studies in Geology. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 208 pp.

Assessment and Grading

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