Uncovering the C1
Carbon Cycle
Using position-specific isotope compositions to track the life cycle of C1 carbon compounds
We use new geochemical tools to tackle unresolved questions regarding surface and near-surface processes on Earth. Every biogeochemical reaction that shuttles atoms of carbon, hydrogen, or oxygen from one form to another leaves a record in the isotopic composition of its constituent parts. We combine hard isotopic analyses and simple models to understand how these processes work today, and how they may have operated in the past. Check out some of our ongoing projects below.
Using position-specific isotope compositions to track the life cycle of C1 carbon compounds
What can 13C–D and D–D clumping tell us about how trees respond to changing climates?
New constraints on past diagenetic and metamorphic processes from isotopic clumping in carbonates