Research in the Sessions Lab

My research focuses on measuring, understanding, and using the isotopic patterns or ‘fingerprints' that life leaves in organic molecules. We both study the biogeochemical processes that produce such patterns, and also use them in rocks and sediments to interrogate the records of ancient life on Earth. Examples of ongoing research themes are described in the links below. Students and postdocs working with me come from a variety of backgrounds, including geochemistry, environmental or analytical chemistry, oceanography, microbiology, and biochemistry.