We have a diverse group of projects being pursued by an incredible group of people, both here at MIT and as widespread as Australia, China, Africa, the West Coast of the US, Germany and Harvard. On each research page, you'll find a bit about the project and who is working on it, both from our group and outside of our little Cambridge world.

We would like to thank those who have provided financial and material support as well as the groups with whom we continue to share ideas, resources and friendships.

signals of biogeochemical changes through time
Permo - Triassic Extinction	Neoproterozoic - Cambrian Boundary
molecular signatures of hydrothermal ecosystems
Microbial Ecosystems of the Lost City, Mid-Atlantic Ridge	Hydrothermal Ecosystems
early microbes and their lipids
Life in the Archaean	Lipids as Biogeochemical Proxies	Ancient Purple and Green Bacteria
petroleum systems
Petroleum Systems of Gondwanaland - Namibia and Australia	South Oman Petroleum Systems	Evolutionary Trends in Petroleum Composition