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Introductory Remarks; Course Structure and Content
Seminar Consisting of Three Talks for the International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG) |
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Acetogenic Lipids and their Fossil Counterparts; Chain-length, Branching Systematics and Isotopic Compositions - Indicators of Biological Sources; Algeanans; Functional Roles; Branched Alkanes with Quaternary Carbon Centers (BAQCs); Geological Patterns of Occurrence |
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Seminar on Biomarkers and Earth's Redox History |
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Isoprenoid Lipids; Biosynthesis; Isomerism and other Structural Aspects; Archaeal and Non-archaeal Sources; Structure vs. Physiology; Bicyclic and Tricyclic Isoprenoids; other Cyclised Polyprenoids; Geological Record |
First term paper issued |
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Seminar on Acyclic Isoprenoids |
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Analytical Techniques for Biomarker Analysis |
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Continued Lecture on Analytical Techniques |
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Steroids; Biosynthetic Issues; Formation by Bacteria and Eukaryotes; Role of Oxygen
Sterol to Sterane Diagenesis; Biomarkers for Source and Maturity in Fossil Organic Molecules (OM); Age-related Changes in Occurrence and Paleoenvironmental Indicators |
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Seminar on Steroids |
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Continuing Lecture on Steroids |
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Seminar on Isotopic and Molecular Indicators for a Biogenic Origin of Organic Matter |
Second term paper issued |
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Mono-, Sesqui-, di- and Triterpenoids 1; Biosynthetic Issues; Bacteria and Eukaryotes; Bacteriohopanepolyols (BHP); Analytical Issues; Phylogeny and Physiology vs. Structure; BHP to Hopane Diagenesis; Biomarkers for Source, Maturity of OM |
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Seminar on Triterpenoids |
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Diterpenoids and Triterpenoids 2; Plant-derived Terpenoids; Biomarkers for an Evolving Ocean Plankton
Biomarkers Diagnostic of Geological Age |
First term paper due |
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Pigment-derived Biomarkers; Porphyrins and Carotenoids |
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Seminar on the Permian-Triassic Boundary Extinction |
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Seminar on Pigment-derived Biomarkers |
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Diagenesis and Catagenesis; OM Preservation; Kerogen Formation
Role of Reduced Sulfur |
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Petroleum Formation, Occurrence and Characterization |
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Seminar on Neoproterozoic Glaciations |
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Seminar on Atmospheric Oxygen Evolution, Paleo-ocean Chemistry, and Biomarkers |
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Kerogen; Experimental Approaches to Classification and Structural Analysis; Rock Eval; Pyrolysis and Chemical Degradation |
Second term paper due |