Biogeochemistry & Geobiology

Biogeochemistry research seeks to understand the interaction between the Earth's biotic, hydrologic and terrestrial systems. Researchers at UCSB explore the earliest form of life on Earth, biologic records of the Earth's climate and oceans, and other biologic effects on geologic systems.

Barrels of industrial waste are scattered on the ocean floor off Los Angeles and are a topic of study in the Valentine lab
Trio of mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico
Basin experiences a season invasion of white bacterial mats
Students tend to incubation experiments during an oceanographic cruise

Gen Li

Assistant Professor

Chemical and physical processes that cycle materials and elements in the earth system.

Surface Processes, Sedimentology & Hydrology

Biogeochemistry & Geobiology

Carolina Martinez Gutierrez

Assistant Professor

Application of genomics and phylogenomics to explore the past and current evolution of life in the context of Earth's history.

Biogeochemistry & Geobiology

Paleobiology & Evolution

Susannah Porter

Professor

Focuses on the rise of complex life, from the fossils of early eukaryotes to the first widespread appearance of skeletal animals.

Biogeochemistry & Geobiology

Paleobiology & Evolution

Morgan Raven

Associate Professor

Mechanisms of organic matter preservation and organic sulfur cycling in the environment

Biogeochemistry & Geobiology

Paleoceanography & Paleoclimatology

David Valentine

Distinguished Professor

Drawn to environmental problems at the interface of geochemistry, microbiology, the ocean and society.

Biogeochemistry & Geobiology