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Marine Chemistry

Students measuring nitrogen fixation in the central Pacific.  Photo by Alice Alldredge

Marine chemistry is the study of the chemical composition, distribution, and transformation of matter in the ocean. It is a very broad field ranging from the inorganic chemistry of dissolved molecules to the chemistry of particulate organic material of biological origin. It is inherently interdisciplinary with strong ties to biochemistry and geochemistry.

Faculty Research

Alison Butler, Ph.D., UC San Diego, Department of Chemistry. Bioinorganic chemistry of the marine environment, biological role of vanadium, acquisition of transition metal ions by marine microorganisms.

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