Seth Newsome (Instructor)
Alexi Besser (Instructor)
BIOL 409/509
Lecture: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30–10:45AM
Lab: Wednesday 2:00–4:00PM (Castetter 41)
Course Schedule
Week 1
August 24th: Introductions, Expectations, and Origins
August 26th: Definitions and Fractionation (Besser)
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Week 2
August 31st: Water Isotopes (Newsome)
September 2nd: Primary Producer Water Isotopes (Besser)
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Week 3
September 7th: Primary Producer Carbon (Besser)
September 9th: Primary Producer Carbon (Besser)
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Week 4
September 14th: Primary Producer Nitrogen (Newsome)
September 16th: Primary Producer Nitrogen (Newsome)
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Week 5
September 21st: Consumer Carbon (Besser)
September 23rd: Consumer Carbon (Besser)
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Week 6
September 28th: Consumer Nitrogen (Newsome)
September 30th: Consumer Nitrogen (Newsome)
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Week 7
October 5th: Isotopic Niches (Zoe Rossman)
October 7th: Consumer Hydrogen (Newsome)
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Week 8
October 12th: Consumer Oxygen (Besser)
October 14th: FALL BREAK
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Week 9
October 19th: Isotopic Incorporation (Newsome)
October 21st: IsoClocks (Dr. Oliver Shipley)
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Week 10
October 26th: Amino Acid Carbon (Besser)
October 28th: Amino Acid Fingerprints (Dr. Phil Manlick)
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Week 11
November 2nd: Producer Amino Acid Nitrogen (Besser)
November 4th: Consumer Amino Acid Nitrogen (Newsome)
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Week 12
November 9th: Amino Acid Hydrogen (Newsome)
November 11th: Forensic Applications (Dr. Christy Mancuso)
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Week 13
November 16th: Fatty Acid Carbon and Hydrogen (Besser)
November 18th: Fatty Acid Carbon and Hydrogen (Besser)
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Week 14
November 23rd: Triple Oxygen Isotopes (Dr. Nico Lubcker)
November 25th: THANKSGIVING
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Week 15
November 30th: Marine Mammal Applications (Drs. Geraldine Busquets Vass & Nico Lubcker)
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Week 16
December 7th: Class Presentations
December 9th: Class Presentations
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