The versatility of lipids provides a means to determine both age and trophic interactions.

Contaminant tracers in sediments and biota are being analyzed to provide baseline data in the Chukchi Sea.

Molecular biomarkers are being used to understand the sources and fate of organic carbon in the Polar Oceans.

Marine proteins are being studied to determine how they are preserved in the geological record, and their role in the global nitrogen and carbon cycles