Simon Geor

Biography

Professor of Organic Geochemistry and Director of the Macquarie University Marine Research Centre, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences   BSc (Hons), St Andrews, Scotland PhD, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Professor Simon George is the leader of the organic geochemistry group at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is also the Director of the Macquarie University Marine Research Centre. He was the Acting Head of Department from Jan 2014 until 1st February 2015. I have more than 25 years experience in organic geochemistry, including 15 years specialising in petroleum geochemistry at CSIRO. Organic geochemistry involves the study of the chemical and isotopic signatures in rocks and sediments, which tell us information about the past. We can reconstruct the nature and timing of important events in the evolution of life. Biomarkers are hydrocarbons that retain the structural information from the original lipids from which they were derived. Biomarkers and other hydrocarbons in oils, rocks and sediments provide us the ability to understand source inputs, subsequent burial and heating history (thermal maturity) and alteration events (such as oil biodegradation). The chemistry of insoluble fractions of organic matter, such as kerogen and asphaltenes, provides further useful information.

Research Interest

The organic geochemistry group at Macquarie University My research projects and ideas Information about the organic geochemical laboratory at Macquarie University Information about my students. Information for those interested in coming to Macquarie University to carry out research with Simon George Publications by Simon George Full Biography of Simon George