The Experimental Organic Geochemistry Laboratory is intended to provide facilities for scientists and students to perform fundamental research in the broad area of organic geochemistry.

Through laboratory experiments under controlled conditions, reactions involving organic compounds that occur in real geological environments can be observed in the lab. With measurement using a variety of advanced analytical instruments, changes in properties and compositions (chemical and isotopic) of organic and inorganic compounds during reactions are characterized. Coupled with field observation and theoretical modeling, this approach will facilitate our understanding of the origin and fate of organic compounds in geological processes.

The ultimate goal of the projects carried out in this laboratory is to enhance our knowledge on reactions and evolution of organic compounds on Earth and other planetary bodies. More importantly, this lab provides a platform for graduate and undergraduate students to engage themselves in learning basic scientific methods, expand their interdisciplinary knowledge (geology, chemistry, etc.), and benefit their future career.