This course introduces the most common experimental methods employed in petrology. Such methods can be used to determine thermodynamic data, physical properties and phase equilibria of minerals, magmas and fluids. The course consists of about 1/3 theory combined with 2/3 hands-on lab-work to demonstrate how experiments are performed in practice.

In this course we present and discuss advanced topics in geochemistry based on the critical reading of research papers. Themes include hydrothermal geochemistry, isotopes in meterorites, low temperature geochemistry and biogeochemistry.