The Applied Geochemistry group (AGg) focuses on environmental research, sustainable energy supplies including conventional and unconventional oil and gas; and the interface between energy and environment. Key areas of research include:

-Isotopic Tracers for Hydraulic Fracturing

The Mayer group is using novel and established chemical and isotopic tracers to assess the environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil development on shallow aquatic systems.

- Isotopic Tracers for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

The group is using chemical, isotopic and modeling techniques to trace the movement and fate of CO2 injected into deep saline aquifers or mature oilfields.

- Isotopic Tracers for Oil Sands Development

The Mayer group is using chemical and isotopic techniques to identify the cross-formational flow of water and gas in oil sands.