How to Build a Habitable Planet

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Within our solar system Earth is unique in that it has a chemical composition and distribution of those elements and molecules that makes it habitable towards life. This course will examine the chemical composition of and processes operating within and between Earth's systems. After this course, students will have a sound understanding of Earth's chemical systems and how the chemistry of Earth shapes and is shaped by climate and environments, solid Earth processes, and processes shaping Earth's surface across and range of spatial and temporal scales.