Dr.
Alicja Wudarska
Function and Responsibilities:
Guest Scientist at the SIMS laboratory
Research Interests:
Isotope geochemistry, minerals of the apatite group, secondary ion mass spectrometry, reference materials development;
Career:
Nov. 2020 - now: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Quaternary Geoecology Research Group and Stable Isotope Laboratory
Mar. 2016 - now: Guest Scientist at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Section 3.1 (a total of more than 18 months of research stays)
Dec. 2018 - Oct. 2020: Research Assistant at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Oct. 2018 - Dec. 2018: Geochemist (Technician staff) at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Jul. 2013 - Aug. 2013: Internship at the accredited soil testing laboratory, Bureau for Forest Management and Geodesy in Cracow, Poland
Education:
2014 - 2020: PhD in Geology at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
- PhD thesis title: Exploring history of the early Archean Isua supracrustal belt (SW Greenland) by investigation of H and Cl isotopes in apatite. Supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Ewa Słaby, Assistant Supervisor: Dr. Michael Wiedenbeck
2013 - 2014: MSc. in Mining and Geology at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland
- Specialization: Applied Mineralogy and Gemology
- Master’s thesis title: Arsenate substitution in lead hydroxyl apatites: Rietveld refinements and Raman spectroscopic study. Supervisor: Prof. dr hab inż. Maciej Manecki
2009 - 2013 - B.S.E. in Mining and Geology at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland
- Diploma thesis title: Geochemical mapping in the area of Ľubietová, Slovakia. Supervisor: Prof. dr hab inż. Maciej Manecki
Projects:
Oxygen isotopes in conodonts from Baltica as indicators of Ordovician climate change (MESI, POF-IV Topic 2)
Development of new reference materials for boron and sulphur isotope analyses of apatite (MESI)
Further information:
Research Boards and Committees:
Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (since March 2025)
Member of Council at the International Association of Geoanalysts (Aug. 2022–Aug. 2027)