
Address:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
Research Centre in Warsaw
Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
Position: Assistant Professor
E-mail: ndgiera@cyf-kr.edu.pl
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isotope geochemistry, minerals of the apatite group, secondary ion mass spectrometry, reference materials development
2014 - 2020: PhD in Geology at the Institute of Geological Sciences PAS, 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
- Specialization: Applied Mineralogy and Gemology
- Master’s thesis title: Arsenate substitution in lead hydroxyl apatites: Rietveld refinements and Raman spectroscopic study. Supervisor: dr hab inż. Maciej Manecki, prof. AGH
2009 - 2013 - BSc. in Mining and Geology at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow
Nov. 2020 - now: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geological Sciences PAS, Warsaw, PetroGEN Research Group
Mar. 2016 - now: Guest Scientist at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Section 3.1
Dec. 2018 - Oct. 2020: Research Assistant at the Institute of Geological Sciences PAS, Warsaw
Oct. 2018 - Dec. 2018: Geochemist (Technician staff) at the Institute of Geological Sciences PAS, Warsaw
Jul. 2013 - Aug. 2013: Internship at the accredited soil testing laboratory, Bureau for Forest Management and Geodesy in Cracow
- Wudarska A., Słaby E., Wiedenbeck M., Barnes J.D., Bonifacie M., Sturchio N.C., Bardoux G., Couffignal F., Glodny J., Heraty L., John T., Kusebauch C., Mayanna S., Wilke F.D.H, Deput E., 2021. Inter-laboratory characterisation of apatite reference materials for chlorine isotope analysis.Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, DOI: 10.1111/ggr.12366.
Metrological splits of the apatite samples described here can be obtained through the IAGeo Limited website.
- Wudarska A., Słaby E., Wiedenbeck M., Birski Ł., Wirth R., Götze J., Lepland A., Kusebauch C., Kocjan I., 2020. Chlorine isotope composition of apatite from the >3.7 Ga Isua supracrustal belt, SW Greenland. Minerals, 10, 27.
- Słaby E., Gros K., Förster H.-J., Wudarska A., Birski Ł., Hamada M., Götze J., Martin H., Jayananda M., Moyen J.-F., Moszumańska I., 2020. Mineral-fluid interactions in the late Archaean Closepet granite batholith, Dharwar craton, southern India. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 489, 293-314.
- Birski Ł., Słaby E., Wirth R., Koch-Müller M., Simon K., Wudarska A., Götze J., Lepland A., Hofmann A., Kuras A., 2019. Archaean phosphates: a case study of transformation processes in apatite from the Barberton greenstone belt. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 174, 25.
- Wudarska A., Wiedenbeck M., Słaby E., Lepland A., Birski Ł., Simon K., 2018. Halogen chemistry and hydrogen isotopes of apatite from the >3.7 Ga Isua supracrustal belt, SW Greenland. Precambrian Research, 310, 153–164.
- Birski Ł., Wirth R., Słaby E., Wudarska A., Lepland A., Hofmann A., Schreiber A., 2018. (Ca-Y)-phosphate inclusions in apatite crystals from Archean rocks from the Barberton Greenstone Belt and Pilbara Craton: First report of natural occurrence. American Mineralogist, 103, 307–313.
- Słaby E., Förster H.J., Wirth R., Wudarska A., Birski Ł., Moszumańska I., 2017. Validity of the apatite/merrillite relationship in evaluating the water content in the Martian mantle: implications from shergottite Northwest Africa (NWA) 2975. Geosciences, 7, 99.
- Giera A., Manecki M., Bajda T., Rakovan J., Kwaśniak-Kominek M., Marchlewski T., 2016. Arsenate substitution in lead hydroxyl apatites: A Raman spectroscopic study. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 152, 370–377.
Development of the reference material(s) for U-Pb dating of apatite
Development of new reference materials for oxygen isotope analysis and U-Pb dating of apatite
- Funding body: Institute of Geological Sciences PAS (research grant for the early career researchers);
co-operation with the SIMS laboratory at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Time period: Sept. 2018 – June 2019
- Role: Principal Investigator
Variation of isotope ratios in early Archaean apatites as a source of information on the origin of water/ volatiles on the Earth