Dr. Jakub Ciążela

 

 

Position: Assistant Professor

E-mail:  j.ciazela@twarda.pan.pl

 

Address:

Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences

Research Centre in Wrocław

ul. Podwale 75, 50-449 Wrocław, POLAND

tel. +48 792 311 561 (cell), +48 71 337 6342 (landline)

                              

 

Scientific interests:

Marine geology, Ore geology, Planetary geology,

 

Education and former appointments:

2018–2020 – Post-doc at the Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)

2015–2016 – Inorganic geochemist during IODP Expedition 360 on board Joides Resolution (USA)

2014–2018 – Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany)

2012–2014 – M.Sc. in Mineralogy, Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany)

2010–2012 – B.Sc. in Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)

 

Publications:

  • Ciazela, J., Junge, M., Helmy, H., Chen, L., and Nadeau, O. (2024). Editorial: Ore formation and critical metal deposits: Geological contribution to the clean energy transition. Frontiers in Earth Sciences 12, 1371997. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2024.1371997

  • Ciazela, J. (2024). IX Zjazd Polskiego Towarzystwa Mineralogicznego i XXVIII Sesja Sekcji Petrologii PTMin – 19–22 października 2023 r., Bielawa k. Wrocławia. Przegląd Geologiczny 72, 59–61.

  • Pietrusiak, D., Czyżewski, P., Marciniak, D.,Jozefowicz, M., Macko, M., and Ciazela, J. (2024). The influence of lunar regolith simulant selected functional properties of polymeric materials used in FFF technology. AIP Conf. Proc., 3130, 020027. DOI: 10.1063/5.0203516
  • Pieterek, B., Tribuzio, R., Matusiak-Małek, M., Ciazela, J., Horn, I., Weyer, S., Strauss, H., Kuhn, T., and Muszyński, A. (2024). Underplated melts control sulfide segregation at the continental crust-mantle transition. Commun Earth Environ 5, 45.DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01218-9.
  • Zou, Z., Wang, Z., Xu, Y.-G., Ciazela, J., Wang, X., Foley, S.F., Zhang, W.-Q. Ming, L., and Liu, Y. (2024). Contrasting Cu isotopes in mid-ocean ridge basalts and lower oceanic crust: Insights into the oceanic crustal magma plumbing system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 627, 118563. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118563.

  • Raadik, T., Kristmann, K., Ciazela, J., Jozefowicz, M., Kowalinski, M., Śniadkowski, A., Bakala, J., Steslicki, M., Zalewska, N., Pieterek, B., Ciazela, M., Marciniak, D., Pasławski, G., Szaforz, Z., Wilgucki, M., Woods, A., and Makaya, A. (2023). Pyrite based solar panel in-situ production on the Moon for Space-Based Solar Power. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC 74, IAC-23-D3,2B,6,x79277.

  • Zwierzyński, A., Ciazela, J., Boroń, P., and Binkowska, W. (2023). Lunar Cold Microtraps as Future Source of Raw Materials—Business and Technological Perspective. Applied Sciences 13, 13030. DOI: 10.3390/app132413030

  • Ciazela, J., Bakala, J., Kowalinski, M., Pieterek, B., Steslicki, M., Ciazela, M., Pasławski, G., L. Sterczewski, Zalewska, N., Szaforz, Z., Jozefowicz, M., Marciniak, D., Fitt, M., Śniadkowski, A., Rataj, M., and Mrozek, T. (2023). Lunar ore geology and feasibility of ore mineral detection using a far-IR spectrometer. Frontiers in Earth Sciences 11, 1190825. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2023.1190825.

  • Pieterek, B., Ciazela, J., Lagain, A., and Ciazela, M. (2023). Differential Apparent Thermal Inertia of sloping terrain on Mars: implications for the magmatic intrusions at Olympus Mons. Icarus. 389, 115283. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115283 

  • Ciazela, M., Ciazela, J., and Pieterek, B. (2023). Differential Apparent Thermal Inertia of sloping terrain on Mars: implications for the magmatic intrusions at Olympus Mons. Icarus 389, 115283. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115283

  • Patkó, L., Kovács, C., Liptai, N., Aradi, L., Berkesi, M., Ciazela, J., Hidas, K., Garrido, C., Kovács, I., and Szabó, C. (2022). Deciphering metasomatic events beneath Mindszentkálla (Bakony-Balaton Highland Volcanic Field, western Pannonian Basin) revealed by single-lithology and composite upper mantle xenoliths. Frontiers in Earth Science 10, 998391. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.998391

  • Roszak, S., and Ciazela, J. (2022). Tourists’ and inhabitants’ perception of the Międzyzdroje urban landscape (Wolin island, Poland). Geoprzestrzeń 4, 65–79. Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych UAM. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki.

  • Pieterek, B., Ciazela, J., Lagain, A., and Ciazela, M. (2022). Link between parasitic cones and major Tharsis volcanoes: New insights into the Tharsis magmatic plumbing system. Icarus. 386, 115151. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115151

  • Ciazela, J., Bakala, J., Kowalinski, M., Plocieniak, S., Zalewska, N., Pieterek, B., Mrozek, T., Ciazela, M., Pasławski, G., Steslicki, M., Szaforz, Z., Barylak, J., Kuzaj, M., Maturilli, A., Helbert, J., Muszynski, A, Rataj, M., Jozefowicz, M., Gburek, S., and Marciniak, D. (2022). Concept and design of the Martian far‐IR ORE Spectrometer MIRORES. Remote Sensing  14, 2799. DOI: 10.3390/rs14122799

  • Pieterek, B., Ciazela, J.*, Boulanger, M., Lazarov, M., Wegorzewski, A., Pańczyk, M., Strauss, H., Dick, H.J.B., Muszynski, A., Koepke, J., Kuhn, T.,  Czupyt, Z., and France, L. (2022). Sulfide enrichment along igneous layer boundaries in the lower oceanic crust: IODP Hole U1473A, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 320, 179–206. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.01.004 

  • Pieterek, B., Laban, M., Ciazela, J., and Muszyński, A. (2022). Explosive volcanism in Noctis Fossae on Mars. Icarus 375, 114851. DOI:  10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114851

  • Ciazela, M., Ciazela, J., and Pieterek, B. (2021). High Resolution Apparent Thermal Inertia Mapping on Mars. Remote Sensing 13, 3692. DOI: 10.3390/rs13183692

  • Ciazela, M., and Ciazela, J. (2021). Topoclimate Mapping Using Landsat ETM+ Thermal Data: Wolin Island, Poland. Remote Sensing 13, 2712. DOI: 10.3390/rs13142712
  • Patko, L., Ciazela, J.*, Aradi, L.E., Liptai, N., Pieterek, B., Berkesi, M., Lazarov, M., Kovacs, I.J., Holtz, F., and Szabo, C (2021). Iron isotope and trace metal variations during mantle metasomatism: in situ study on sulfide minerals from peridotite xenoliths from Nógrád-Gömör Volcanic Field (Northern Pannonian Basin). Lithos 396–397, 106238. DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106238
  • Ciazela, J. (2021). Characteristics of drivers picking up hitchhikers in Italy. Geoprzestrzeń 3, 145–156. Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych UAM. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki.
  • Chen, C., Ciazela, J., Li, W., Dai, W., Wang, Z., Jin, Z., Foley, S.F., Ming, L., Hu, Z., and Liu, Y. (2020). Calcium isotopic compositions of oceanic crusts at various spreading rates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 278, 272–288. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.07.008
  • Tesson, P.‐A., Conway, S.J., Mangold, N., Ciazela, J., Lewis, S., and Mège, D. (2020). Evidence for thermal stress-induced rockfalls on Mars Impact Crater Slopes. Icarus 342, 113503. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113503
  • Ciazela, J. (2020). Social impacts of tourism. A case study of Międzyzdroje resort, Poland. Geoprzestrzeń 2, 65–87. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki, Poznań.
  • Dick, H.J.B., MacLeod, C.J., Blum, P., Abe, N., Blackman, D.K., Bowles, J.A., Cheadle, M.J., Cho, K., Ciazela, J., Deans, J.R., Edgcomb, V.P., Ferrando, C., France, L., Ghosh, B., Ildefonse, B.M., Kendrick, M.A., Koepke, J.H., Leong, J.A.M., Liu, C., Ma, Q., Morishita, T., Morris, A., Natland, J.H., Nozaka, T., Pluemper, O., Sanfilippo, A., Sylvan, J.B., Tivey, M.A., Tribuzio, R., and Viegas, G. (2019). Dynamic accretion beneath a slow-spreading ridge segment: IODP Hole 1473A and the Atlantis Bank Oceanic Core Complex. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 12, 12631–12659. DOI: 10.1029/2018JB016858
  • Ciazela, J (2018). Sulfide-rich interval discovered deep in the lower crust (U1473, Atlantis Bank, SWIR). ECORD Newsletter 31, 23–25.
  • Ciazela, J., Koepke, J., Dick, H.J.B., Botcharnikov, R., Muszynski, A., Lazarov, M., Schuth, S., Pieterek, B., and Kuhn, T (2018). Sulfide enrichment at an oceanic crust-mantle transition zone: Kane Megamullion (23°N, MAR). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta  230, 155–189. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.03.027
  • Ciążela, J., and Roszak, S. (2018). Naturists of the Lubiewo resort, Międzyzdroje, Poland – characteristics and motivations. Geoprzestrzeń 1, 97–111. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki, Poznań.
  • Ciazela, J., Siepak, M., and Wojtowicz, P. (2018). Tracking heavy metal contamination in a complex river-oxbow lake system: Middle Odra Valley, Germany/Poland. Science of the Total Environment 616–617,996–1006. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.219
  • Ciazela, J., Dick, H.J.B.,  Koepke, J., Pieterek, B., Muszynski, A., Botcharnikov, R., and Kuhn, T. (2017). Thin crust and exposed mantle control sulfide differentiation in slow-spreading ridge magmas. Geology  45, 935–938. DOI: 10.1130/G39287.1
  • MacLeod, C.J., Dick, H.J.B., Blum, P., and the Expedition 360 Scientists (2017). SW Indian Ridge lower crust and Moho. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 360: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program). DOI: 10.14379/iodp.proc.360.2017
  • Ciazela, J.,  and  Siepak, M. (2016). Environmental factors affecting soil metals near outlet roads in Poznań, Poland: Impact of grain size, soil depth and wind dispersal. Environmental monitoring and assessment 188, 323. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5284-5
  • Dick, H.J.B., MacLeod, C.J., Blum, P., and the Expedition 360 Scientists (2016). Expedition 360 Preliminary Report: Southwest Indian Ridge lower crust and Moho. International Ocean Discovery Program. DOI: 10.14379/iodp.pr.360.2016
  • Ciazela, J.,  Koepke, J., Dick, H.J.B., and Muszyński, A. (2015). Mantle rock exposures at oceanic core complexes along mid-ocean ridges. Geologos 21, 207–231. DOI: 10.1515/logos-2015-0017 
  • Dunkel, K.G., Ciazela, J., Thompson, J.O., Escario Perez, S., and Seyedali, M. (2015). Ocean crust processes: magma, faults, fluxes and life. 31 August – 11 September 2015, Bremen, Germany. ECORD Newsletter 25, 13.
  • Machowiak, K., Holtz, F., Stawikowski, W., and Ciazela, J. (2013). Role of water on fractionation processes and trace element distribution in A-type granites: the example of the Baga Gazriin Chuluu granites (Central Mongolia). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen 190, 197–219. DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2013/0233
  • Ciazela, J., Siepak, M., and Wójtowicz, P. (2012). Czynniki wpływające na zawartość metali ciężkich w gruntach przy drogach wylotowych z Poznania. In R. Chęciński (Ed.), Różnorodność. Zeszyt Kół Naukowych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza (pp. 38–48). Poznań: Rada Kół Naukowych UAM.

 

Principal Investigator of research projects:

2024–2025   Pre-Phase A System Study of a High Resolution Lunar Mineralogy Mapper: LUPE . Funding: European Space Agency, program EXPRO PLUS, grant no. 4000143221/23/NL/GLC/my (250,000 EUR). Co-principal Investigator

2024–2025   Pre-Phase A System Study of a High Resolution Lunar Mineralogy Mapper: Pan Twardowski. Funding: European Space Agency, program EXPRO PLUS, grant no. 4000143350/23/NL/GLC/my (249,760 EUR). Co-principal Investigator

2022–2023   Feasibility study of using Polish far-infrared spectrometer to detect ore minerals on the Moon as part of the Polish Lunar Mission. Funding: Polish Space Agency, agreement no. PAK/U/167/2022/DBI/MBC (55,350 PLN).

2022–2026   Metal migration and ore formation in the slow-spread oceanic lithosphere: an insight from the Central Sudetic Ophiolite, Poland. Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program OPUS-22, grant no. 2021/43/B/ST10/03343 (1,999,064 PLN).

2022–2024   MIRORES (MULTIPLANETARY FAR-INFRARED ORE SPECTROMETER) SPACE RESOURCES ENABLING STUDY. Funding: European Space Agency, program ESA Space Resources, grant no. 4000137552/22/UK/AL/kdj (199,885 EUR). Co-principal Investigator

2021–2025       Towards understanding endogenous ore formation on Mars: new data from ExoMars/TGO and geochemical fingerprinting of meteorites. Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program OPUS 19, grant no. 2020/37/B/ST10/01420 (912,408 PLN).

2021–2023       Towards prospecting ore deposits on Mars: remote sensing of the planetary field analogue in the Rio Tinto mining area, Spain. Funding: Europlanet2024-research infrastructure, grant no. 20-EPN2-020 (10,865.28 EUR).

2020–2025       Sulfide differentiation and enrichment in metals at the lower oceanic crust and crust-mantle transition zone: ICDP OmanDP holes. Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program OPUS 17, grant no. 2019/33/B/ST10/03016 (797,281 PLN).

2019–2024       Sulfide differentiation and enrichment in metals in the lower oceanic crust: IODP Holes 735B & U1473A, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge. Funding: InterRidge (5,000 USD).

2018–2022       Estimating metal budget of selected volcanic provinces on Mars using new data from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission. Funding: program GEO-INTER-APLIKACJE supported by NCBiR (117,640 PLN). Co-PIs are A. Muszyński & O. Solovov.

2017–2020       Migration of chalcophile metals through the lower oceanic crust: Insights from IODP Site 1473. Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program PRELUDIUM 12, grant no. 2016/23/N/ST10/00288 (122,256 PLN).

2017–2018       Sulfide-rich interval discovered deep in the lower crust (U1473A, Atlantis Bank, SWIR). Funding: ECORD Research Grant (2,415 EUR).

2016–2017       Sulfur and chalcophile element profile in the slow-spreading lower oceanic crust: Hole 1473A, Atlantis Bank. Funding: The Graduate Academy of Leibniz Universität Hannover, grant no. 60421784 (4,950 EUR).

2013–2017       Circulation of copper and other chalcophile elements within sub-Moho mantle and oceanic crust. Funding: Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. DI2012 2057 42 (195,635 PLN).

 

Supervisor/Co-Investigator of research projects:

2020–2024       Procesy kontrolujące budżet pierwiastków chalkofilnych i syderofilnych w skałach płaszcza litosferycznego o zróżnicowanej historii geochemicznej. Funding: Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. DI2019 009349 (220,000 PLN). Project Co-supervisor (the PI is my student, H. Mazurek)

2020–2023       Copper and iron stable isotopes as tracers of non-ferrous historical metal objects - validation to the metal provenance studies. Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program PRELUDIUM 18, grant no. 2019/35/N/ST10/04524 (209,453 PLN). Project Co-Investigator (the PI is K. Kądziołka)

2019–2022       Melt-mantle reaction and potential metal enrichment along the subcontinental crust-mantle transition zone (Balmuccia massif, Italy). Funding: National Science Centre Poland, program PRELUDIUM 16, grant no. 2018/31/N/ST10/02146 (209,867 PLN). Project supervisor (the PI is my PhD student, B. Pieterek)

2016–2018       A profile of multiple sulfur, oxygen, and strontium isotopes and related chalcophile elements through the lower slow-spreading crust (IODP Expedition 360, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge). Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), grant no. KO 1723/23-1 (44,470.50 EUR). Project Co-Investigator. The PIs are J. Koepke & H. Strauss

 

Awards

2021         Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists (36 x 5,390 PLN/month)

2020          International Geological Congress (IGC) Geohost travel support (2,000 USD)

2019          Roland Schlich Travel Support (655 EUR)

2018          START scholarship of the Foundation for Polish Science (28,000 PLN)

2018          JSPS Standard Fellowship (24 x 362,000 JPY/month, declined due to coincidence with another appointment)

2017          Completion Grant of the Leibniz Universität Hannover (6 x 1,300 EUR/month)

2017          IP@Leibniz scholarship for a research stay abroad (1,200 EUR)

2016          European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) Early Science Career Ambassador award (835 EUR)

2016          Travel grant of Graduierten Akademie to attend AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco (800 EUR)

2016          Travel grant of Graduierten Akademie to attend Goldschmidt Conference in Yokohama (800 EUR)

2016          IP@Leibniz scholarship for a research stay abroad (1,200 EUR)

2016          DAAD Research Assistantship at the Leibniz University Hannover (6 x 450 EUR/month)

2015          ECORD Scholarship (500 EUR)

2015          MagellanPlus travel grant to attend IODP workshop Indian Ocean Crust & Mantle Drilling at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA (1,600 EUR)

2015          the EGU Young Scientist’s Travel Award (475 EUR)

2014          Lower Saxony Scholarship (500 EUR, declined due to coincidence with another scholarship)

2014          The Kulczyk Family Fund Scholarship (9 x 750 PLN/month)

2014          Studencki Nobel Award for the second-best student in Poland (~5,000 PLN)

2014          Dean’s graduation award for the best graduating student of the Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University (~200 PLN)

2014          Studencki Nobel Award for the best student of the Wielkopolska region (~2,500 PLN)

2014          Studencki Nobel Award for the best student of the Adam Mickiewicz University (~1,000 PLN)

2014          DAAD Scholarship for a MSc program in Germany – extension (2 x 750 EUR/month)

2013          The Marshal's Scholarship of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship (3,000 PLN)

2013          DAAD Scholarship for a MSc program in Germany (10 x 750 EUR/month)

2013          PGNiG Foundation Scholarship (5,000 PLN)

2013          The Diamentowy Grant award of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland (48 x 2,500 PLN/month)

2013          Studencki Nobel Award for the best student of natural science in the Wielkopolska region

2013          Studencki Nobel Award for the best student of the Adam Mickiewicz University (~1,000 PLN)

2012          PGNiG Foundation Scholarship (5,000 PLN)

2012          The Kulczyk Family Fund Scholarship (9 x 750 PLN/month)