Academic Achievements
- 2023 – PhD
- University of Wrocław, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Geological Sciences, Department of Experimental Petrology
- Thesis title: " Evolution of the Earth's lithospheric mantle beneath the NE prolongation of the Upper Rhine Graben (Vogelsberg, Germany) and the Massif Central (France)"
- 2017 – Master’s degree
- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
- Thesis title: " Mineralization connected with tectonic zones in western part of Polish Outer Carpathians "
Professional Experience
- Since 2023 – assistant, Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University
- 2019-2023 – principal investigator in Polish National Science Centre research grant, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wrocław
Scientific Interests
- Petrology and geochemistry of continental lithospheric mantle
- Analytical techniques (EPMA, LA-ICP-MS, EBSD)
Current Research
Structure and evolution of the lithospheric mantle in Variscan Europe
Selected Scientific Publications
- Puziewicz, J., Aulbach, S., Kaczmarek, M-A., Ntaflos, T., Gerdes, A., Mazurek., H., Kukuła, A., Matusiak-Małek, M., Tedonkenfack, S. & Ziobro-Mikrut, M., 2023. The origin and evolution of DMM-like lithospheric mantle beneath continents: Mantle xenoliths from the Oku Volcanic Group in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, West Africa. Journal of Petrology, 64: 1–25. doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egad049
- Tedonkenfack, S., Puziewicz, J., Aulbach, S., Ntaflos, T., Kaczmarek, M-A., Matusiak‑Małek, M., Kukuła, A. & Ziobro, M., 2021. Lithospheric mantle refertilization by DMM‑derived melts beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line – a case study of the Befang xenolith suite (Oku Volcanic Group, Cameroon). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 176: 37. doi.org/10.1007/s00410-021-01796-3
- Puziewicz J., Matusiak-Małek M., Ntaflos T., Grégoire M., Kaczmarek M.-A., Aulbach S., Ziobro M. & Kukuła A., 2020. Three major types of subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the Variscan orogen in Europe. Lithos, 362–363: 105467. doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105467
International Experience
- 01–02.2023 – internship in EBSD microstructure analysis laboratory at University of Montpellier (France), supervised by Dr. Andrea Tommasi
- 11.2022–01.2023 – internship in LA-ICP-MS laboratory at Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (France), supervised by Dr. Oscar Laurent
- 01–04.2019 – DAAD fellowship – research grant in LA-ICP-MS and Mössbauer spectroscopy laboratories at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), supervised by Dr. Sonja Aulbach