RESEARCH ASSISTANT

tel. +48 12 292 37 95
e-mail: mstaszek@igf.edu.pl

Education

  • 2025 – PhD, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 – MSc. Geophysics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow
  • 2011 – MSc. Geology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow

Employment

  • Since 01.08.2025 – Assistant Professor at the Seismology Department, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Science
  • Since 06.10.2014 – research assistant in Department of Seismology

Areas of research

  • induced seismicity
  • seismicity associated with geothermal field exploitation
  • detection and analysis of similar earthquakes
  • analysis of source parameters of induced earthquakes

Publications

  • Staszek M., Plesiewicz B., Rudziński Ł., Lizurek G., Czerwiński T., Musiatewicz M., Karkowska K., Michałowski K., 2024. Natural seismicity of Poland complemented by the results of Geodynamic Monitoring of Poland project (2013-2023). Przegląd Geologiczny, 72(10), 517-531. http://dx.doi.org/10.7306/2024.33
  • Orlecka-Sikora B., Rudziński Ł., Staszek M., Lizurek G., Mizerski K., 2023. Seismic swarms as intermittent quasi-static ruptures driven by pore pressure variations due to the water reservoir impoundment. Tectonophysics, 863, 230005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230005
  • Staszek M., Rudziński Ł., Kwiatek G., 2021. Spatial and temporal multiplet analysis for identification of dominant fluid migration path at The Geysers geothermal field, California. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 23908, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03267-y
  • Leptokaropoulos K., Staszek M., 2018. Temporal response of magnitude distribution to fluid injection rates in The Geysers geothermal field. Acta Geophysica, 67(1): 327-339, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-018-0215-1
  • Leptokaropoulos K., Staszek M., Lasocki S., Martinez-Garzon P., Kwiatek G., 2018. Evolution of seismicity in relation to fluid injection in the North-Western part of The Geysers geothermal field. Geophysical Journal International, 212(2), 1157-1166, DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggx481
  • Staszek M., Orlecka-Sikora B., Leptokaropoulos K., Kwiatek G., Martinez-Garzon P., 2017. Temporal static stress drop variations due to injection activity at The Geysers geothermal field, California. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 7168-7176, DOI: 10.1002/2017GL073929
  • Leptokaropoulos K., Staszek M., Cielesta S., Urban P., Olszewska D., Lizurek G., 2017. Time-dependent seismic hazard in Bobrek coal mine, Poland, assuming different magnitude distribution estimations. Acta Geophys., 65(3): 493-505, DOI: 10.1007/s11600-016-0002-9
  • Staszek M., Moskalik M., 2015. Contemporary sedimentation in the forefield of Hornbreen, Hornsund. Open Geosciences 7: 490-512. DOI: 10.1515/geo-2015-0042
  • Moskalik M., Tęgowski J., Grabowiecki P., Żulichowska M., 2014. Principal Component and Cluster Analysis for determining diversification of bottom morphology based on bathymatric profiles from Brepollen (Hornsund, Spitsbergen). Oceanologia 56(1): 1-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5697/oc.56-1.059
  • Moskalik M., Grabowiecki P., Tęgowski J., Żulichowska, M., 2013. Bathymetry and geographical regionalization of Brepollen (Hornsund, Spitsbergen) based on bathymetric profiles interpolations. Polish Polar Research 34(1): 1-22. DOI: 10.2478/popore-2013-0001

Projects

  • Permanent monitoring of natural seismicity in Poland comission by Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (2022-2024), Substantive Manager of IG PAS working group
  • Assessment of combined spatiotemporal multiplet analysis and static stress drop mapping as a general method for identification and characterization of main seismogenic zones in Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Preludium-21 project funded from the National Science Centre under grant agreement No UMO-2022/45/N/ST10/02172 (2023-2026), Principal Investigator https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/index.php?projekt_id=561400
  • Supervising the monitoring of seismic impact due to mining exploitation on the OUOW Żelazny Most repository embankment seismic network and the stations monitoring the western foreland of OUOW in the period 2023-2025 (2023-2025), Seismic analyst and co-author
  • Update of the prediction of impact of tremors induced by mining in section G3 O/ZG Rudna on OUOW Żelazny Most and Southern Quarter considering its extension (2022), Co-author
  • Supervising the monitoring of seismic impact due to mining exploitation on the OUOW Żelazny Most repository embankment seismic network and the stations monitoring the western foreland of OUOW in the period 2020-2022 (2022), Seismic analyst and co-author
  • Analysis of natural and induced seismicity in Poland for the purpose of Central Communication Port construction (2021), Co-author
  • Permanent monitoring of natural seismicity in Poland comission by Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (2019-2021)”, Substantive Manager of IG PAS working group
  • Science for Clean Energy (S4CE), project funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 764810 (2019-2020), Co-investigator
  • Digital research space of induced seismicity for EPOS purposes (IS-EPOS), project funded by The National Centre for Research and Development within the Operational Programme Innovative Economy (2014-2015), Participant
  • Evaluation of static stress drop influence on seismicity distribution in the vicinity of Prati-9 and Prati-29 injection wells at The Geysers geothermal field, internal grant for young scientists (2016-2017), Principal Investigator
  • Shale Gas Exploration and Exploitation Induced Risks (SHEER), project funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 640896 (2015-2018), Co-investigator

Conference Publications

  • Staszek M., Rudziński Ł., Wiszniowski J., 2024. Application of Static Stress Drops and Similarity of Seismic Events Induced by Underground Fluid Injection in Characterization of Seismogenic Zones on the Example of The Geysers Geothermal Field. SSA Annual Meeting, 29 April-03 May 2024, Anchorage, Alaska, USA. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240136
  • Staszek M., Rudziński Ł., Kwiatek G., Lizurek G., Orlecka-Sikora B., 2022. Multiplet Analysis for Identification of Fractures in Areas of Fluid Migration: A Comparative Study of Seismicity Clusters From The Geysers Geothermal Field, California and Song Tranh 2 Water Reservoir, Vietnam. SSA Annual Meeting, 19-23 April 2022, Bellevue, Washington, USA. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220087
  • Staszek M., Orlecka-Sikora B., Lasocki S., Kwiatek G., Leptokaropoulos K., Martinez-Garzon P., 2017. Temporal changes of static stress drop as a proxy for poroelastic effects at The Geysers geothermal field, California. EGU General Assembly, 23-28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/EGU2017-2817.pdf
  • Staszek M., Orlecka-Sikora B., Kwiatek G., 2016. Static stress drop of induced earthquakes in seismic hazard assessment: Preliminary results from The Geysers geothermal site. 35th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, Trieste, Italy. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/ESC2016/ESC2016-137-1.pdf