Professor Stanisław Lasocki

• 2017 – Mentor of the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, an award given by PhD students and young scientists
• 2017 – Medal of the President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
• 2004 – Director General of Mining, III Degree
• 2001 – Medal of the National Education Commission
• 1999 – Gold Cross of Merit
• 1992 – Maurycy Pius Rudzki Scientific Award, Division of Earth and Mining Sciences of Polish Academy of Sciences

• Since 2024, The Ethics Board of European Plate Observing System (EPOS) ERIC, elected member
• Since 2021, The Advisory Board of the HORIZON 2020 CORE (sCience and human factOr for Resilient sociEty) project, invited member
• Since 2010, DINSeis Working Group Forschungskollegium Physik des Erdkoerpers, Germany, invited member
• 2019 – 2023, EPOS Thematic Core Service Anthropogenic Hazards Consortium, elected director
• 2018 – 2020, EPOS-ERIC Scientific representative of Poland 2018-2020, nominated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• 2016 – 2020, The Council of the National Science Centre, elected member
• 2014 – 2016, European Science and Technology Network on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction Working Group (WG1), established by the European Commission, invited member
• 2013 – 2014, The International Commission On Hydrocarbon Exploration and Seismicity In The Emilia Region (ICHESE), established by the Italian Government to explain the causes of a series of earthquakes in the Emilia-Romagna province in 2012, invited member
• 2011 – 2014, The Scientific Council of the Institute of Geophysics PAS, elected chairman
• 2007 – 2023, The Triggered and Induced Seismicity WG of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth Interior (IASPEI), nominated chair
• 2003 – 2023, The Committee of Geophysics PAS, elected member
• 1996 – 2009, The Scientific Council of the Institute of Geophysics PAS, elected external member
• since 1993, International Advisory Committee for the Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines (RaSiM) Symposia, member

• Editor-in-Chief Acta Geophysica (2006 – 2009)
• Associate Editor, Pure and Applied Geophysics (2005)
• Associate Editor, Acta Geophysica (2010 – 2021)

• Lasocki, S., V.G. Karakostas, F.R. Zúñiga, E.E. Papadimitriou, and Y. Mahmood, (2024), Premonitory Earthquakes Clustering Process in an Equivalent Dimensions Space before the 2017 Mw 8.2 Tehuantepec, Mexico, Mainshock, Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Research Letters 2024; https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240026
• Lasocki, S., Rudziński, Ł., Tokarski, A.K., Orlecka-Sikora, B., (2022), A hydrofracturing-triggered earthquake occurred three years after the stimulation., Energies, Energies 15 (1): 336, https://doi.org/10.3390/en15010336
• Lasocki, S., (2021), Kernel density estimation in seismology., Chapter 1 in Statistical Methods and Modelling of Seismogenesis, Limnios, N., Papadimitriou, E., Tsaklidis, G., eds., ISTE, Wiley, pp. 1-26. ISBN: 978-1-789-45037-8, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119825050.ch1
• Lasocki S, Orlecka-Sikora B., (2020), High injection rates counteract formation of far-reaching fluid migration pathways at The Geysers geothermal field, Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysical Research Letters 47, Is 4, e2019GL086212, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086212
• Orlecka-Sikora, B., Lasocki, S., Kocot, J. et al., (2020), An open data infrastructure for the study of anthropogenic hazards linked to georesource exploitation., Scientific data, Sci Data 7, 89, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0429-3
• Lasocki S., Orlecka-Sikora B., (2020) Anthropogenic Seismicity Related to Exploitation of Georesources, Gupta H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham pp 1–8, ISBN 978-012805205-1, 978-012805054-5, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58631-7_277
• Orlecka-Sikora B., Cielesta S., Lasocki S., (2019), Tracking the development of seismic fracture network from The Geysers geothermal field., Acta Geophysica, Volume 67, pages 341–350 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-018-0202-6
• Lasocki, S., (2017)  Probabilistic Assessment of Mining-Induced Time-Dependent Seismic Hazards Chapter 11.3 in Rockburst Mechanisms, Monitoring, Warning, and Mitigation (Xia-Ting Feng, ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann (Elsevier), Oxford, United Kingdom, pp. 366-380, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-805054-5.00053-6
• Gkarlaouni C, Lasocki S., Papadimitriou E., Tsaklidis G. (2017) Hurst analysis of seismicity in Corinth rift and Mygdonia graben (Greece), Chaos, Solitons and Fractals,Volume 96 , March 2017, Pages 30-42; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2017.01.001
• Lizurek G., Lasocki S. (2014) Clustering of mining induced seismic events in equivalent dimension spaces. J Seismol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-014-9426-3
• Orlecka-Sikora B., Cesca S., Lasocki S., Lizurek  G., Wiejacz P., Rudziński Ł. (2014) Seismogenesis of exceptional ground motion due to a sequence of mining induced tremors from Legnica-Głogów Copper District in Poland.. Geophys J Int., https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggu109
• Lasocki S. (2014) Transformation to equivalent dimensions – a new methodology to study earthquake clustering. Geophys J Int. 197 (2), 1224-1235, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggu062
• Lasocki S. (2013) Site specific prediction equations for peak acceleration of ground motion due to earthquakes induced by underground mining in Legnica-Glogow Copper District in Poland. Acta Geophysica 61, 1130-1155, https://doi.org/10.2478/s11600-013-0139-8
• Dahm T., Becker D., Bischoff M., Cesca S., Dost B., Fritschen R., Hainzl S., Klose C.D., Kühn D.,  Lasocki S., Meier Th.,. Ohrnberger M., Rivalta E.,  Wegler U., Husen S. (2012) Recommendation for the discrimination of human-related and natural seismicity. Letter to the Guests Editors, J Seismol, 17:197-202, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-012-9295-6
• Orlecka-Sikora B., Lasocki S., Lizurek G., Rudziński Ł. (2012) Response of seismic activity in mines to the stress changes due to mining induced strong seismic events, International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 53 (2012) 151–158,
• Lasocki, S., Urban, P. (2011) Bias, variance and computational properties of Kijko’s estimators of the upper limit of magnitude distribution, Mmax, Acta Geophysica, vol. 59, no. 4, Aug. 2011, pp. 659-673, https://doi.org/10.2478/s11600-010-0049-y
• Lasocki, S., V. G. Karakostas, and E. E. Papadimitriou (2009), Assessing the role of stress transfer on aftershock locations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B11304, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JB006022
• Lasocki, S. (2009) Key-note lecture: Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for mining-induced seismicity, In: Controlling Seismic Hazard and Sustainable Development of Deep Mines, C. Tang (Ed.): Proc. Seventh Int. Symp. on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines 21-23 August 2009, Dalian, China, Rinton Press, New York, pp. 59-72
• Węglarczyk, S., Lasocki, S. (2009) Studies of short and long memory in mining-induced seismic processes. Acta Geophysica 57, 696-715, https://doi.org/10.2478/s11600-009-0021-x
• Lasocki, S., Orlecka-Sikora, B. (2008) Seismic hazard assessment under complex source size distribution of mining-induced seismicity. Tectonophysics 456, 28-37, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2006.08.013
• Lasocki, S., Papadimitriou, E. E. (2006), Magnitude distribution complexity revealed in seismicity from Greece, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B11309, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JB003794
• Orlecka-Sikora, B., Lasocki, S. (2005) Nonparametric characterization of mining induced seismic sources. Proc. Sixth Int. Symp. on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines 9-11 March 2005, Australia (Potvin, Y., Hudyma, M., eds.), Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Nedlands, pp. 555-560.
• Lasocki, S. (2005) Probabilistic analysis of seismic hazard posed by mining induced events. Controlling Seismic Risk, Proc. Sixth Int. Symp. on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines 9-11 March 2005, Australia (Potvin, Y., Hudyma, M., eds.), Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Nedlands, pp. 151-156.
• Olszewska D., Lasocki S. (2004) Application of the horizontal to vertical spectral ratio technique for estimating the site characteristics of ground motion caused by mining induced seismic events. Acta Geophys. Pol. 52 No.3, 301-318
• Lasocki, S. (2001) Quantitative evidences of complexity of magnitude distribution in mining-induced seismicity: Implications for hazard evaluation. Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mine: Dynamic rock mass response to mining (van Aswegen, G., Durrheim, R.J., Ortlepp, W.D. eds.) SAIMM S27, Johannesburg, 543-550.
• Kijko, A, Lasocki, S, Graham, G. (2001) Nonparametric seismic hazard analysis in mines. Pure Appl. Geophys. 158, 1655-1676.
• Gibowicz, S.J., Lasocki, S. (2001) Seismicity induced by mining: Ten years later. Advances in Geophysics 44, 39-181

International projects

• 05.2017 – 04.2020 SERA Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe
  • Leptokaropoulos, K., (2020) Magnitude distribution complexity and variation at The Geysers geothermal field, Geophys. J. Int., 222, 893-906
  • Leptokaropoulos, K., and S. Lasocki (2020). SHAPE: A MATLAB Software Package for Time-Dependent Seismic Hazard Analysis, Seismol. Res. Lett. 91, 1867–1877
• 09.2017 – 12.2020 S4CE Science For Clean Energy
  • Orlecka-Sikora, B., and S. Cielesta (2020) Evidence for subcritical rupture of injection-induced earthquakes, Sci Reports 10:4016, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60928-0
  • Lasocki, S., and B. Orlecka-Sikora, B. (2020) High injection rates counteract formation of far-reaching fluid migration pathways at The Geysers geothermal field, Geophys. Res. Lett., https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10501120.2
• 05.2015 – 04.2018 SHEER SHale gas Exploration and Exploitation induced Risks
  • Orlecka-Sikora, B., and S. Lasocki (2016) Interval estimation of seismic hazard parameters, Pure Appl. Geophys.174, 779-791
  • Staszek, M., B. Orlecka-Sikora, K. Leptokaropoulos, G. Kwiatek, and P. Martínez-Garzón (2017) Temporal static stress drop variations due to injection activity at The Geysers geothermal field, California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 7168-7176 López-Comino, J.A.,
  • S. Cesca, M. Kriegerowski, S. Heimann, T. Dahm, J. Mirek, S. Lasocki (2017) Monitoring performance using synthetic data for induced microseismicity by hydrofracking at the Wysin site (Poland), Geophys J Int, 210(1), 42-55
  • Leptokaropoulos, K.M., . Staszek, S. Lasocki, P. Martínez-Garzón, and G. Kwiatek (2018) Evolution of seismicity in relation to fluid injection in the North-Western part of The Geysers geothermal field, Geophys. J. Int. 212, 1157–1166
  • López-Comino, J.A., S. Cesca, J. Jarosławski, N. Montcoudiol, S. Heimann, T. Dahm, S. Lasocki, A. Gunning, P. Capuano, and W.L. Ellsworth (2018). Induced seismicity response of hydraulic fracturing: results of a multidisciplinary monitoring at the Wysin site, Poland, Scientific Reports 8:8653
  • Orlecka-Sikora, B., S. Cielesta, and S. Lasocki (2019) Tracking the development of seismic fracture network from The Geysers geothermal field. Acta Geophys. 67, 341–350
  • Gunning, A.P., S. Lasocki, and P. Capuano (2019) Assessing environmental footprints induced by geo-energy exploitation: the shale gas case. Acta Geophys. 67, 279–290
  • Leptokaropoulos, K., and M. Staszek (2019) Temporal response of magnitude distribution to fluid injection rates in The Geysers geothermal field. Acta Geophys. 67, 327–339
  • Brudzinski, M.R., M. Kozłowska (2019) Seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal in the Appalachian Basin, USA: a review. Acta Geophys. 67, 351–364
• 01.2013 – 12.2015 IS-EPOS Cyfrowa Przestrzeń Badawcza Sejsmiczności Indukowanej dla Celów EPOS
  • Białoń W., E. Zarzycka, and S. Lasocki (2015) Seismicity of Czorsztyn Lake region: A case of reservoir triggered seismic process? Acta Geophysica 63, 1080-1089, https://doi.org/10.1515/acgeo-2015-0026
  • Wiszniowski J., Nguyen Van Giang, B. Plesiewicz, G. Lizurek, Dinh Quoc Van, Le Quang Khoi, and S. Lasocki S. (2015) Preliminary results of anthropogenic seismicity monitoring in the region of Song Tranh 2 reservoir, Central Vietnam. Acta Geophysica 63, 843-862, https://doi.org/10.1515/acgeo-2015-0021
  • Kozłowska, M., and B. Orlecka-Sikora (2016) Assessment of quantitativeaftershock productivity potential in mining-induced seismicity, Pure and Applied Geophysics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-016-1432-7
  • Urban P., S. Lasocki, P. Blascheck, A.F. do Nascimento, Nguyen Van Giang, and G. Kwiatek (2016) Violations of Gutenberg-Richter relation in anthropogenic seismicity, Pure Appl. Geophys. 173, 1517–1537,https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-015-1188-5
• 2013 – 2014 International Commission On Hydrocarbon Exploration And Seismicity In The Emilia Region (ICHESE) Department of Civil Protection of the Presidence of Council of Ministers of Rep. of Italy – Member of the Commission
• od 2010 European Plate Observing System  ESFRI – co-chair of the Working Group 10: Infrastructures for Geo-resources
• 2008 – 2009 Expert Panel on Seismic Monitoring Applicable to Deep Coal Mines NIOSH and U.S. Congress. (member of the expert team)
• 2006 – 2007 Time-varying non-parametric approach to seismic hazard assessment for natural seismicity in Greece and induced seismicity from mines in Poland. Międzyrządowa komisja mieszana polsko-grecka d/s współpracy naukowo technicznej. (head of the Polish team)
• 2006 An advanced training session on strong motion for engineers and technicians from the Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (LCRSSS) UNESCO Consultant Contract No: 4500032816. (project advisor)
• 2004 – 2005 An intensive ten-day introductory training session on strong motions for engineers and technicians from the Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (LCRSSS) UNESCO Consultant Contract No: 4500017304. (project advisor)
• 2000 Survey and assessment of techniques used to quantify the potential for rock mass instability. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, Pretoria, RSA, GAP 608. (contractor)
• 2000 Seismic Hazard Assessment in Mines: Analysis of Currently Used Probabilistic Techniques and Recommended Approach. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, Pretoria, RSA. (contractor)
• 1999 Identification of rock mass discontinuities in a cluster of seismic event hypocenters. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, Pretoria, RSA, GAP 622. (project advisor)
• 1998 – 1999 Quantification of Seismic Hazard from Seismic Events in Mines. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, Pretoria, RSA. (project advisor)
• 1995 – 1998 Identyfying and separating from a sequence of mine tremors series of events generated by a single process. Special Contract SPC-95-4029 European Office of Aerospace Research and Development USAF, Londyn (project leader)

Selected National Projects since 2010

• Cyfrowa przestrzeń badawcza sejsmiczności indukowanej dla celów EPOS (2013-2015) Narodowe Centrum Badań I Rozwoju – project leader
• Ocena wpływu eksploatacji górniczej złoża rudy miedzi na bezpieczeństwo składowiska Żelazny Most w okresie do czerwca 2010 r. (2010) Zakład Hydrotechniczny KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Rudna, Kierownik zespołu ds. analizy zagrożenia sejsmiczne
• Analiza interakcji pomiędzy wstrząsami w sejsmiczności naturalnej i indukowanej pracami górniczymi dla oceny zmiennego w czasie zagrożenia sejsmicznego, (2010-2012), N N525 393539 MNiSW, project leader.
• Aktualizacja prognozy oddziaływania sejsmicznego ZG Lubin i ZG Polkowice-Sieroszowice na OUOW „Żelazny Most” obejmująca okres działalności górniczej  (2011) Zakład Hydrotechniczny KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Rudna – project leader
• Szczegółowa prognoza oddziaływania wstrząsów indukowanych działalnością górniczą i deformacjami powierzchni terenu na OUOW „Żelazny Most”  z uwzględnieniem jego rozbudowy oraz rozwoju wydobycia złoża rudy miedzi do roku 2042 (2012) Zakład Hydrotechniczny KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Rudna – project leader

PhD Supervisor

• Dorota Olszewska „Ocena efektów lokalnych i struktury częstotliwościowej sygnałów sejsmometrycznych dla poprawy dokładności prognozy rozprzestrzeniania drgań wzbudzanych wstrząsami górniczymi w Legnicko-Głogowskim Okręgu Miedziowym” defended AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection 2008
• Beata Orlecka-Sikora „Zastosowanie technik ponownego losowania do poprawy dokładności wyników probabilistycznej analizy hazardu sejsmicznego” defended AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection 2005
• Anna Laskownicka „Ocena możliwości wykorzystania wybranych parametryzacji rozkładu epicentrów wstrząsów górniczych w prognozie zagrożenia sejsmicznego” defended. AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection 2002
• Janusz Mirek „Rozległy system pomiarowo-interpretacyjny drgań wzbudzanych wstrząsami górniczymi, zrealizowany w technologii Internetu” defended. AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection 2002

RESEARCH PROJECT – ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI SCHOLARSHIP 2009

RESEARCH PROJECT – UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO SCHOLARSHIP 1996 – 1997

Supervisor of 16 Master’s Theses

• Development of curricula, lectures, and practical exercises for Doctoral and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, in the subjects of seismology, mining seismology, seismometry, and research methodology.
• Development of curricula, lectures, and practical exercises for Master’s and Engineering Studies at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, in the subjects of: fundamentals of computer science, mathematical statistics, geophysical data processing, earthquakes, mathematical and physical models in geophysics, seismology, mining seismology, and seismometry.
• Developed curricula and delivered lectures and practical exercises for Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) programs at the Faculty of Mining and Petroleum, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya, in the subjects of Earthquake Seismology, Geophysical Data Processing, Theory of Seismic Prospecting, Seismic Data Processing, Computer Modeling in Geophysics, Petrophysics, and Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting.