Dr. Jacek Majorowicz- Northern Geothermal

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Geophysicist specializing in geothermal problems

Citizen of Canada residing in Edmonton

Professional Preparation

Warsaw University Masters Program Postgraduate at the Int. Institute Geothermal Res., Pisa, Italy
Geophysics
Geothermics
Master of Science, 1970
Diploma, 1974

Geological Institute, Warsaw
Geophysics
Ph.D., 1975

Nat. Res. Eng. Post-doctorare Fellow at Earth Physics Branch, EMR, Ottawa
Geophysics
1978-1980

Appointments

Res. Sci. Helmoltz -Alberta Innitiative, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, from 2010
Adjunct Professor, Copernicus University in Torun (Recent appointment April 2012)
Adjunct Professor, University North Dakota, from 2003 (Recent reappointment Jan. 1, 2012).
Consulting geophysicist, Northern Geothermal Consultants, from 1990 – present
Tempest Geophysical, Research Scientist 1985-1990.
Research Scientist, Institute of the Earth and Planetary Sciences. University of Alberta, 1985-1991.
Visiting Professor, Dep. of Physics, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, 1982-1984;
Head, Well logging Lab at the Geophysical Dept. Geological Institute, Warsaw, 1971-1982.

Research

Thermal problems on a variety of scales applied to geothermal state of the litosphere, geothermal energy of the sedimentary basins, engineered geothermal systems (EGS), thermal maturation-basinal studies, climate change in relation to ground surface and sub-surface environments, modeling of the processes of surface –subsurface temperature coupling, reconstruction of climatic histories, lithosphere-astenosphere geophysics, gas hydrates stability and climatic impact of gas hydrate disassociation, permafrost stability and changing climate.


Technical Abilities

Geophysical field work and prospecting including well logging including temperature logging using high precision thermistor probe equipment in some 200 wells through Canadian Prairies, Ontario and Central Europe, divided bar and laser measurements of thermal properties of rocks, data logger time series recordings, magnetotelluric surveys in the Canadian Cordillera (3 years) and offshore heat flow measurements (1 month).


Corporate Experience

Dr. J.A. Majorowicz has been specializing in scientific consulting related to the problems of geothermal energy potential, past climate change, permafrost and gas hydrate state, and geothermal state of the sedimentary basins in relation to hydrocarbon source study. He has performed numerous works under the contracts over the past 17 years. Its clients have included Geological Survey of Canada (ISPG Calgary, GSC Ottawa, Pacific Geosc. Centre), Environment Canada, Alberta Environment, British Columbia Geological Survey, AAPG, SMU, Esso, Shell Canada, Suncor, Kluane First Nations, ISEEE U.of C., AERI Gov. Alberta, Polish Geological Survey, Sierra Geothermal , HydroQuebec and others. These works have included:

​a) Analysis of geothermal state of sedimentary basins,
b) Gas hydrate and permafrost thermal stability onshore and offshore,
c) Geothermal energy potential of sedimentary basins,
d) Basin analysis, source rock - hydrocarbon thermal history,
e) Inversions of temperature logs to reconstruct recent global warming and pre-observational surface temperature history;
f) Thermal state of the lithosphere, heat flow – fluid flow coupled systems,
g) Analysis of CO2 sequestration as hydrates,
h) Analysis of bottom - hole temperatures and drill stem tests in the sedimentary basins.
i) Modeling of the influence of past glacial, interglacial and post-glacial surface temperature history upon temperature-depth and heat flow changes with depth with latent heat changes with presence of permafrost and its history of formation and dissipation.

The majority of these study and resulting study reports have been published as scientific papers in top geophysical and geological journals in America and Europe as listed in the Publication list (attached).

Synergistic Activities

LECTURING (SELECTED):
American Geophysical Union Fall Convention, San Francisco 1994, 2005,2008 Union 87th Annual Meeting of the Geologishe Vereinigung e. V., Fundamental Geologic Processes, Forschungszentrum Julich, 1997, Invited Speaker
AAPG 2000 Convention, New Orleans, Speaker
ETF Moscow, International Conference : The Earth Thermal Field and Related Research Methods,
Invited Speaker and Chairmen of the session: Geothermal Methods in Hydrocarbon Exploration
AGU/EGS.EUG 2003, Nice, Invited Speaker
EGU Vienna, 2005, Solicited talk and session Chair - Session CL19, Subsurface temperature signals of paleoclimate
Copernicus University , Torun, 2007, Invited Speaker and Co-Editor of Springer book on Past Climate in Central Europe.


BOARDS:

​Geological Quarterly, Consulting Editor, 2002-2011
Bulletin of Geography Phys. Series. 2009-Present
Natural Resources, Research, Springer since 2012​

SELECTED PUBLICITY:

​2009 making 2010 cover page of the Springer’s Natural Resource Research journal

2008 Article in Toronto Star on the release of Natural Res. Res. Paper by Majorowicz, Grasby and Skinner on shallow geothermal potential across Canada.

2008. Article in Calgary Herald on the release of J A Majorowicz & M Moore ISEEE UofC study on the EGS potential in the Alberta basin.

2007. Mentioned as Canadian co-receipien of the Nobel Price to IPCC , Environmet Canada List of Canadian 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients site:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/sc-cs/default.asp?lang=En&xml=32AAA89D-4BDE-4A76-B1A0-4277E5123F77

2004. Invitation on behalf of Prince Albert of Monaco and World Mineralogical Society Meeting, Monaco, September, 2004 and feature interview by Monte Carlo TV on sub-surface and mineralogical evidence to past climates.

2002. Article by Peter Calamai in Science section, Toronto Star, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002 featuring results of the 2002 Journal Geophysical Res. paper by J. Majorowicz, et al., 2002

COLLABORATIONS (SELECTED):

​Canadian co- Editor – Canadian western and northern sedimentary basins heat flow in Heat Flow Map of N. America (D. Blackwell, Editor), 2002 -2004

Cooperation with the University of North Dakota - Climate and surface flux change, (Prof. W. Gosnold, NSF), 2003-Present

Colaboration with ISEEE U. Calgary (Dr. Michal Moore) on geothermal and EGS potential for Alberta