Stephen E. Kaczmarek
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
- Ph.D., Geology, Michigan State University, 2005
- B.S., Geology, Michigan State University, 2000
- Sedimentary Petrology
- Carbonate Diagenesis
- Dolomite Mineralogy
Dr. Kaczmarek is professor of geology and head of the Carbonate Petrology & Characterization Laboratory. His research integrates textural, mineralogical, and geochemical data acquired from a wide variety of analytical instruments.
Dr. Kaczmarek began his career as a research scientist for ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company (2005-2011), where he investigated carbonate reservoirs, taught a variety of courses, and worked on exploration and production projects worldwide. In 2011, he returned to academia, and joined the faculty at WMU in 2015.
Dr. Kaczmarek serves as co-editor of the Journal of Sedimentary Research, and referees manuscripts and proposals for more than a dozen scientific journals and grant funding agencies worldwide. His research activities are supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and various industry sponsors.
Funded Projects
- Diagenetic study of the Smackover Fm in Arkansas and Texas., ExxonMobil Global Services Company ($221,837)
- Collaborative research: experimentally evaluating the relationship between cation ordering and oxygen and clumped isotope fractionation in dolomite, U.S. National Science Foundation (EAR-GG-2120193), PI ($294,939).
Recent CPCL Publications
- Norouzi, S., Adabi, M.H., and Kaczmarek, S.E. (2026) Evaluation of petrological preservation criteria in recrystallized dolomites of the Triassic Khaneh Kat Formation, Zagros Basin, Iran, Sedimentary Geology, v. 505, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2026.107187
- Scott, A., Al-Musawi, M., Brett, C., Farnham, C., Voice, P., and Kaczmarek, S. (2026) An Integrated Sedimentological, PXRD, and PXRF Approach to Resolve Facies Ambiguity in Peritidal Carbonates: A Case Study from the Upper Ordovician Saluda Formation, Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 96, 869–891, https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2025.158
- Martin, A. and Kaczmarek, S.E. (2025). Dolomitization kinetics during induction: fluid geochemistry and mineralogical evidence for early nucleation, Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 95, 1017–1029, https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2025.048
- Al-Musawi, M., Rivers, J, and Kaczmarek, S.E. (2025) A petrologically constrained timeframe for early dolomitization in the mixed carbonate–siliciclastic Miocene Dam Formation, Qatar, Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 95, p. 485–506, https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2024.100
For a complete list of publications, please visit: Google Scholar and ResearchGate