Stephen E. Kaczmarek

Stephen E. Kaczmarek (Steve)
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Associate Professor, Sedimentary Petrology
Location:
1142 Rood Hall, Mail Stop 5241
Mailing address:
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
Education:
  • Ph.D., Geology, Michigan State University, 2005
  • B.S., Geology, Michigan State University, 2000
Research Interests:
  • Sedimentary Petrology
  • Carbonate Diagenesis
  • Dolomite Mineralogy
Bio:

Dr. Kaczmarek is professor of geology and head of the Carbonate Petrology & Characterization Laboratory at Western Michigan University. He is a sedimentary petrologist with a research focus on carbonate diagenesis, particularly dolomitization and calcitization of carbonate sediments. 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 all over the world. In 2011, he returned to academia, and joined the faculty at Western Michigan University in 2015.

Dr. Kaczmarek has published dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles, 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.

Current Grants

Courses

  • Physical Geology (GEOS 1300)
  • Sedimentation and Stratigraphy (GEOS 4350)
  • Advanced Earth Materials (GEOS 5100)
  • Carbonate and Evaporite Depositional Systems (GEOS 6460)
  • Carbonate Petrology (GEOS 6650)

Recent CPCL Publications

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, 485–506, https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2024.100

Hashim, M.S., Kaczmarek, S.E., Naa, G.W., Bish, D., and Subhas, A.V. (2024) A Process-based diagenetic framework for shallow-marine carbonate sediments, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 376, p. 54-67, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.05.023  

Ryan, B., Rivers, J., Petersen, S., and Kaczmarek, S.E. (2023) Evidence of nonplanar dolomite textures formed at near-surface temperatures, Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 93, p. 729-740, https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2022.117

For a complete list of publications, please visit: Google Scholar and ResearchGate