Dariusz Strąpoć, Ph.D.
Tel: +1 832 618-9003
strapoc@gmail.com
dstrapoc@indiana.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mar 2011-present
Feb 2011-present
Dec 2007-Jan 2011
Summer-Fall 2007
Jan 2003-Oct 2007
Oct 2000-Jun 2002
Oct 1998-Sep 2000
Oct 1996-Feb 1998
Consulting, Dariusz BioGeoChem LLC (founder), organic geochemistry,
geomicrobiology, and bioenergy (www.dariuszbiogeochem.com)
Research Affiliate (off-site), Indiana University, preparation for IODP
cruise (http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/eng/Expedition/exp337.html)
ConocoPhillips, Subsurface Technology, Geochemist, subsurface
microbial metabolism (integration and statistical interpretation of large
genomic, metabolic and environmental data sets), enhanced microbial
coalbed methane recovery (two patent applications filed) including
preparation for field trial, shale as source rock and as shale gas reservoir
(1D and basin-wide modeling), gas geochemistry (maturity, origin,
alteration, production allocation – patent application filed), organic
geochemistry (biomarkers, oil property prediction), active collaboration
with OU, Penn State, IU, BEG, Genome Canada, EGI, Taxon, Rawwater,
Ciris
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, UGA, Savannah, GA, help with
isotope lab set up and scientific cruise participant (Cariaco)
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Ph.D., Geology (Geochemistry)
major, Microbiology minor; GPA 3.8/4.0, geochemistry and
geomicrobiology of coalbed methane and shale gas, gas isotope analysis
method development, established collaboration with Penn State and
Bremen Univ.
Wrocław University, Poland
M.Sc. Geology (Stable isotope geochemistry in an environmental study)
Wrocław University, Poland
B.Sc. Geology (Methods in mantle rocks petrology and geochemistry)
Wrocław University, Poland
Three semesters of Astronomy completed
PUBLICATIONS
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Dawson, K., Macalady, J.L., Callaghan, A.V., Wawrik, B., Turich, C., Ashby, M.,
2011. Biogeochemistry of Microbial Coal-Bed Methane. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
39, 617-656.
Strąpoć, D., Ashby, M., Wood, L., Levinson, R., Huizinga, B., 2011. Significant contribution of
methyl/methanol-utilizing methanogenic pathway in a subsurface biogas environment. In: Whitby, C.,
Skovhus, T.L. (Eds.), Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Field Systems. 2011, Part 4, 211216, Springer.
Ashby, M., Strąpoć, D., Lambo, A., Wood, L., Huizinga, B.J., 2010. Compositions and methods for
methanogenesis and enhancing in situ methanogenesis. US Patent Application filed June 2011 (initially filed
as Provisional US Patent Application Number 61355488 in June 2010).
Strąpoć, D., Pittenger, M.A., Lee, J., Lambo, A., Huizinga, B.J., Turich, C.H., 2010. In situ methanogenesis
modeling and risk analysis. US Patent Application filed June 2011 (initially filed as Provisional US Patent
Application Number 61355488 in June 2010).
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Holba, A.G., Strąpoć, D., Kleibacker, D.W., Wright, L., Veldhuis, J.H., 2010. Detection and quantification of
gas mixtures in subterranean formations. US Patent Application filed June 2011 (initially filed as Provisional
US Patent Application Number 61352168 in June 2010).
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Schimmelmann, A., Hasenmueller, N.R., 2010. Geochemical
constraints on the origin and volume of gas in the New Albany Shale (Devonian – Mississippian), eastern
Illinois basin. AAPG Bulletin 94, 1713-1740.
Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Strąpoć, D., Solano Acosta, W., Rupp, J., 2008. Variations in pore
characteristics in high volatile bituminous coals: Implications for coalbed gas content. International
Journal of Coal Geology 76, 205-216.
Górka, M., Jędrysek, M.O., Strąpoć, D., 2008. Isotopic composition of precipitation sulphates as an
indicator of pollutant origin in Wrocław (SW Poland) precipitations. Isotopes in Environmental and
Health Studies 44, 177-188.
Strąpoć, D., Picardal, F.W., Turich, C., Schaperdoth, I., Macalady, J.L., Lipp, J.S., Lin, Y.-S., Ertefai, T.F.,
Schubotz, F., Hinrichs, K.-U., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A., 2008. Methane-Producing Microbial
Community in a Coal Bed of the Illinois Basin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74, 2424–2432.
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Schimmelmann, A., 2008. Variability of geochemical properties
in a microbially-dominated coalbed gas system from the eastern margin of the Illinois Basin.
International Journal of Coal Geology 76, 98-110.
Strąpoć, D., 2007. Coalbed gas origin and distribution in the southeastern Illinois Basin. Ph.D.
dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington, 186p.
Henning, M.J., Strąpoć, D., Lis, G., Sauer, P., Fong, J., Schimmelmann, A., Pratt, L.D., 2007. Versatile inlet
system for on-line compound-specific δD and δ13C GC-c/pyr-IRMS analysis of gaseous mixtures. Rapid
Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 21, 2269-2272.
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Eble, C., Schimmelmann, A., 2007. Characterization of the origin of coalbed
gases in southeastern Illinois Basin by compound-specific carbon and hydrogen stable isotope ratios.
Organic Geochemistry 38, 267-287.
Ochmański T., Strąpoć D., Moore G., Sarkar A. 2007. Isotopic signature of Llandoverian open marine
bedded cherts from Bardo Syncline, Holy Cross Mountains, Central Poland: preliminary results. Studia
Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, 52 (1), 54-56.
Strąpoć, D., Schimmelmann, A., Mastalerz, M., 2006. Carbon isotopic fractionation of CH4 and CO2 during
canister desorption of coal. Organic Geochemistry 37, 152-164.
Solano-Acosta, W., Mastalerz, M., Rupp, J.A., Strąpoć, D., Schimmelmann, A., 2005. Coal-bed gas
potential in Pennsylvanian coal beds of Indiana. Proceedings of the 2005 International Coalbed
Methane Symposium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 2005, Paper No. 0526. CD Edition.
Kaluzny, A., Jedrysek, M.O., Strąpoć, D., 2003. Stable isotope geochemistry of organic and inorganic
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sulphur in spruce needles (SW Poland, Karkonosze MTS.). Mineralogical Society of Poland – Special
Papers, vol. 22.
Strąpoć, D., 2002. Role of SO2 assimilation in the geochemical sulfur cycle in selected national parks in
Poland. (in Polish; original title „Rola asymilacji SO2 w geochemicznym obiegu siarki na przykladzie
wybranych parkow narodowych w Polsce“). M.Sc. dissertation, Wroclaw University, 75p.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Wawrik, B., Mendelviso, M., Parisi, V.A., Suflita, J.M., Davidova, I.A., Marks, C.R., Van Nostrand, J.D.,
Liang, Y., Zhou, J., Huizinga, B.J., Strąpoć, D., Callaghan, A.V., 2011. Field and laboratory studies on the
bioconversion of coal to methane in the San Juan Basin. FEMS Microbiology (in press).
Dawson, K.S., Strąpoć, D., Huizinga, B., Ashby, M., Macalady, J.L., 2012. Quantitative FISH analysis of
microbial consortia from a biogenic gas field in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska.
HONORS
Aug 2011
Session Co-Chair: Biogenic gas and biogeochemical routes to cleaner energy.
Goldschmidt.
Feb 2011
Granted Organic Geochemist position on board Chikyu, Integrated
Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 337 (postponed until 2012)
Top 10% employee within Subsurface Technology, ConocoPhillips
Session Chair: Industrial applications of isotopes: Energy, mining,
forensics. X ESIR Meeting
Member of the Advisory Board of the European Society for Isotope
Research (ESIR)
The Graduate Student Research Grant, GSA
The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Estwing Award,
Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University
The Energy and Minerals Grant Grants-in-Aid, AAPG
Best Graduate Poster Award, Indiana University, Department of
Geological Sciences, Research Day and Job Expo
Selected as one of 10 students from United States outside of Arizona to
participate in the NASA LAPLACE Astrobiology Winter School, Tucson,
Arizona
Best Poster Award for Young Scientists, European Society for Isotope
Research (ESIR) VIII meeting, Leipzig, Germany
2008 and 2009
Jun 2009
Jun 2007 – Jun 2009
Apr 2007
Apr 2007
Apr 2007
Mar 2007
Jan 2006
Jun 2005
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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Strąpoć, D. Review on biogeochemistry of microbial coalbed methane. Goldschmidt 2011. Prague, August 2011.
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Strąpoć, D. Global occurrences of biogenic coal bed methane: Implications to energy industry. Science Party meeting
for IODP Expedition 337 (Shimokita), drilling vessel CHIKYU. Tokyo, August 2010.
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Strąpoć, D., Holba, A. Gas isotopes in exploration and production of coal bed methane (CBM), shale gas, and oil. 10th
Meeting of European Society for Isotope Research (ESIR), Poland, June 2009.
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Strąpoć, D., Ashby, M., Wood, L., Levinson, R., Huizinga, B., 2009. New insight into complexity of subsurface
methanogenic pathways: CO2-reduction and acetate-fermentation are not alone. ISMOS-2, Denmark, June 2009.
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Strąpoć, D., Picardal, F., Turich, C., Schaperdoth, I., Macalady, J., Lipp, J.S., Lin, Y.-S., Ertefai, T.F., Schubotz, F., Hinrichs,
K.-U., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A., 2008. Methanogenic microbial degradation of organic matter in Indiana coal
beds. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), San Antonio, April 2008.
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Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A., Eble, C., Rupp., J. Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen stable
isotope ratios of coalbed gases in southeastern part of the Illinois Basin. Eastern Section AAPG, September 2007,
Lexington, Kentucky.
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Henning, M., Strąpoć, D., Sauer, P., Fong, J., Schimmelmann, A., Mastalerz, M., 2007. Flexible inlet system for on-line
compound-specific δD and δ13C analyses of natural gases. IX ESIR Meeting, Cluj, Romania, June 2007.
Strąpoć, D. Coalbed gas, shale gas, and CO2-sequestration in the eastern part of the Illinois Basin. ConocoPhillips,
Houston, April 2007.
Strąpoć, D. Coalbed gas in Illinois Basin: Geochemical, hydrogeological, and microbiological study. DFG-Research
Center Ocean Margins, University of Bremen, Germany, October 2006.
Strąpoć, D. Coalbed gas, shale gas, and CO2-sequestration in Illinois Basin: Geochemical, hydrogeological, and
microbiological study. Shell, Rijkswijk, Netherlands, October 2006.
Strąpoć, D. Compositional and isotopic characterization of coalbed gases and associated waters in the Illinois Basin,
Indiana. Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Organic Geochemistry, New Hampshire, USA, August 2006.
Strąpoć, D., Schimmelmann, A., Mastalerz, M., 2005. Microbially-derived methane in coalbed gases: compoundspecific carbon-isotopic study of coalbed gases from the Illinois Basin, USA. VIII ESIR Meeting, Leipzig, June 2005.
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A., Eble, C., 2005. Biogenic and thermogenic coalbed gas in the Illinois
Basin: insight from compound-specific carbon isotopic ratios. International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry
(IMOG), Seville, Spain, September 2005.
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A., 2004. Carbon and hydrogen isotopic signatures of coalbed gases from
Indiana: methodological and genetic implications. Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, Denver,
November, 2004.
PRESENTATIONS, CO-AUTHORED
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Holba, A.G., Strąpoć, D., Kleibacker, D.W., Wright, L., Veldhuis, J.H., 2010. Applications of Mud Gas Geochemistry to Oil
Field Development. AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedberg, Vail, CO, June 2010.
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Turich, C.H., Perfetta, H., Strąpoć, D., Hannon, R., Michael, G.E., 2010. Application of real time mass spectrometry
during development drilling, Qannik Field, North Slope, Alaska. AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedberg, Vail, CO, June 2010.
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Strąpoć, D., M. Mastalerz, and A. Schimmelmann (2007) Geochemical constraints on the origin and volume of shale
gases in the eastern Illinois Basin. 33rd CSCOP-24th TSOP-59th ICCP Annual Meetings, Victoria, BC, Canada, Aug 2007.
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Ochmański, T., Strąpoć, D., Moore, C., Sarkar, A., 2007. Isotopic signatures of Llandoverian open marine beded cherts
from Bardo Syncline, Holy Cross Mountains, Central Poland, Preliminary results. IX ESIR, Cluj, Romania, June 2007.
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Górka, M., Jędrysek, M.-O., Strąpoć, D., 2007. Isotopic composition of precipitation sulphates as an indicator of
pollutant origin in Wroclaw (SW Poland) precipitations. IX ESIR, Cluj, Romania, June 2007.
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Schimmelmann, A., Strąpoć, D., Sauer, P., Fong, J., 2007. 5-year, 100-240°C heating of oils and source rocks in waters
with different D: CF-IRMS of C1-C4 hydrocarbon gases records H-isotope exchange with H2O. 7th AIG Symposium,
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Sept 2007.
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Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Strąpoć, D., Solano-Acosta. W., Rupp, J., 2006. Variations in coal properties in high
volatile bituminous coals; Implications for coalbed gas content. TSOP meeting, Beijing, China, Sept, 2006.
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Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Rupp, J., Strąpoć, D., 2005. Influence of petrographic composition of coal on desorption
and adsorption capacity of carbon dioxide and methane; Examples from Indiana, USA. ICCP, Greece, Sept2005.
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Mastalerz, M., Strąpoć, D., Schimmelmann, A., 2005. Isotopic signatures of coalbed gases from high volatile
bituminous coals and associated roof lithologies in Indiana, Illinois Basin. Coalbed methane: Back to Basics of Coal
Geology, 2005 Gussow Geoscience Conference, Canmore, Alberta, March 2005.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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Strąpoć, D., Michael, G.E., Roper, J., Vennes, D., Maguire, M., 2010. Insights into shale gas production & storage from
gas chemistry – what is it telling us? AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedberg, Austin, Texas, USA, Dec 2010.
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Wawrik, B., Callaghan, A.V., Davidova, I.A., Liang, Y. Martin, K., Mendivelso, M., Parisi, V.A., Suflita, J.M., Van
Nostrand, J., Zhou, J., Huizinga, B.J., Strąpoć, D. Field and laboratory studies on the bioconversion of coal to methane.
ISME, Seattle, Aug 2010.
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Dawson, K., Strąpoć, D., Huizinga, B.J., Macalady, J., 2010. Quantitative FISH analysis of microbial consortia from a
biogenic gas field in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska. GRC, Organic Geochemistry, New Hampshire, USA, Aug 2010.
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Strąpoć, D., Picardal, F., Lin, Y.-S., Hinrichs, K.-U., Schaperdoth, I., Macalady, J., Turich, C., Mastalerz, M.,
Schimmelmann, A., Wakeham, S., Ready, C., Nelson, R., Holba, A., 2008. Bugs–biodegradation–gas: a geochemical
story behind ongoing CBM generation in the Illinois Basin. GRC, Org. Geochemistry, New Hampshire, USA, Aug 2008
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Mastalerz, M., Drobniak, A., Strąpoć, D., Solano-Acosta, W., Rupp, J., 2007. Variations in pore characteristics of high
volatile bituminous coals: Implications for coalbed gas content. Annual GSA Meeting Abstracts with Programs,
Denver, Oct 2007, 297 – Best Poster Award.
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Strąpoć, D., Picardal, F., Lin, Y.-S., Hinrichs, K.-U., Schaperdoth, I., Macalady, J., Turich, C., Freeman, K., Mastalerz, M.,
Schimmelmann, A., 2007. Microbial coalbed methane in the Illinois Basin: substrate competition of the genetic
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pathways. IMOG, Torque, England, Sept 2007.
Strąpoć, D., Picardal, F., Schaperdoth, I., Macalady, J., Turich, C., Mastalerz. M., Schimmelmann, A., 2007. Coalbed
methane-producing microbial community in the Illinois Basin. ASM, Toronto, Canada, May 2007.
Strąpoć, D., Mastalerz. M., Eble, C., Schimmelmann, A., 2006. Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen stable isotope
ratios of coalbed gases in southeastern Illinois Basin. AAPG, Perth, Australia, November 2006.
Strąpoć, D., Schimmelmann A, Mastalerz M., 2005. Carbon isotope fractionation of methane and CO2 during coalbed
gas desorption from coal, Illinois Basin, USA. VIII ESIR Meeting, Leipzig, June 2005. Best Poster Award Young Scientists
Strąpoć, D., Beard, B., Schieber, J., 2005. What can the fingerprint of a primitive bacteria look like? A carbon and iron
stable isotopic study of an iron-oxidizing bacterial community. 36th LPSC, Houston, Texas, March, 2005.
Strąpoć, D., Schieber J, 2004. Carbon isotope characteristics of iron-oxidizing bacterial mats, Jackson Creek,
Bloomington, IN, USA. VII ESIR Meeting, Graz, June 2004.
Strąpoć, D., Schieber J., 2004. Carbon Isotope Characteristics of Spring-fed Iron-precipitating Microbial Mats. 35th
LPSC, Houston, Texas, March, 2004.
EDITORIAL WORK
Reviewed manuscripts for:
Organic Geochemistry
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology
Geochemical Transactions
Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Applied Geochemistry
DOE Grants
SHORT COURSES
Jan 2011
Feb 2010
Mar 2009
Sep 2007
Oct 2004
Mar 2003
BasinMod 1D geochemical hydrocarbon generation modeling software
IsoLogica – isotope geochem software training
Pirouette statistical software package training
Oil biodegradation (IMOG, 2007)
Core description (Indiana Geological Survey)
Landmark’s Stratworks software (Indiana University)
AFFILIATIONS
since April 2008
since April 2007
since May 2006
2005-2006
since Oct 2004
since Aug 2004
2003-2007
since 1995
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Sigma Psi
Indiana Soccer League (Referee)
Geological Society of America (GSA)
European Society for Isotope Research (ESIR), Advisory Board (2007-2009)
Bloomington International Football Club
Mars Society
LANGUAGES
Polish (native)
English (proficient)
Russian (good)
SOFTWARE
Microsoft office
CorelDraw
1D BasinMod
Pirouette
Stratgraphics
Spotfire
BioEdit
Mega3
PCORD
proficient
proficient
proficient
good
good
good
good
good
good
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Phreeqc
Isologica
Trinity
Permedia Mpath
ChromEdge Peakview
ArcMap
R
good
good
good
good
moderate
moderate
novice
REFERENCES
Maria Mastalerz, Ph.D.
Indiana Geological Survey
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
mmastale@indiana.edu
Arndt Schimmelmann, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
aschimme@indiana.edu
Flynn Picardal, Ph.D.
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
picardal@indiana.edu
Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Ph.D.
MARUM and Dept. of Geosciences
University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
khinrichs@uni-bremen.de
Katherine Freeman, Ph.D.
Penn State Institutes of Energy and Environment
Penn State, University Park, PA, USA
khf4@psu.edu
Jennifer Macalady, Ph.D.
Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
Penn State, University Park, PA, USA
jlm80@psu.edu
Stewart Wakeham, Ph.D.
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
University System of Georgia, Savannah, GA, USA
stuart.wakeham@skio.usg.edu
Matt Ashby, Ph.D.
Taxon Biosciences
Tiburon, CA, USA
ashbym@taxon.com
Mariusz O. Jędrysek, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences
Wrocław University, Wrocław, POLAND
morion@ing.uni.wroc.pl
Bradley J. Huizinga
ConocoPhillips
Houston, TX, USA
bradley.j.huizinga@conocophillips.com
Albert Holba, Ph.D.
Conocophilps
Houston, TX, USA
albert.g.holba@conocophillips.com
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