Vincent Nowaczewski

Vincent Nowaczewski
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Clippinger 329
Earth and Environmental Geosciences
email address nowaczewski2@ohio.edu
phone number 740.593.9435

Education

Ph.D. Geology 2024, University of Cincinnati
M.Sc. Geology 2011, The University of Kansas
B.Sc. Geology 2009, Lake Superior State University

Biography

I have been an assistant professor of instruction at Ohio University since August 2024. Before Ohio University, my work experience included eight years as a geologist at a domestic energy company. During my time in the energy industry, I developed skills in subsurface mapping, operations geology, exploration geochemistry, basin analysis, and 1D and pseudo-3D basin modeling. Before working as a geologist, I earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) and a Master of Science degree at the University of Kansas (KU). My scholarly work at LSSU and KU focused on micro- and molecular paleontology. After working in industry, I earned my doctorate at the University of Cincinnati (UC), where I studied and published on late Paleozoic tectonism of North America, communicating results of finite element geomechanical modeling, field geology, and basin analysis. I joined the faculty at Ohio University immediately after completing my doctorate. My interests center on tectonic processes and the emergence of stratigraphic and fossil records, and I am keen to share my knowledge through teaching. Lastly, I am always open to mentoring students and collaborating on research projects. I invite anyone interested to contact me using my OHIO email address or visit me at my office in Clippinger Laboratories.

Research Interests

  • Sedimentary tectonics
  • Intracratonic deformation
  • Basin analysis
  • Stratigraphy/Sedimentology
  • Invertebrate Paleontology/Biostratigraphy

My research addresses the sedimentary tectonics of late Paleozoic North America. Currently, I explore the links between North American intracratonic deformation and sedimentation during the assembly of Pangaea. I work to understand these connections using a combination of numerical modeling, field mapping, and laboratory methods.

Publications

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D.M., & Vaughan, B.L. (2024). Towards a comprehensive boundary tectonism model for the late Paleozoic Ancestral Rocky Mountain orogeny. Journal of Structural Geology, 189(105275), 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105275 (opens in a new window).

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D.M., & Vaughan, B.L. (2024). The impact of continental shape in 3D geomechanical models of ancient orogenic belts: An example from the Ancestral Rocky Mountain orogeny. Journal of Structural Geology, 182(105115), 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105115 (opens in a new window).

Marshall, A.O., Nowaczewski, V., & Marshall, C.P. (2013). Microchemical differentiation of conodont and scolecodont microfossils. Palaios, 28(7), 433-437.

Presentations and Awards

Nowaczewski, V.S., and Sturmer, D.M., (2023). Geologic Map of the Spruce Mountain Nevada 7.5’ Quadrangle with an Emphasis on Middle Pennsylvanian Tectonism. GSA Connects, Geological Society of America, Pittsburg, PA.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D.M., Vaughan, B.L., (2023). Finding a Boundary Tectonism Model Generating a Continental Stress Field Compatible with Ancestral Rocky Mountain Uplifts. GSA Connects, Geological Society of America, Pittsburg, PA.

Nowaczewski, V.S., and Sturmer, D.M., (2023). Source Rock Evaluation of the Hogan Formation on the Spruce Spur in Elko County, Nevada. AAPG IMAGE 2023, Houston, TX.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D.M., Vaughan, B.L., (2023). Maps of Continental Scale Tectonic Stress/Strain with a Focus Upon the Ancestral Rocky Mountain Orogeny. AAPG IMAGE 2023, Houston, TX.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D. M., & Vaughan, B. L., (2023). Evaluating the relative importance of boundary displacements and continent shape in governing interior stress and strain during the Ancestral Rocky Mountain Orogeny with a 3-dimensional finite element method. Rocky Mountain Section – 73rd Annual Meeting – 2023, Geological Society of America, Fort Collins, CO.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D. M. & Vaughan, B. L., (2023). A 3-dimensional geomechanical finite element method comparison between models of continental boundary tectonism explaining the Ancestral Rocky Mountain Orogeny. Rocky Mountain Section – 73rd Annual Meeting – 2023, Geological Society of America, Fort Collins, CO.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D., Doyle, M. J. & Furlong, S. T., (2023). Preliminary Geologic Map of the Spruce Mountain 7.5’ Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada. Cordilleran Section – 119th Annual Meeting – 2023, Geological Society of America, Reno, NV.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Sturmer, D. & Dietsch, C., (2021). Comparing Simple- and Pure-Shear Models for Ancestral Rocky Mountains Deformation. North/South Central Section Meeting, Geological Society of America.

Nowaczewski, V.S., Barton, J., Lagunes, B., Tang, A., & Lewan, M.D., (2019). Low-Temperature Hydrous Pyrolysis (LTHP) on Oil-Field Core Samples For Estimating Original In-Place Retained Oil in Mature Source Rocks and Tight Reservoirs. AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, March 4, 2019.

Nowaczewski, V. S., Lewan, M., Barton, J., Palmer, C., Tang, A., & Chipera, S. (2016). Evaluating petroleum character and charge from different source-rock lithologies in the Woodford Shale and Caney Shale with hydrous pyrolysis. AAPG Search and Discovery, 51251.

Nowaczewski, V., Seyedolali, A., Hoaglund, S., Full, B., Tang, A., Barton, J., ... & Wytovich D. (2015) Pennsylvanian Source Rocks in the Anadarko Basin: An Example from the Missourian Series Hogshooter Formation in Mills Ranch Field (TX & OK). AAPG Search and Discovery, 20328.

Nowaczewski, V.S., & Marshall, C. P. (2011). FTIR Micro-Spectroscopy of Scolecodont and Conodont Microfossils from the Woodford Shale, south-central Oklahoma. In 2011 GSA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.

Nowaczewski, V.S. (2011). Microfauna and Biomarkers of the Woodford Shale: Western Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, (Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 4).

Courses Taught

  • GEOL 4760/5760: Subsurface Methods
  • GEOL 5640: Regional Tectonics
  • GEOL 3600/5600: Structural Geology
  • GEOL 3500/5500: Stratigraphy/Sedimentology
  • GEOL 1350: Natural Disasters

Professional Appointments

  • Aug 2024 - present, Assistant Professor of Instruction
  • 2011 - 2019, Petroleum Geologist