Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki in the Jack Hills, Western Australia at the location where the Hadean zircons have been discovered.

Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki

University of Alabama, Department of Geological Sciences,

Box 870338, 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

EDUCATION

UC Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA                                                                          Graduation: 06/2014

Ph.D. Geochemistry                                                                                                   

Thesis: Developing zircon as a probe of planetary impact history

UC Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA                                                                           Graduation: 06/2012

M.S. Geochemistry                                                                                                     

UC San Diego - San Diego, CA                                                                                 Graduation: 06/01

B.S.  Biochemistry and Cellular Biology                                                                   

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Wielicki, M.M., 2019. Atom Probe Tomography of Human Kidney Stones, University of Alabama – Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 

Wielicki, M.M., 2019. Applications of Thermochronometry:  From Death Valley to the Popigai Impact Crater, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 

Wielicki, M.M., 2018. Zircon (U-Th)/He dating of terrestrial impact structures: Correlations to global climate change and mass extinction events, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Wielicki, M.M., 2017. Zircon (U-Th)/He dating of terrestrial impact structures: Correlations to global climate change and mass extinction events, DGS Seminar Series, Tuscaloosa, AL

Wielicki, M.M., 2016. A Tale of Two Earths. Geological Sciences Advisory Board meeting, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Wielicki, M.M., 2014. Dating impact events with zircon. 2nd International Symposium, Earth and Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

Wielicki, M. M., Harrison, T. M., 2013. Impacts and Life: New Methods for Identifying Ancient Terrestrial Cratering Events. GSC-GSA Joint Meeting. Chengdu, China.

RELATED WORK AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL

       Assistant Professor (8/2016 – present)

-       Teach courses in geology and geochemistry while maintaining an active research group and securing external funding to address pressing questions in the geosciences.

UCLA – Los Angeles, CA

Post-doctoral Fellow (9/2014 – 8/2016)

-       Research for NSF Continental Dynamics grant ‘Lhasa Block top to bottom – Lithospheric evolution of Asia’s leading edge.’  Research includes two field seasons in Tibet as well as isotopic research (U-Pb, REE, δ18O, εHf) on zircons from granitoids collected.  

-       Provide technical support for visitors on the CAMECA IMS1270 ion microprobe.

GameDesk Inc.- Los Angeles, CA

       Geosciences consultant (2012-present)

-       Provide STEM education consultation for the development of GeoMoto, a K-12 science education game platform supported by the NSF.

UCLA - Los Angeles, CA

Graduate Teaching Assistant (8/2008 – 6/2014)

-       Develop and manage lab activities with lecture instructors for undergraduate courses offered within the EPSS department.

-       Teaching assistant for: EPSS 3 (Astrobiology), EPSS 8 (Earthquakes), EPSS 116 (Paleontology), EPSS 16 (Major Events in the History of Life), EPSS 101 (Earth’s Energy and Environment), EPSS 15 (Oceanography).

State Center Community College District – Fresno, CA

Adjunct Professor of Geology (8/2006 – 6/2008)

-       Instructor of ‘Intro to Physical Geology’, ‘Intro to Earth Science’. ‘Intro to Oceanography’, and ‘Intro to Physical Geography’ courses.

-       Provide lecture information and lab activities to meet CA state requirements for geology and geography at the community college level.

-       Create a fun and challenging learning environment for students through demanding, but engaging, exercises and individual attention and support.

-       Developed new online course format for Geology 9 ‘Intro to Earth Science’.

 

COURSES TAUGHT

-       GEO424/525 Early Earth and the Origin of Life; GEO525 Geo/Thermochronology; GEO101 Dynamic earth (University of Alabama); GEO210 Mineralogy; GEO314 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology;

-       Intro to Physical Geology; Intro to Physical Geography; Intro to Earth Science; Intro to Oceanography (college courses taught at SCCCD in Fresno, CA)

-       Astrobiology; Earthquakes; Paleontology; Major Events in the History of Life; Earth’s Energy and Environment; Oceanography (teaching assistant at UCLA)

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

-       The Nininger Meteorite Award Honorable Mention - ASU and Center for Meteoritic Studies (2011)

-       Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award (2009) – Geological Society of America

-       Reviewer for Geology, PNAS, GCA, EPSL, and many others.

PROFESSIONAL Affiliations

-       American Geophysical Union member (2008-present)

-       Meteoritical Society member (2010-present)

-       Geochemical Society member (2010-present)

INSTRUMENTAL EXPERIENCE

-       Atom Probe Tomography CAMECA LEAP 5000

-       Scanning electron microscope (SEM) – Tescan Vega-3 & LEO 1430

-       Electron microprobe (EMP) – JEOL 8600

-       Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) – CAMECA ims1270 + ims1280 HR

-       Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) – NEPTUNE

-       X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - PANalytical Axios & PANalytical MagiX Pro

-       X-ray diffraction (XRD) – PANalytical X’Pert Pro

-       PTX lab experience – piston-cylinder presses, cold-seal hydrothermal bombs, etc.