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Stefan Piasecki is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark with a research focus spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work is primarily situated within the subfields of Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

Piasecki's scientific contributions include detailed geological and stratigraphic studies primarily related to Greenland and Scandinavia. The recent papers authored in collaboration cover various aspects of lithostratigraphy, tectono-sedimentary frameworks, and regional geological impacts. Notable publications include:

  • Cretaceous lithostratigraphy of North-East Greenland, 2020, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
  • Jurassic stratigraphy of East Greenland, 2021, GEUS Bulletin
  • A new stratigraphic framework for the Miocene - Lower Pliocene deposits offshore Scandinavia: A multiscale approach, 2020, Geological Journal
  • Central East and NE Greenland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East Greenland Rifted Margin, Greenland Sea, 2021, Geological Society London Memoirs
  • Regional impact of Early Cretaceous tectono-magmatic uplift in the Arctic: Implications of new data from eastern North Greenland, 2020, Terra Nova

Their research topics address a range of geological themes:

  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes

Stefan Piasecki frequently publishes in established scientific journals, with the most recurrent venues including:

  • GEUS Bulletin
  • Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
  • Terra Nova
  • Geological Journal
  • Geological Society London Memoirs

Collaborations play a significant role in their work, with frequent co-authors being Peter Alsen, Jørgen A. Bojesen-Koefoed, Jussi Hovikoski, Morten Bjerager, and Jon R. Ineson, reflecting a network of expert partnerships that support multidisciplinary approaches in their research fields.

Best Publications

  • Terrestrial and marine extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary synchronized with major carbon-cycle perturbation: A link to initiation of massive volcanism?

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Stuart A. Robinson;Finn Surlyk;Stefan Piasecki

  • The Permian of the Western Margin of the Greenland Sea—A Future Exploration Target

    F. Surlyk;J. M. Hurst;S. Piasecki;F. Rolle

  • Neogene dinocyst zonation for the eastern North Sea Basin, Denmark

    Karen Dybkjær;Stefan Piasecki

  • Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Oligocene - Miocene succession of Denmark

    Erik Skovbjerg Rasmussen;Karen Dybkjær;Stefan Piasecki

  • Hot acidic Late Permian seas stifle life in record time

    Svetoslav Georgiev;Holly J. Stein;Judith L. Hannah;Bernard Bingen

  • The Permian–Triassic boundary in central East Greenland: past and present views

    L. Stemmerik;S. Piasecki;S.E. Bendix Almgreen

  • Depositional history and petroleum geology of the Carboniferous to Cretaceous sediments in the northern part of East Greenland

    L. Stemmerik;F.G. Christiansen;S. Piasecki;B. Jordt

  • Dating of late Paleozoic rifting events in the North Atlantic: New biostratigraphic data from the uppermost Devonian and Carboniferous of East Greenland

    Lars Stemmerik;Jorunn Os Vigran;Stefan Piasecki

  • Bivalve mass mortality caused by toxic dinoflagellate blooms in a Berriasian-Valanginian lagoon, Bornholm, Denmark

    Nanna Noe-Nygaard;Finn Surlyk;Stefan Piasecki

  • Miocene climate evolution of northern Europe: A palynological investigation from Denmark

    Linda M. Larsson;Karen Dybkjær;Erik S. Rasmussen;Stefan Piasecki

  • Palynostratigraphy of the Lower Tertiary volcanics and marine clastic sediments in the southern part of the West Greenland Basin: implications for the timing and duration of the volcanism

    S Piasecki;L.M Larsen;A.K Pedersen;G.K Pedersen

  • Timing and duration of Early Tertiary volcanism in the North Atlantic: new evidence from West Greenland

    Lotte M. Larsen;Asger K. Pedersen;Gunver K. Pedersen;Stefan Piasecki

  • Late Cenozoic depositional history of the Danish North Sea Basin: implications for the petroleum systems in the Kraka, Halfdan, Siri and Nini fields

    E. S. Rasmussen;O. V. Vejbæk;T. Bidstrup;S. Piasecki

  • The Permian base of East Greenland

    F. Surlyk;S. Piasecki;F. Rolle;L. Stemmerik

  • Neogene dinoflagellate cysts from Davis Strait, offshore West Greenland

    Stefan Piasecki

  • Dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy of the Miocene Hodde and Gram Formations, Denmark

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  • Palynology and terrestrial ecosystem change of the Middle Triassic to lowermost Jurassic succession of the eastern Danish Basin

    Sofie Lindström;Mikael Erlström;Stefan Piasecki;Stefan Piasecki;Lars Henrik Nielsen

  • Depositional Environment and Organic Geochemistry of the Upper Permian Ravnefjeld Formation Source Rock in East Greenland

    F. G. Christiansen;S. Piasecki;L. Stemmerik;N. Telnaes

  • Chemical signals for oxidative weathering predict Re–Os isochroneity in black shales, East Greenland

    Svetoslav Georgiev;Holly J. Stein;Judith L. Hannah;Hermann M. Weiss

  • A Cretaceous dinoflagellate cyst zonation for NE Greenland

    H. Nøhr-Hansen;S. Piasecki;S. Piasecki;P. Alsen

  • Palynology of the Permian of Northern Continents: A Review

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  • Tsunami propagation over a wide, shallow continental shelf caused by the Storegga slide, southeastern North Sea, Denmark

    M. Fruergaard;M. Fruergaard;S. Piasecki;S. Piasecki;P.N. Johannessen;N. Noe-Nygaard

  • Petroleum geological investigations in East Greenland: project ‘Resources of the sedimentary basins of North and East Greenland’

    Lars Stemmerik;Ole R. Clausen;John Korstgård;Michael Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Stemmerik
Lars Stemmerik University of Copenhagen
Finn Surlyk
Finn Surlyk University of Copenhagen
Lars Henrik Nielsen
Lars Henrik Nielsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Henrik I. Petersen
Henrik I. Petersen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Thorbjørn Joest Andersen
Thorbjørn Joest Andersen University of Copenhagen
Morten Pejrup
Morten Pejrup University of Copenhagen
Holly J. Stein
Holly J. Stein University of Oslo
Erik Thomsen
Erik Thomsen Aarhus University
Stuart A. Robinson
Stuart A. Robinson University of Oxford
Bernard Bingen
Bernard Bingen Université Libre de Bruxelles

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