Research interests

• Seismic modelling of the Earth’s crust
• Analysis of seismic and gravity data
• Uncertainty estimation in geophysical models
• Inversion methods
• Near-surface seismic
• Permafrost studies
• Environmental seismology

Degrees

• 2022, Professor in Earth Sciences
• 2014, Habilitation degree in Earth Sciences, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences,PL
• 2006, PhD in Physics with distinction, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, PL
• 2002, Master in Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, PL

Positions

• 2023 – present, Professor, Head of Geophysical Imaging Department, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
• 2015 - 2023, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
• 2014 - 2023, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
• 2006 - 2014, Assistant Professor, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL

Longer stays abroad:

• 2008 - 2010, Post-doc, R&D centre, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, UK
• 2007, 3-month stay at Durham University, cooperation with Prof. Richard Hobbs
• 2006 - 2013, Several visits (total 8 month) to dr Elena Kozlovskaya, Oulu University, Finland

Ongoing large research projects

• Seismic imaging and monitoring of environmentally induced changes in the structure of critical large scale artificial and natural objects, OPUS NCN (2023-2026), PI
• Geo-INQUIRE Geosphere Infrastructures for questions into integrated research, Horizon-infra-2021-serv-01-07 call of Horizon Europe (2022-2026), WP9 leader (Fostering cross-disciplinary research of the Earth through training and workshops)

Past projects

• Relationship of permafrost with geomorphology, geology and cryospheric components based on geophysical research of the Hans glacier forefield and its surroundings (2017 - 2020): National Science Center (NCN), PI
• Three dimensional model of the lithosphere in Poland with verification of seismic parameters of the wave field (2016 - 2019): National Science Center (NCN), PI
• Refraction and reflection seismic - joint interpretation with the uncertainty analysis (2013 - 2016): National Science Center (NCN), PI
• Integrated 3D refraction seismic analysis for Poland (2010 - 2011): Ministry of Science and Higher Education, PI

Publications (10 in the last 10 years):

• Marciniak A., Majdański M., Dobiński W., Owoc B., Cader J., 2024, The hypothesis of the shape of the permafrost in Hornsund, Spitsbergen and the potential impact of its degradation on the Arctic, Catena, 235, 107689, 10.1016/j.catena.2023.107689
• Majdański M., Dobiński W., Marciniak A., Owoc B., Glazer M., Osuch M., Wawrzyniak T., 2022, Variations of permafrost under freezing and thawing conditions in the coastal catchment Fuglebekken (Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard), Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 33 (3), 264-276, doi: 10.1002/ppp.2147
• Yasin Q., Majdanski M., Awan RS., Golsanami N., 2022, An Analytical Hierarchy-Based Method for Quantifying Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation to Improve Geothermal Well Productivity, Energies, 15 (19), 7368, DOI: 10.3390/en15197368
• Marciniak A., Stan-Kłeczek I., Idziak A.F., Majdański M., 2019. Uncertainty based multi-step seismic analysis for near-surface imaging. Open Geosciences, 11 (1), 727-737, doi: 10.1515/geo-2019-0057
• Majdański M., Grzyb J., Owoc B., Krogulec T., Wysocka A., 2018. Near-surface structure of the Carpathian Foredeep marginal zone in the Roztocze Hills area. Acta Geophysica, 66 (2), 179-189, doi: 10.1007/s11600-018-0131-4
• Majdański M., Trzeciak M., Gaczyński E., Maksym A., 2016. Seismic velocity estimation from post-critical wide-angle reflections in layered structures. Studia geophysica et geodaetica, 60 (3), 565-582, doi: 10.1007/s11200-015-1268-0
• Malinowski M., Guterch A., Narkiewicz M., Petecki Z., Janik T., Środa P., Maksym A., Probulski J., Grad M., Czuba W., Gaczyński E., Majdański M., Jankowski L., 2015. Geophysical constraints on the crustal structure of the East European Platform margin and its foreland based on the POLCRUST-01 deep reflection seismic profile. Tectonophysics, 653, 109-126, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2015.03.029
• Janutyte I., Majdański M., Voss P., Kozlovskaya E., 2015. Upper mantle structure around the Trans-European Suture Zone obtained by teleseismic tomography. Solid Earth, 6 (1), 73-91, doi: 10.5194/se-6-73-2015
• Majdański M., Polkowski M., 2014. The Uncertainty of 2D Models Along Wide Angle Seismic Profiles. Pure and applied geophysics, 171 (9), 2277-2287
• Janutyte I., Kozlovskaya E., Majdański M., Voss P., Budraitis M., 2014. Traces of the crustal units and the upper-mantle structure in the southwestern part of the East European Craton. Solid Earth, 5 (2), 821-836, doi: 10.5194/se-5-821-2014