This method identifies biomarkers in sedimentary organic matter, including rock extracts and petroleum, to provide insight into thermal maturity, depositional environment, reservoir characterization, oil-to-oil and oil-to-rock correlation, and source rock characterization.
Jody Wycech
Jody is a petroleum geochemist analyzing organic biomarkers and stable isotopes in oil and gas samples to support energy research and assessment endeavors.
Professional Experience
7/2020-Present, Chemist, USGS
10/2019-12/2019, Geochemistry Intern, Terra Laboratories
10/2017-9/2019, Geoscience Postdoctoral Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU-Boulder
8/2012-8/2017, Graduate Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant, UW-Madison
5/2012-8/2012, Analytical Chemist, Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute
8/2011-5/2012, Instrument Technician, Grand Valley State University Chemistry Department
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Geoscience (Environmental Engineering Minor), 2017, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (Advisor: Clay Kelly)
B.S., Environmental Chemistry (Geology and Business Minors), 2012, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Science and Products
Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials
The Stable Carbon Isotope Dataset of Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells Measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry
Daily operating standard data used for verification of the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis of Crude Oil and Rock Extracts by Gas Chromatography-Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
This method identifies biomarkers in sedimentary organic matter, including rock extracts and petroleum, to provide insight into thermal maturity, depositional environment, reservoir characterization, oil-to-oil and oil-to-rock correlation, and source rock characterization.
Comparison of δ13C analyses of individual foraminifer (Orbulina universa) shells by secondary ion mass spectrometry and gas source mass spectrometry
Science and Products
Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials
The Stable Carbon Isotope Dataset of Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells Measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry
Daily operating standard data used for verification of the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis of Crude Oil and Rock Extracts by Gas Chromatography-Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
This method identifies biomarkers in sedimentary organic matter, including rock extracts and petroleum, to provide insight into thermal maturity, depositional environment, reservoir characterization, oil-to-oil and oil-to-rock correlation, and source rock characterization.
This method identifies biomarkers in sedimentary organic matter, including rock extracts and petroleum, to provide insight into thermal maturity, depositional environment, reservoir characterization, oil-to-oil and oil-to-rock correlation, and source rock characterization.