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Jody Wycech

Jody is the project chief and manager of the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory. The laboratory provides analytical capabilities and technical expertise in support of research and assessment projects within the USGS Energy Resource Program with a commitment to the provision of quality petroleum organic geochemistry and mineralogy data.

Professional Experience

  • 1/2024-Present, Laboratory Manager, USGS CERSC

  • 7/2020-12/2023, Chemist, USGS CERSC

  • 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

Discovery of giant and conventional magnetofossils bookending Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

Conventional magnetofossils are the remains of magnetotactic bacteria and giant magnetofossils are the remains of iron biomineralizing organisms that have not yet been identified. We report the oldest robust conventional and giant magnetofossil records, ~97 Ma, from marine sediments drilled in Holland Park, Virginia, USA. The Holland Park core records the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary and Oceanic-A
Authors
Courtney L. Wagner, Ioan Lascu, Jean Self-Trail, Tim Gooding, Kenneth J.T. Livi, Gianna Greger, Kristina Frank Gardner, Jody Brae Wycech, Mark F. Dreier, Tom Oliver
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Comparison of δ13C analyses of individual foraminifer (Orbulina universa) shells by secondary ion mass spectrometry and gas source mass spectrometry

Rationale: The use of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to perform micrometer-scale in situ carbon isotope (δ13C) analyses of shells of marine microfossils called planktic foraminifers holds promise to explore calcification and ecological processes. The potential of this technique, however, cannot be realized without comparison to traditional whole-shell δ13C values measured by gas source mas
Authors
Jody Brae Wycech, Daniel Clay Kelly, Reinhard Kozdon, Akizumi Ishida, Kouki Kitajima, Howard J. Spero, John W. Valley
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
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A series of silver gas cylinders

Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a suite of natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Details regarding development of the HCG RMs are provided in USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5136. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and...
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
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Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a suite of natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Details regarding development of the HCG RMs are provided in USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5136. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and...
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The Stable Carbon Isotope Dataset of Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells Measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry

This data release contains data associated with the journal article, “Comparison of δ13C Analyses on Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry”. Data tables are comprised of stable carbon isotope (δ13C) measurements of planktic foraminifer (Orbulina universa) shells measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and co
By
Central Energy Resources Science Center

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

The data release contains biomarker data generated by Gas Chromatography-Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry in the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory. The data was used to determine the precision and accuracy of one daily operating standard for the method entitled, "Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis of Crude Oil and Rock Extracts by Gas C
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Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

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.

By
Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

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.

By
Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory

Science and Products

Discovery of giant and conventional magnetofossils bookending Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

Conventional magnetofossils are the remains of magnetotactic bacteria and giant magnetofossils are the remains of iron biomineralizing organisms that have not yet been identified. We report the oldest robust conventional and giant magnetofossil records, ~97 Ma, from marine sediments drilled in Holland Park, Virginia, USA. The Holland Park core records the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary and Oceanic-A
Authors
Courtney L. Wagner, Ioan Lascu, Jean Self-Trail, Tim Gooding, Kenneth J.T. Livi, Gianna Greger, Kristina Frank Gardner, Jody Brae Wycech, Mark F. Dreier, Tom Oliver
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Comparison of δ13C analyses of individual foraminifer (Orbulina universa) shells by secondary ion mass spectrometry and gas source mass spectrometry

Rationale: The use of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to perform micrometer-scale in situ carbon isotope (δ13C) analyses of shells of marine microfossils called planktic foraminifers holds promise to explore calcification and ecological processes. The potential of this technique, however, cannot be realized without comparison to traditional whole-shell δ13C values measured by gas source mas
Authors
Jody Brae Wycech, Daniel Clay Kelly, Reinhard Kozdon, Akizumi Ishida, Kouki Kitajima, Howard J. Spero, John W. Valley
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
link
A series of silver gas cylinders

Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a suite of natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Details regarding development of the HCG RMs are provided in USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5136. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and...
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
link

Stable Isotope Natural Gas Reference Materials

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a suite of natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Details regarding development of the HCG RMs are provided in USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5136. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and...
Learn More

The Stable Carbon Isotope Dataset of Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells Measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry

This data release contains data associated with the journal article, “Comparison of δ13C Analyses on Individual Foraminifer (Orbulina universa) Shells by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Source Mass Spectrometry”. Data tables are comprised of stable carbon isotope (δ13C) measurements of planktic foraminifer (Orbulina universa) shells measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and co
By
Central Energy Resources Science Center

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

The data release contains biomarker data generated by Gas Chromatography-Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry in the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory. The data was used to determine the precision and accuracy of one daily operating standard for the method entitled, "Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis of Crude Oil and Rock Extracts by Gas C
By
Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

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.

By
Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

PGRL Method for Qualitative Biomarker Analysis by GC-MSD

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.

By
Central Energy Resources Science Center, Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
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