Tiago Alves

Dr. Tiago Alves is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, where he leads the 3D Seismic Laboratory. His work focuses on marine geology, petroleum systems, and sustainable geoscience approaches, with extensive international collaboration across continents. He maintains strong connections with academic institutions and industry partners worldwide, contributing significantly to research on continental margins and geohazard assessment.

Dr. Alves specializes in marine geology and geophysics, with research spanning petroleum geology, carbon capture and storage, environmental studies of continental shelves, sequence stratigraphy, and basin analysis. His work addresses critical UN Sustainable Development Goals including Affordable and Clean Energy (7), Decent Work and Economic Growth (8), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (9), Climate Action (13), and Life Below Water (14). He combines theoretical and applied approaches to develop sustainable geoenergy solutions that include carbon sequestration, hydrogen, and geothermal energy.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on continental margin evolution, submarine landslides, salt tectonics, and basin analysis across diverse regions including the South China Sea, Brazilian margins, Mediterranean, North Sea, and African continental margins. The research employs advanced 3D seismic analysis, machine learning approaches, and integrates field studies with laboratory work to address fundamental questions in sedimentary basin evolution and geohazard assessment.

• Ranked as the most prolific author worldwide (2001-2020) on submarine landslides
• Named among Stanford University's top 2% scientists worldwide
• Recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Editor Award at Marine and Petroleum Geology
• Lifetime Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
• Vice-treasurer of the Energy Group at the Geological Society of London
• Member of UKRI's Marine Facilities Advisory Board

Dr. Alves has supervised 18 PhD projects, 22 MESci theses, and 2 MSc dissertations to completion, with 6 PhD projects currently in progress. His research is supported by industry partnerships and research councils globally, focusing on environmental impact assessment of hydrocarbon exploration, sustainable geoenergy solutions, and continental margin evolution. He has participated in numerous research expeditions worldwide, including IODP Expedition 333 to the Nankai Trough.

As leader of the 3D Seismic Laboratory, Dr. Alves oversees research analyzing sedimentary basin evolution from early rifting to passive and subduction phases. His work spans key study areas including Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Africa, Gulf of Mexico, South China Sea, North Sea, Norway, Japan, and Australia, making significant contributions to understanding continental margin processes and their implications for resource exploration and environmental management.