Alcalde Martín, Juan

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Juan Alcalde Martín

Contract Scientist (Juan de la Cierva - Incorporación)

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+34 93 634 4651 Ext. 440660

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Publications

Personal Information

Educational Background

2014 PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain).
2011 MSc in Geophysics, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain).
2008 BSc in Geology, University of Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain).

Research experience and employment history

2018:Present Honorary Researcher, at University of Aberdeen.
2018 Geophysicist, Lithica SCCL, Spain.
2017-2018: Research Fellow, at University of Aberdeen.
2017 Geophysicist, GMS Internacional
2015-2017: Research Fellow, at University of Aberdeen.
2013-2015: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, at University of Edinburgh.
2009-2013: MSc and PhD grant holder, Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera ICTJA-CSIC, Spain. Funded by CIUDEN Foundation.
2009 Seismic survey land surveyor/permit man, CGGVeritas Spain.

Research Interests

Carbon Capture and Storage
Geoenergy
Reflection seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation
Geophysics
Mineral exploration
Negative emission technologies
Reservoir characterisation
Uncertainty in Geosciences
Cognitive biases
Fracture networks

Past Projects

Outreach and awards

Awards & mentions

PhD Cum Laude with International Mention.
2017 Best Recent Paper Award, AAPG Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division (PSGD), for the article “The importance of structural model availability on seismic interpretation”, por Alcalde et al.
Runners up Image of the Year in the British Geophysical Association, with the image “Hands-on interpretation”.

PUBLICATIONS

2023

2022

Geophysical Imaging of the Critical Zone along the Eastern Betic Shear Zone (EBSZ), SE Iberian Peninsula

Handoyo, H., Alcalde, J., DeFelipe, I., Palomeras, I., Martín-Banda, R., García-Mayordomo, J., Martí, D., Martínez-Díaz, J. J., Insua-Arévalo, J. M., Teixidó, T., Marzán, I., & Carbonell, R. (2022). Geophysical Imaging of the Critical Zone along the Eastern Betic Shear Zone (EBSZ), SE Iberian Peninsula. In Applied Sciences (Vol. 12, Issue 7). https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073398

Origin and distribution of calcite cements in a folded fluvial succession: The Puig-reig anticline (south-eastern Pyrenees)

Sun, X., Gomez-Rivas, E., Cruset, D., Alcalde, J., Muñoz-López, D., Cantarero, I., Martín-Martín, J. D., John, C. M., & Travé, A. (2022). Origin and distribution of calcite cements in a folded fluvial succession: The Puig-reig anticline (south-eastern Pyrenees). Sedimentology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12994

Towards a Digital Twin of the Earth System: Geo-Soft-CoRe, a Geoscientific Software & Code Repository

DeFelipe, I., Alcalde, J., Baykiev, E., Bernal, I., Boonma, K., Carbonell, R., Flude, S., Folch, A., Fullea, J., García-Castellanos, D., Geyer, A., Giralt, S., Hernández, A., Jiménez-Munt, I., Kumar, A., Llorens, M.-G., Martí, J., Molina, C., Olivar-Castaño, A., Parnell, A., Schimmel, M., Torné, M. & Ventosa, S. (2022). Towards a Digital Twin of the Earth System: Geo-Soft-CoRe, a Geoscientific Software & Code Repository. In Frontiers in Earth Science (Vol. 10). https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2022.828005

Crustal Imbrication in an Alpine Intraplate Mountain Range: A wide-angle cross-section across the Spanish-Portuguese Central System

DeFelipe, I., Ayarza, P., Palomeras, I., Ruiz, M., Andrés, J., Alcalde, J., Poyatos, D. M., Lodeiro, F. G., Yenes, M., Elez, J., Pérez-Cáceres, I., Torne, M., & Carbonell, R. (2022). Crustal Imbrication in an Alpine Intraplate Mountain Range: A wide-angle cross-section across the Spanish-Portuguese Central System. Tectonics, n/a(n/a), e2021TC007143. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1029/2021TC007143

Toward Energy-Independence and Net-Zero: The Inevitability of Subsurface Storage in Europe

Miocic, J. M., Alcalde, J., Heinemann, N., Marzan, I., & Hangx, S. (2022). Toward Energy-Independence and Net-Zero: The Inevitability of Subsurface Storage in Europe. ACS Energy Letters, 2486–2489. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01303

Preface: State of the art in mineral exploration

Alcalde, J., Carbonell, R., Pospiech, S., Gil, A., Bullock, L. A., & Tornos, F. (2022). Preface: State of the art in mineral exploration. Solid Earth, 13(7), 1161–1168. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1161-2022

Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy Systems

J.M., M., N., H., K., E., J., A., & R.A., S. (2022). About this title - Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy Systems. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528(1), SP528. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528

Underground hydrogen storage: a review

Johannes, M., Niklas, H., Katriona, E., Jonathan, S., Fatemeh, M., & Juan, A. (2023). Underground hydrogen storage: a review. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528(1), SP528-2022–2088. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP528-2022-88

Geochemical carbon dioxide removal potential of Spain

Bullock, L. A., Alcalde, J., Tornos, F., & Fernandez-Turiel, J.-L. (2022). Geochemical carbon dioxide removal potential of Spain. Science of The Total Environment, 161287. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161287

Effects of fluvial sedimentary heterogeneity on CO2 geological storage: Integrating storage capacity, injectivity, distribution and CO2 phases

Sun, X., Cao, Y., Liu, K., Alcalde, J., Cabello, P., Travé, A., Cruset, D., & Gomez-Rivas, E. (2023). Effects of fluvial sedimentary heterogeneity on CO2 geological storage: Integrating storage capacity, injectivity, distribution and CO2 phases. Journal of Hydrology, 617, 128936. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128936

2020

2019

PREVIOUS SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Alcalde, J., Flude, S., Wilkinson, M., Johnson, G., Edlmann, K., Bond, C.E., Scott, V., Gilfillan, S.M.V., Ogaya, X., and Haszeldine, R.S. "Estimating geological CO2 storage security to deliver on climate mitigation". Nature Communications, 9. 2018. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04423-1

Alcalde, J., Smith, P., Haszeldine, S.R., and Bond, C.E. The potential for implementation of Negative Emission Technologies in Scotland. 2018. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 76. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.06.021

Alcalde, J., Bond, C.E., Johnson, G., Cooper, M.A., Butler, R.W.H. and Ellis, J.F. 2017. The importance of structural model availability on seismic interpretation. Journal of Structural Geology, 97, pp 161-171. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2017.03.003

Alcalde, J., Bond, C. E., Johnson, G., Ellis, J. F., & Butler, R. W. (2017). Impact of seismic image quality on fault interpretation uncertainty. GSA Today, Volume 27 Issue 2, pp 4-10. Doi: 10.1130/GSATG282A.1

Alcalde, J., Bond, C.E., and Randle, C. 2017. Framing bias: the effect of figure presentation on seismic interpretation. Interpretation, Vol. 5, No. 4; p-1-15.

Andrés, J., Alcalde, J., Ayarza, P., Saura, E., Marzán, I., Martí, D., Martínez-Catalán, J.R., Carbonell, R., Pérez-Estaún, A., García-Lobón, J.L., and Rubio, F.M. 2016. Basement structure of the Hontomín CO2 storage site (Spain) determined by integration of microgravity and 3-D seismic data. Solid Earth, 7, 827-841.

Ogaya, X., Alcalde, J., Marzán, I., Ledo, J., Queralt, P., Marcuello, A., Martí, D., Saura, E., Carbonell, R., and Benjumea, B. 2016. Joint interpretation of magnetotelluric, seismic, and well-log data in Hontomín (Spain). Solid Earth, 7, 943-958

Ayarza, P., Carbonell, R., Teixell, A., Palomeras, I., Martí, D., Kchikach, A., Harnafi, M., Levander, A., Gallart, J., Arboleya, M.L., Alcalde, J., Charroud, M., and Amrhar, M. 2014. Crustal thickness and velocity structure across the Moroccan Atlas from long offset wide-angle seismic reflection data: the SIMA experiment. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 15, pp. 1-20. DOI: 10.1002/2013GC005164

Alcalde, J., Marzán, I., Saura, E., Martí, D., Ayarza, P., Juhlin, C., Pérez-Estaún, A., and Carbonell, R. 2014. 3D geological characterization of the Hontomin CO2 storage site, Spain: multidisciplinary approach from seismics, well-logging and regional data. Tectonophysics 627, pp. 6-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.04.025

Alcalde, J., Martí, D., Calahorrano, A., Ayarza, P., Marzán, I., Carbonell, R., Juhlin, C., Pérez-Estaún, A. 2013. Active seismic characterization experiments of the Hontomín research facility for geological storage of CO2, Spain. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. Volume 19, pp. 785-795

Alcalde, J., Martí, D., Juhlin, C., MalehmirA., Sopher, D., Saura, E., Marzán, I., Calahorrano, A., Ayarza, P., Pérez-Estaún, A., and Carbonell, R. 2013. 3D Reflection Seismic Imaging of the Hontomín structure in the Basque-Cantabrian Basin (Spain). Solid Earth, 4, pp. 481-496. DOI: 10.5194/se-4-481-2013

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