Cathy Hollis

Cathy is a sedimentologist with a particular interest in carbonate rocks, fluid-rock reactions and their impact on the physical properties of sedimentary rocks. I have a BSc in Geological Sciences from University of Birmingham (1990), and a PhD from University of Aberdeen (1995). I am currently President of the International Association of Sedimentologists and I was Adjunct Professor of Carbonate Sedimentology at University of Bergen from 2020-2022 and have led studies in the UK, Canada, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East with a team of post-graduate and post-doctoral researchers at University of Manchester. These studies have focused on subsurface energy systems and fundamental geological processes within sedimentary basins, publishing 50 papers in the last 10 years in leading geoscience journals. I am particularly interested in how sedimentary strata can support the energy transition through the development of geothermal projects in the UK.