The UWI Seismic Research Centre appoints new Seismologist
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago W.I. – March 10th, 2026 – This week The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) welcomed our new seismologist Dr. Abayomi Osotuyi.
Dr. Osotuyi has assumed the role of seismologist succeeding Dr. Rodrigo Contreras Arratia. He will now provide oversight of the Seismology section and continue to develop the seismology research programme at the Centre.
Dr. Osotuyi holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics and Seismology from the University of Science and Technology of China and a M.Sc. in Applied Geophysics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Before joining The UWI-SRC, he was a visiting scholar and Research and Teaching Associate at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Guangdong, China. His research interests include 3D seismic interpretation, seismic imaging and geophysical data processing. We wish Dr. Osotuyi all success during his time at the UWI-SRC.
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About The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC)
The Seismic Research Centre was set up in 1953 and became part of The UWI in 1962. From its headquarters in Trinidad, it operates a volcano and earthquake monitoring network throughout the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean islands extending from St. Kitts & Nevis to Trinidad and Tobago. The UWI-SRC is responsible for monitoring earthquake and volcanic activity in these islands. The region in which these countries are located is seismically active and historically has been the site of earthquakes of magnitude greater than 8.0 There are at least 19 live volcanoes in the region, which has been the site of numerous eruptions, most recently in Montserrat (1995-present), Dominica (1997, phreatic) and St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2020-present). The UWI-SRC currently manages the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), which is responsible for monitoring the on-going eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano.
