2013-2014 Postdoctoral research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

2012 Ph.D. in Geology, Institute of Geological Sciences in Kraków, Poland

2007 MS in Paleobiology, University College London, UK

Language Skills

• Japanese

• English

• Setoyama, E. & Kanungo, S. (2020). Mesozoic Biochronostratigraphy and Paleoenvironment of the South Atlantic: A revised framework based on 20 DSDP and ODP deep-water sites. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 102511.10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102511.
• 2017 Alan Higgins Award for Applied Micropalaeontology, The Micropaleontological Society
• 2010. The ECORD Scholarships for an ECORD summer school in 2010, The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling
• 2009–2011. Polish Government Scholarship for Japanese students
• 2009. Sepkoski Grant for research, The Paleontological Society

• 2008. Stanisław Geroch Memorial Stipend, The Grzybowski Foundation

1. Beti, D.R., Garel, S., Setoyama, E., Behar, F., Ring, T.A., Kanungo, S., 2021. A new resource assessment workflow to achieve gas risk and phase-specific source potential indices. Marine and Petroleum Geology 131, 105136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105136

2. Vega-Ortiz, C., Beti, D.R., Setoyama, E., McLennan, J.D., Ring, T.A., Levey, R., Martínez-Romero, N., 2020. Source rock evaluation in the central-western flank of the Tampico Misantla Basin, Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 100, 102552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102552 

3. Setoyama, E., Kanungo, S., 2020. Mesozoic Biochronostratigraphy and Paleoenvironment of the South Atlantic: A revised framework based on 20 DSDP and ODP deep-water sites. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 99, 102511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102511 

4. Kaminski, M.A., Malik, M.H., Setoyama, E., 2018. The occurrence of a shallow-water Ammobaculoides assemblage in the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Dhruma Formation of Central Saudi Arabia. Journal of Micropaleontology 37, 149–152. https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-37-149-2018 

5. Amao, A.O., Kaminski, M.A., Setoyama, E., 2016. Diversity of foraminifera in a shallow restricted lagoon in Bahrain. Micropaleontology 62, 197–211.

6. Setoyama, E., Kaminski, M.A., 2015. Neogene benthic foraminifera from the southern Bering Sea (IODP Expedition 323). Palaeontologia Electronica 18.2.38A, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.26879/462 

7. Setoyama, E., Kaminski, M.A., 2015. Upper Cretaceous agglutinated foraminifera from a red sediment interval in the southern Norwegian Sea. Micropaleontology 61, 237–256.

8. Kaminski, M.A., Kender, S., Ciurej, A., Bălc, R., Setoyama, E., 2013. Pliocene agglutinated benthic foraminifera from Site U1341 in the Bering Sea (IODP Expedition 323). Geological Quarterly 57 (2), doi:10.7306/gq.1087

9.  Setoyama, E., Radmacher, W., Kaminski, M.A., Tyszka, J., 2013. Foraminiferal and palynological biostratigraphy and biofacies from a Santonian–Campanian submarine fan system in the Vøring Basin (offshore Norway). Marine and Petroleum Geology 43, 396–408. 

10. Setoyama, E., Kaminski, M.A., Tyszka, J., 2011. Campanian agglutinated foraminifera from the Lomonosov Ridge, IODP Expedition 302, ACEX, in the paleogeographic context of the Arctic. Micropalentology 57 (6), 507–530.

Dr. Eiichi Setoyama is a research scientist with deep expertise in micropaleontology, specifically in the study of foraminifera, biostratigraphy, paleoenvironment reconstruction, and data analysis. His regional and basin experience spans various global locations including West Africa, NW Africa, the East coast of South America, the Northern coast of South America in Suriname-Guyana, the East coast of North America, the Western Barents Sea, and the Bering Sea. Dr. Setoyama’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in Geology from the Polish Academy of Sciences, and an MS in Paleobiology from University College London, UK. He has also completed postdoctoral research at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals from 2013 to 2014.

His contributions to the scientific community are notable, including the receipt of the 2017 Alan Higgins Award for Applied Micropalaeontology from The Micropaleontological Society, showcasing his significant impact in the field of micropaleontology. Dr. Setoyama’s scholarly work is extensive, with publications addressing topics such as biochronostratigraphy, paleoenvironments, and geochemistry of the South Atlantic, resource assessment workflows, and evaluations of source rock. His work often emphasizes the geological conditions necessary for economic accumulations of natural resources, as seen in projects like the EGI Natural Hydrogen Knowledge Platform. This project aims to determine key geological conditions for economic accumulations of natural hydrogen and propose play concepts for its exploration, production, and stimulation, highlighting Dr. Setoyama’s commitment to advancing understanding and practical applications in geology and natural resource exploration.