Pablo Silva, Ph.D.
Last updated on February 22, 2024Geomatics Specialist
Pablo is responsible for validating and standardizing drillhole data from mineral assessment reports.
Education
The University of the Sinos River Valley (2008, B.Sc.)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (M.Sc. 2012)
The University of British Columbia (Ph.D., 2021)
Expertise
With a background in sedimentary geology and previous experience in the petroleum industry, he has worked on projects around the world analyzing and integrating geological and geophysical data. For his Ph.D., Pablo studied the phosphate geochemistry, mineralogy, and sedimentology of the Doig Formation (Triassic) in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin of British Columbia and Alberta. Throughout his career, he has applied scripting to compile and validate large datasets, automate processes, and integrate a range of maps and data types into GIS databases. Pablo joined the BCGS in February 2024.
Publications
2023
Silva, P.L., and Bustin, R.M. 2023. Basin-wide unconventional potential of the Doig Formation, Triassic of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 155, article 106394.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106394
2022
Chalmers, G.R.L., Silva, P.L., Bustin, A.A., Sanlorenzo, A., and Bustin, R.M. 2022. Geology and geochemistry of the hydrocarbon compositional changes in the Triassic Montney Formation, Western Canada, Energies, 15 article 8677.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228677
2020
Silva, P.L., and Bustin, R.M. 2020. Significance and distribution of apatite in the Triassic Doig Phosphate zone, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Minerals, 10, article 904.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min10100904