EMPLOYMENT
2023 to present - Structural Geologist (Geoscience Assessment Officer)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
I am part of the Environmental Risk Assessment Division that reviews the geoscience components of license applications for the siting, design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities to ensure the safety of the public and minimize the impacts on the environment. My role also involves conducting geoscientific regulatory research and site inspections.
2024 to present - Adjunct Professor
McMaster University - School of Earth, Environment and Society
I mentor graduate and undergraduate students on research and thesis writing and collaborate with faculty members in the conduct of a variety of research projects in neotectonics, structural geology, and seismic hazards.
2024 to present - Adjunct Professor
University of the Philippines - National Institute of Geological Sciences
I serve on theses advisory committees and collaborate with faculty members in the conduct of a variety of geologic hazard research projects and publication of these studies.
2023 to present - Editor
I provide support with writing/editing scientific work and creating scientific illustrations.
2022 to 2023 - Lecturer
University of Toronto Mississauga
I taught the lecture and laboratory components of 'Natural Hazards' (JGE378H5) - Winter 2023 semester
I taught the lecture and laboratory components of 'Structural Geology' (Dynamic Earth or ERS202H5) - Winter 2022 semester
2021 to 2023 - Postdoctoral Fellow - NSERC Alliance (Structural Geology; Seismic Hazards & Risks)
Project: Neotectonics and Seismic Hazards in Eastern Canada
I investigated potentially active structures in Eastern Canada, particularly areas with spatial clustering of earthquakes, to determine the nature of the structures that control seismicity in this region. This will be achieved through a multidisciplinary approach which includes fieldwork, quantitative geomorphic and structural analysis using remote sensing and GIS, interpretation of geophysical and geodetic datasets, and numerical modelling.
2022 - Earthquake Scenario Analyst
Project: Expanding Canada’s Earthquake Scenario Catalogue
I was involved in expanding Canada's earthquake scenario catalogue. I was part of a team at the Geological Survey of Canada (Pacific Division, Vancouver) that models earthquake hazard and risk scenarios using the Global Earthquake Model Foundation’s (GEM) OpenQuake Engine. This earthquake scenario catalogue is a nation-wide collection of possible earthquake rupture scenarios that allows us to understand which populations and assets will be impacted by the rupture of particular faults (or their segments), which is crucial to providing relevant seismic hazard and risk estimates to end users such as community planners and emergency managers.
EDUCATION
2020 - Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (Tectonic Geomorphology)
University of Toronto, Canada (see credential here)
I studied the styles, kinematics, distribution, and rates of Quaternary tectonic deformation located east of the Central Andes in Argentina under the supervision of Prof. Lindsay Schoenbohm. My project involved 1) determining quantitative geomorphic slip rates of active faults using cosmogenic radionuclide surface exposure dating and topographic surveying and 2) determining relative tectonic activity of thick- and thin-skinned faults in the Pampean flat-slab of Argentina using GIS-based morphometric techniques.
Supervisor: Lindsay Schoenbohm, Ph.D.
2015 - M.Sc. in Geology
University of the Philippines- Diliman
Thesis: Ground Deformation Associated with the October 15, 2013 Magnitude 7.2 Bohol Earthquake, Bohol Island, Philippines
I investigated a previously unmapped, active reverse fault (North Bohol Fault) in Central Philippines, which generated a devastating Mw 7.2 earthquake back in October 2013. This was a 2-year-long project which involved extensive field work and remote sensing to 1) map the ground rupture and other related coseismic deformation features and 2) conduct paleoseismic studies to determine prehistoric earthquake sizes, timing, and recurrence intervals. Techniques I employed included paleoseismic trenching, C-14 dating, LiDAR DEM analysis, geologic mapping, and seismic profile analysis.
2011 - B.Sc. in Geology - University of the Philippines-Diliman
TEACHING
January 2022- April 2023 - Lecturer
I taught the lecture and laboratory components of Structural Geology (Dynamic Earth or ERS202H5) and Natural Hazards (JGE378H5)
Jan 2016 - April 2020 - Teaching Assistant
Nov 2013 - July 2015 - Instructor
June 2011 - Nov 2013 - Teaching Associate
RESEARCH
April- May 2018 Research on Late Quaternary Intraplate Faulting: The Las Chacras Fault Zone, Argentina
Sept 2016-present Research on Late Quaternary activity of the La Rinconada Fault Zone, Argentina
March-June 2014 Paleoseismic Trenching Study of fault associated with the October 15, 2013-Mw7.2 Bohol Earthquake
Oct 2013- June 2014 Ground Rupture Mapping of October 15, 2013-Mw 7.2 Bohol Earthquake
May 2013 Ground Rupture Mapping of February 6, 2012-Mw 6.9 Negros Earthquake
April 2011-present Active Fault Mapping of Northern and Central Luzon with Dr. Rolly Rimando of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
AFFILIATIONS
Professional Geoscientists Ontario
American Geophysical Union
European Geosciences Union
Canadian Geophysical Union
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
Geological Society of the Philippines
SKILLS
Paleoseismic trenching, Radiocarbon dating, OSL dating
Cl-36 and Be-10- Cosmogenic radionuclide surface exposure dating (sampling, sample chemical preparation, and data modelling)
RTK and PKP DGPS topographic surveying
Seismic reflection profile interpretation
Geomorphic Information Systems software (ArcGIS, Global Mapper)
Basic programming (MATLAB, R)