Ricardo Ferreira Louro Silva, University of Manitoba

Research

Geochemistry Sedimentology global carbon cycle dissolved organic carbon particulate organic carbon oceanic anoxic events paleoceanography palynofacies

Latest funding

Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulphur analyzer for the Manitoba Isotope Research Facility
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$120,276
Oceanic organic carbon dynamics in the Phanerozoic - OCEAN SINC
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Oceanic organic carbon dynamics in the Phanerozoic - OCEAN SINC
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,000

All 3 grants and awards

Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulphur analyzer for the Manitoba Isotope Research Facility

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ferreira Louro Silva, Ricardo

Keywords: Archaeometry; Arctic; Geochemistry; Sedimentology; Soil Science; Stable isotopes; Total inorganic carbon; Total Nitrogen; Total organic carbon; Total Sulphur

$120,276

Oceanic organic carbon dynamics in the Phanerozoic - OCEAN SINC

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Ferreira Louro Silva, Ricardo

Keywords: global carbon cycle; dissolved organic carbon; particulate organic carbon; oceanic anoxic events; paleoceanography; sedimentology; palynofacies; geochemistry; earth systems modelling; phanerozoic

$12,500

Oceanic organic carbon dynamics in the Phanerozoic - OCEAN SINC

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ferreira Louro Silva, Ricardo

Keywords: global carbon cycle; dissolved organic carbon; particulate organic carbon; oceanic anoxic events; paleoceanography; sedimentology; palynofacies; geochemistry; earth systems modelling; phanerozoic

$37,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Geochemistry Dear Professor Ferreira Louro Silva, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on geochemistry connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulphur analyzer for the Manitoba Isotope Research Facility" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]