Cliff Shaw, University of New Brunswick

Research

High temperature experimental petrology Intracrystalline diffusion Magmatic evolution Microanalysis Reaction kinetics of minerals Time scales of igneous processes

Latest funding

Experimental and field studies of the timescale of igneous processes
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Experimental studies of texture development in igneous rocks
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$145,450
Catholuminesence detector for SEM
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$84,993

All 5 grants and awards

Experimental and field studies of the timescale of igneous processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shaw, Cliff

Keywords: High temperature experimental petrology; Intracrystalline diffusion; Magmatic evolution; Microanalysis; Reaction kinetics of minerals; Time scales of igneous processes

$150,000

Experimental studies of texture development in igneous rocks

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shaw, Cliff

$145,450

Catholuminesence detector for SEM

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lentz, David

$84,993

High precision machining of ceramics for high-pressure and temperature experiments

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Shaw, Cliff

$21,774

Kinetics and mechanisms of mineral - melt interaction

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shaw, Cliff

$125,000

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: High temperature experimental petrology Dear Professor Shaw, 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 high temperature experimental petrology 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 "Experimental and field studies of the timescale of igneous processes" (2019), 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]