Sean Shieh, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Study of planetary materials under extreme pressure and temperature conditions and their implications to structure and evolution of planetary interiors
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Physics and Chemistry of Planetary Materials under Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$150,000
A Gas Loading System for Research on Materials at Extreme Conditions
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 9 grants and awards

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Study of planetary materials under extreme pressure and temperature conditions and their implications to structure and evolution of planetary interiors

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

Keywords: high pressure; laser-heating; diamond anvil cell; mineral physics; volatile phase; phase transformation; synchrotron x-ray; raman; phase diagram; thermal conductivity

$50,000

Physics and Chemistry of Planetary Materials under Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

Keywords: Core; Diamond anvil cell; High pressure; High temperature; Mantle; Phase transition; Planetary material; Spectroscopy; Synchrotron X-ray; Volatile phase

$150,000

A Gas Loading System for Research on Materials at Extreme Conditions

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tse, John

$150,000

Raman Spectrometer for Earth and Planetary Materials Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Osinski, Gordon

$150,000

Physics and Chemistry of Planetary Materials at Extreme Conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

$185,000

Acoustic emission system for micro-seismicity studies at high pressures and temperatures

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Secco, Richard

$57,981

Experimental study of planetary materials at extreme conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

$100,000

Structure strength and elasticity of planetary materials at very high pressure

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

$68,700

High-pressure raman spectroscopic studies on earth and planetary materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Shieh, Sean

$115,540

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 Dear Professor Shieh, 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 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 "Study of planetary materials under extreme pressure and temperature conditions and their implications to structure and evolution of planetary interiors" (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]