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Cliff Shaw is a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), specializing in experimental petrology and igneous processes. His work focuses on mantle xenoliths, magmatic system dynamics, and high-pressure mineral synthesis. He maintains advanced experimental facilities including piston cylinder presses and hydrothermal apparatus. Shaw investigates the kinetics of mineral-melt reactions, the petrology of Quaternary volcanic regions like Germany's West Eifel, and shock metamorphism in meteorites. His research bridges field observations, laboratory experiments, and computational modeling to understand crust-mantle interactions and magma evolution. He holds a PhD and has contributed to global topographical density models (e.g., UNB_TopoDens) for geophysical applications.
Education: PhD in Earth Sciences (institution unspecified).
Equipment: Includes 2 piston cylinder presses (up to 4 GPa/2000°C), an atmosphere gas mixing oven (up to 1600°C), hydrothermal apparatus (0.3 GPa/850°C), and an ultrahigh-temperature furnace (1750°C).
Research Interests: Shaw explores igneous processes through experimental studies of mantle xenoliths, focusing on amphibole breakdown reactions, peridotite-melt interactions, and shock melt formation. His work on the West Eifel Volcanic Field examines volcanic dynamics and mantle heterogeneity. He investigates the origins of magmatic textures, such as sieve structures in xenoliths and peperitic textures in volcanic deposits. Recent studies include modeling magma ascent rates via dehydration signatures and simulating shock melt crystallization in Martian meteorites.
Grants & Collaborations: Collaborations with institutions like the University of Munich (D.B. Dingwell) and the University of Orléans (H. Bureau) highlight interdisciplinary projects. His research has advanced methodologies in melt-mineral interaction kinetics and geochemical modeling of mantle processes.
Labs/Teams: Leads experimental petrology and geochemistry research groups at UNB, focusing on high-pressure mineral synthesis and melt-rock reaction dynamics.
