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Fred Gaidies is a research leader in the Department of Earth Sciences at Carleton University. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms and rates of fundamental rock-forming processes, including nucleation, crystal growth, and chemical diffusion, which depend on changes in pressure, temperature, and chemical environment during rock evolution. He is particularly interested in the kinetics of processes that contribute to the mineral content, mineral chemistry, and microstructure of rocks. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques such as high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography (XR-µCT) and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), he studies the features of chemical zoning in crystals, the size, and spatial distribution of mineral grains in rocks, and compares his findings to results obtained from numerical simulations. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mineralogy, petrology, metamorphic petrology, and field geology.
Includes MEng and MASc options.