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Education

Ph.D in Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, 2019
M.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 2012
B.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 2010

Work experience

Postdoctoral Fellow (Jan 2020 - Present)
- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds, UK
- Adviser: Prof. Fiona Meldrum
Research Assistant (Jun 2019 - Dec 2019)
- Earth Sciences Department
- University of Toronto, CA
- Adviser: Prof. Grant Henderson

Skills

Spectroscopy/Imaging
- Raman spectroscopy
- X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- X-ray Raman spectroscopy
- X-ray tomographic microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy
Material synthesis
- Piston-cylinder apparatus (hydrated materials)
- Melt-Quench furnace (vitreous materials)
Programming
- Python
- C
- LaTeX

Publications

Crystallization in Confinement

F.C. Meldrum, C. O'Shaughnessy, "Crystallization in Confinement." Advanced Materials, 2020.

The influence of modifier cations on the Raman stretching modes of Q $^n$ species in alkali silicate glasses

C. O'Shaughnessy, G.S. Henderson, H.W. Nesbitt, G.M. Bancroft, D.R. Neuville, "The influence of modifier cations on the Raman stretching modes of Q $^n$ species in alkali silicate glasses." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2020.

The importance of pore throats in controlling the permeability of magmatic foams

D.R. Baker, F. Brun, L. Mancini, J.L. Fife, A. LaRue, C. O'Shaughnessy, R.J. Hill, M. Polacci, "The importance of pore throats in controlling the permeability of magmatic foams." Bulletin of Volcanology, 2019.

Factors affecting line shapes and intensities of Q $^3$ and Q $^4$ Raman bands of Cs silicate glasses

H.W. Nesbitt, C. O'Shaughnessy, G.S. Henderson, G.M. Bancroft, D.R. Neuville, "Factors affecting line shapes and intensities of Q $^3$ and Q $^4$ Raman bands of Cs silicate glasses." Chemical Geology, 2019.

The effect of alkaline-earth substitution on the Li K-edge of lithium silicate glasses

C. O'Shaughnessy, G.S. Henderson, B.J.A. Moulton, L. Zuin, D.R. Neuville, "The effect of alkaline-earth substitution on the Li K-edge of lithium silicate glasses." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018.

Lorentzian dominated lineshapes and linewidths for Raman symmetric stretch peaks (800-1200 cm $^{-1}$ ) in Q $^n$ (n = 1-3) species of alkali silicate glasses/melts

G.M. Bancroft, H.W. Nesbitt, G.S. Henderson, C. O'Shaughnessy, A.C. Withers, D.R. Neuville, "Lorentzian dominated lineshapes and linewidths for Raman symmetric stretch peaks (800-1200 cm $^{-1}$ ) in Q $^n$ (n = 1-3) species of alkali silicate glasses/melts." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018.

A Li K-edge XANES study of salts and minerals

C. O'Shaughnessy, G.S. Henderson, B.J.A. Moulton, L. Zuin, D.R. Neuville, "A Li K-edge XANES study of salts and minerals." Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2018.

Structure-property relations of caesium silicate glasses from room temperature to 1400 K: Implications from density and Raman spectroscopy

C. O'Shaughnessy, G.S. Henderson, H.W. Nesbitt, G.M. Bancroft, D.R. Neuville, "Structure-property relations of caesium silicate glasses from room temperature to 1400 K: Implications from density and Raman spectroscopy." Chemical Geology, 2017.

Melting, crystallization, and the glass transition: Toward a unified description for silicate phase transitions

H.W. Nesbitt, G.M. Bancroft, G.S. Henderson, P. Richet, C. O'Shaughnessy, "Melting, crystallization, and the glass transition: Toward a unified description for silicate phase transitions." American Mineralogist, 2017.

Electron densities over Si and O atoms of tetrahedra and their impact on Raman stretching frequencies and Si-NBO force constants

H.W. Nesbitt, G.S. Henderson, G.M. Bancroft, C. O'Shaughnessy, "Electron densities over Si and O atoms of tetrahedra and their impact on Raman stretching frequencies and Si-NBO force constants." Chemical Geology, 2017.

The structure of haplobasaltic glasses investigated using X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the Si, Al, Mg, and O K-edges and Ca, Si, and Al L $_{2,3}$ -edges

B.J.A. Moulton, G.S. Henderson, C. Sonneville, C. O'Shaughnessy, L. Zuin, T. Regier, D. Ligny, "The structure of haplobasaltic glasses investigated using X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the Si, Al, Mg, and O K-edges and Ca, Si, and Al L $_{2,3}$ -edges." Chemical Geology, 2016.

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