Richard Secco
Earth Physics, Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Western Ontario
Canada
Biography
Richard Secco, Earth Physics, Professor of the department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. Western University, 1988.
Research Interest
My research interest lie in Mineral Physics and Materials Science. Each study in these two disciplines finds application to specific and different physico-chemical problems/investigations. The unifying theme that binds them is my primary goal of understanding the effects of high pressures and temperatures on solids and liquids, particularly as these parameters perturb and present the promise of control of physical properties. Knowledge of physical property behavior is pivotal for understanding many Earth processes as well as for tailoring specific responses in materials for applications. Many of these studies utilize equipment in the UWO Experimental High Pressure / Temperature Mineral Physics / Materials Science Laboratory.
Publications
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Secco RA, Liu H, Imanaka N, Adachi G. Anomalous ionic conductivity of Sc2 (WO4) 3 mediated by structural changes at high pressures and temperatures. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2002 Oct 25;14(44):11285.
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Liu H, Secco RA, Imanaka N, Rutter MD, Adachi G, Uchida T. Ionic to electronic dominant conductivity in Al 2 (WO 4) 3 at high pressure and high temperature. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 2003 Feb 28;64(2):287-94.
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Balog PS, Secco RA, Rubie DC, Frost DJ. Equation of state of liquid Feâ€10 wt% S: Implications for the metallic cores of planetary bodies. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 2003 Feb 1;108(B2).
