Richard Bradshaw Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn

I manage all the geochemical analytical facilities and related sample preparation labs for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. I oversee all of the use, training, scheduling, maintenance, and repairs of six major analytical instruments. I ensure that the data generated by these analytical instruments is accurate by implementing quality control measures. This is done through automated quality control scripts I have written in Python and R. These scripts quickly compare daily quality control standard analyses with previous analyses and accepted values to allow users to see if the current analyses are within acceptable limits.I have also expanded on the in-house data processing software for LA-ICP-MS data originally developed by Adam Kent in Visual Basic, and later partially written in MATLAB. I took the MATLAB code that was written for a very specific application, and generalized it to work with all the common types of laser ablation data (spots, line of spots, linescans).Analytical instruments I manage:• Teledyne Cetac Photon Machines Analyte laser ablation system• Thermo Scientific iCAP Q quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS)• Thermo Delta V Plus isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) with a GasBench II, Conflo IV, and Flash elemental analyzer• Picarro L2130i Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) analyzer• Tescan Vega 3 environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)• North Star Imaging iMagiX X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) system

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Led all aspects of two research projects focussing on magma storage beneath volcanoes. I analyzed samples from 20+ different volcanoes, generating thousands of individual chemical analyses by laser ablation ICP-MS. I managed the quality control, processing, and analysis of all data collected. I led a data analytical study from the initial idea through model development to final publication. This study quantifies the limits of modeling chemical diffusion using Monte Carlo simulations in MATLAB.

Corvallis, Oregon

I assisted students in both lab and classroom settings. In most classes, I taught lab sections, including writing and administering tests and quizzes, and grading labs and assignments. I also taught the summer Geology 101 "The Solid Earth" course as the sole instructor. This included lectures four days a week and two lab sessions per week. I wrote and graded homework assignments, quizzes and exams. I also administered and assisted students in lab assignments.

Corvallis, Oregon

I Trained and assisted users in the operation, calibration and data processing for both trace elements and isotopic analysis by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer. I also assisted in the maintenance and repair of the instruments.

I assisted students in the lab, classroom and in the field. This included guest lecturing, supervising lab sessions and grading exams, labs and assignments.

I was a summer intern where I did soil pH testing and rock sampling for evidence of blind ore deposits.

Undergraduate mentored research project: U/Pb geochronology of the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation near Capitol Reef National Park, UtahField assistant for MS student performing geologic mapping

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geology

Dissertation: Crystal records of the origin, evolution, and thermal histories of magmas

Ms, Geology

Thesis: Mineral Chemistry of Basalts Recovered by HOTSPOT: Snake River Scientific Drilling Project, Idaho: Source and Crystallization.

Bs, Geology