Denis Martin Shaw

Background

Shaw, Denis Martin was born on August 20, 1923 in St. Annes, England. Son of Norman Wade and Alice Jane Sylvia (Shackleton) Shaw. emigrated to Canada, 1948.

Education

Bachelor, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, 1943; Master of Arts, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1951.

Career

Lecturer, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1949-1951; assistant professor, McMaster U., 1951-1955; associate professor, McMaster U., 1955-1960; professor geology, McMaster U., 1960-1989; professor emeritus, McMaster U., since 1989; department chairman, McMaster U., 1953-1959, 62-66; dean graduate studies, McMaster U., 1978-1984. Associate professor Ecole nationale supérieure de géologie appliquée, U. Nancy, France, 1959-1960. Invited professor Institute de Minéralogie, U. Genève, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• Denis Martin Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy University dean, geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Royal Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow Royal Society Canada (W.G. Miller medal 1981). Member Geological Association Canada, Geochem.

Society, Mineral. Association Canada (president 1964, Past President' medal 1985), American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America.

Connections

Married Pauline Mitchell, April 6, 1946 (divorced 1975). Children— Geoffrey, Gillian, Peter;m. Susan L. Evans, April 9, 1976.

Father:

Norman Wade Shaw

Mother:

Alice Jane Sylvia (Shackleton) Shaw

Spouse:

Pauline Mitchell