Career & Scientific Importance
In the Early satges of his career, Fyfe made important contributions to the knowledge of isomorphism by
studying the behaviour of rock-forming minerals under high temperature and stress.
Metamorphism is the chemical and physical transformation of rocks under pressure and stress at the base of mountain systems; His investigation into this revolutionized the field of science.
Mid-career, Fyfe conducted research at the University of California in Los Angeles and the University
of California, Berkeley.
He was a Professor at Berkeley, Imperial College London and the University of Manchester before arriving at the University of Western
Ontario in 1972.
From 1986 to 1990, Fyfe established the Interface Science Research Centre while he was Dean at the University
of Western Ontario. His research there was fcused on the role of fluids and tectonics in creating deposits of
precious metals, mainly gold.
Research was done on a wide range of biosphere-geosphere interactions, while this interested him, he was also concerned about human energy consumption, and the implicaions it has on the enviroment, this concern led him to conduct research into problems associated with burning coal.
With his mass knowledge of geology, Fyfe also contributed information to the possibility of safe geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste and participated in soil erosion studies and prevention. [7]
studying the behaviour of rock-forming minerals under high temperature and stress.
Metamorphism is the chemical and physical transformation of rocks under pressure and stress at the base of mountain systems; His investigation into this revolutionized the field of science.
Mid-career, Fyfe conducted research at the University of California in Los Angeles and the University
of California, Berkeley.
He was a Professor at Berkeley, Imperial College London and the University of Manchester before arriving at the University of Western
Ontario in 1972.
From 1986 to 1990, Fyfe established the Interface Science Research Centre while he was Dean at the University
of Western Ontario. His research there was fcused on the role of fluids and tectonics in creating deposits of
precious metals, mainly gold.
Research was done on a wide range of biosphere-geosphere interactions, while this interested him, he was also concerned about human energy consumption, and the implicaions it has on the enviroment, this concern led him to conduct research into problems associated with burning coal.
With his mass knowledge of geology, Fyfe also contributed information to the possibility of safe geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste and participated in soil erosion studies and prevention. [7]