Professor   Expertise: Sedimentology Geomorphology of Continental      Deposits Vertebrate Taphonomy
Office: Room 131A, McGilvrey Hall
Phone:  330-672-2951
Email:  nwells

My reseach interests are in sedimentology and geomorphology, especially modern & ancient fluvial and lacustrine continental deposits, and taphonomy of vertebrate fossils within them. I have particular interests in 1) Eocene lake deposits in Utah; 2) development of the landscape and biota of Madagascar and human influence on the same; 3) interpretation of mid-late Paleozoic strata in NE Ohio; and 4) computer programming to improve visualization and analysis of complex data sets (e.g., data regarding orientations, Munsell soil colors, and grain-size distributions).

Education:
1984 - Ph.D., University of Michigan 
1977 - M.S., Ohio State University 
1975 - B.A., (Geology, Biology) Albion College