Neil Wells
Earth Sciences
Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
McGilvrey Hall
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Biography
My research 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
- Eocene lake deposits in Utah
- Development of the landscape and biota of Madagascar and human influence on the same
- Interpretation of mid-late Paleozoic strata in NE Ohio
- Computer programming to improve visualization and analysis of complex data sets (e.g., data regarding orientations, Munsell soil colors, and grain-size distributions).
Education
Ph.D. University of Michigan 1984
M.S. Ohio State University 1977
B.A. Albion College 1975
M.S. Ohio State University 1977
B.A. Albion College 1975
Expertise
Sedimentology
Geomorphology
Carbonates
Paleoenvironments
Data Visualization
Geomorphology
Carbonates
Paleoenvironments
Data Visualization
Publications
- N.A. Wells and A. Shakoor, 2019. Are three to ten tests enough to characterize a rock property?, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, Vol. XXV, No. 3 p 223-244
- Schweitzer, C. E., R. M. Feldmann, H. Karasawa, N. A. Wells, et al. 2016. Morphology, systematics, and paleoecology of Tridactylastacus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Glypheidea, Litogastridae). Journal of Paleontology
- N. Ranasinghe, J.D. Ortiz, A.L. Moore, B. McAdoo, N. Wells, and others, 2013. Mid–Late Holocene coastal environmental changes in southeastern Sri Lanka: New evidence for sea level variations in southern Bay of Bengal. Quaternary International
- A. Hajdarwish, A. Shakoor, and N.A. Wells, 2013. Investigating statistical relationships among clay mineralogy ,index engineering properties, and shear strength parameters of mudrocks. Engineering Geology, 159: 45-58
- A. A. Klompmaker, J.D. Ortiz, and N.A. Wells, 2013. How to explain a decapod crustacean diversity hotspot in a mid-Cretaceous coral reef. Paleogeography, Paleoecology, Paleoclimatology, p. 256-273
- Y. Admassu, A. Shakoor, and N.A. Wells, 2011. Evaluating selected factors affecting the depth of undercutting in rocks subject to differential weathering. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience. Engineering Geology (September 2011), v. 124, pp. 1-11
- K. Saha, N.A. Wells, and M. Munro-Stasiuk, 2011. An object-oriented approach to automated landfrom mapping,: a case study of drumlins. Computers and Geosciences, 37:1324-1336
