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Personal Information:

Gerald E. Nelson
628 E. 14th Street
Casper, WY 82601

Professional Position:

Chair of Physical Science Division and
Geology/Geography Instructor
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY 82601

Office Phone: 307-268-2514/242348
Office FAX: 307-268-2514
Email: gnelson@acad.cc.whecn.edu

Education:

B.S. Earth Science/Geology
Minors in Mathematics and Anthropology/Archaeology
Montana State University, 1972

Graduate course work in
Geology and Archaeology
Montana State University, 1972-73

Fulbright-Hays Research Fellow (Quaternary Geology)
University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, 1975-76

Ph.D. Geology (Quaternary Geology)
University of Kansas, 1973-1983

Experience:

Casper College, Casper, Wyoming

• 1994-Present Chair of Physical Sciences Division
  
• 1994-Present Director, Casper College Summer Science and Math Institute
  
• 1986-Present Director, Tate Geological Museum
  
• 1977-Present Full-time professor of Geology and Geography
  
  

University of Wyoming at Casper

• 1977-Present Part-time Adjunct Professor of Geology and Geography
  
  

Recent Publications:

• 1982, Origin and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Cryopediments in Bighorn Canyon, Montana.
  
• 1982, Re-evaluation of valley, basin, and high plains geomorphology in light of recent discoveries of Periglacial features: Geological Society of America, Abs. With Programs (Rocky Mountain Section), v. 14, no. 6, p. 344.
  
• 1984, Cryopediments in the Bighorn Canyon area, south central Montana: in Final Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Permafrost, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., p. 327-332.
  
• 1985 Editor, The Cretaceous Geology of Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Society, Casper, Wyoming.
  
• 1994 Editor, The Dinosaurs of Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Society Guidebook, Casper, Wyoming
  
  

Recent Awards and Honors:

• Recipient, 1994, Wyoming State Department of Education, Eisenhower Grant ($8,000) to support summer Science Institute

  Reciipient, 1994, Wyoming Community College Trustees Association Outstanding Community College Educator

  Recipient, 1993, Wyoming State Department of Education, Eisenhower Grant ($15,000) to support Summer Science Institute

  Recipient, 1992, Tate Geological Museum, award for outstanding management of a non-profit organization from Casper Area Community Foundation and Mini-Mart

  Recipient, 1990, Burlington Northern Corporation Outstanding Teacher

  Casper College Nominee for Outstanding Teacher, 1987 and 1988

  Wyoming Geological Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1986, 87, 88, 89, 94

  Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, 1975-76

Affiliations:

• National Association of Geology Teachers

  AMQUA

  Geological Society of America

  Wyoming Geological Association