Dr. James R. Wilson

Ph.D.: University of Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah

Academic Rank:  Professor of Geosciences

Research Areas:  Sulfide/Sulfosalt Mineralogy, Mineralogy of Utah, Computer-Aided Instruction

Teaching Areas:  Earth Materials, Hydrology, Map Interpretation, Physical Geology, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Administrative Assignment:  Academic advisor for the Applied Environmental Geosciences major. 


Classes Taught


Geo 1030 – Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Geo 1110 – The Dynamic Earth:  Physical Geology

Geo 1115 – Physical Geology Laboratory

Geo 2050 – Earth Materials

 

 

 

Office: SL 206M

Office Hours:
M-W-F, 1:30-2:30pm
T-R, 10:30-11:30am
and by appointment or whenever his door is open

Address:
Department of Geosciences
2507 University Circle
Weber State University
Ogden, UT 84408-2507

Phone: 801-626-6208

Fax: 801-626-7445

E-mail: jwilson@weber.edu



Teaching Focus

My primary teaching areas are mineralogy, introductory petrology (rocks), physical geology, and earthquakes and volcanoes.  I have also taught water resources and geomorphology when needed.

 

Research Interests

I have published in the areas of hydrology and geomorphology.  I work with the X-ray diffractometer to identify minerals and have discovered and named two new thallium mineral species from the Barrick Mercur Gold Mine, gillulyite and fangite.  I am also co-author of several sections of the NAGT physical geology lab manual.

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Weber State University

Ogden, Utah 84408