Noel James
Fellow
Current Employer
Queen's University
Election Year
1989
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Earth Sciences
Department
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
Keywords
Geology, oceanopraphy, sedimentology, carbonates, Arctic
Noel James has made imaginative, comprehensive and voluminous contributions to the fields of carbonate sedimentology, stratigraphy and paleontology. In carbonate sedimentology he has developed comprehensive models for the evolution of reef ecosystems through geological time. He has combined detailed field and lab work in sedimentology, stratigraphy and paleontology to understand the development of passive continental margins (in the Appalachians, Oman, Egypt, Australia) and bordering carbonate platforms. His many reviews of Facies Models have become basic reference works. The quality of his research has been acknowledged by many awards including the NSERS Steacie Fellowship (1984-86).