John T. Wells
Dean and Director and Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus
Retired:
2021
Email:
[[wells]]
Department:
Physical Sciences
Phone:
(804) 684-7270
Office:
Andrews Hall 213
Education
- B.S., Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- M.S., Geological Oceanography, Old Dominion University
- Ph.D., Marine Sciences (minor in Statistics), Louisiana State University
About
The focus of my research prior to becoming Dean and Director in 2004 was in the field of coastal Marine Geology, with emphasis on the sedimentology and morphology of clastic sedimentary environments and the physical processes that shape their evolution. Specific topics of research included: dynamics of fine-grained sediments; estuarine and deltaic sedimentation; and, beach and shelf processes. Field sites were located along the central North Carolina beaches, lower Neuse River and Pamlico Sound, the Mississippi Delta, along the west coast of Korea and northeastern South America, and in Lake Malawi in east Africa.