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Dr. James received his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University in Oceanography, Ph.D. from McGill University in Geology, and was a Post-doctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Before coming to Queen's, he was a Professor of Earth Sciences at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. James devotes much of his research to understanding the origin of carbonate rocks, principally by investigating modern environments of deposition and applying the concepts learned to the older rock record. These investigations are a combination of field study, sedimentology, marine geology, stratigraphy, petrography, paleontology, and geochemistry. The scope is global with current projects in Australia, South America, The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, and Bermuda.
Honours
Member - The Order of Canada
Fellow - Royal Society of Canada
Professional Associations
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
International Association of Sedimentologists
Geological Society of Canada
Geological Society of America
SEPM- Society for Sedimentary Geology
Awards
Sorby Medal - International Association of Sedimentologists
Twenhofel Medal – SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Outstanding Paper Awards – SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Logan Medal - Geological Association of Canada
Brownocker Medal - Ohio State University