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Carl F. Wellstead Carl F. Wellstead Associate professor, Biology PhD. 1985, McGill University MSc. 1977, University of Nebraska BSc. 1974, Ohio State University Teaching experience: Associate professor, 1993-present, Dept. of Biology, WVUIT Assistant professor, 1990-1993, Dept. of Biology, WVUIT Assistant professor, 1988-1990, Science Division (Biology), Doane College, Crete, Nebraska Assistant professor, 1986-87, Department of Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska Teaching assistantships (McGill University; Univ. of Nebraska; Ohio State University) Non-teaching professional experience: 1) 1988-00 summer paleontological field work. (Discovery and evaluation of vertebrate fossils): 1999, Greenbrier Co., WV, funded by Tech Foundation. 1998, Greenbrier Co., WV, funded by Tech Foundation. 1995-97, central West Virginia, funded personally. 1994, central West Virginia, funded by Tech Foundation. 1993, central West Virginia, funded personally. 1992, central West Virginia, funded by Tech Foundation, and eastern Ohio, funded through National Geographic Society grant to colleagues at Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh. 1991, central West Virginia & southeastern Nebraska, funded personally; eastern Ohio. 1990, southeastern Nebraska, funded personally. 1988, Ashfall State Park, University of Nebraska State Museum. Supervisor: M. R. Voorhies. (PBS television's NOVA program featured our work in an episode entitled "Buried in Ash," November 1994. 2) 1986 (June), Lab technician, Lehn & Fink, Inc. (mfr. Lysol & Minwax products),Toledo, Ohio, supervisor: Robert Mason. 3) 1975-84, Paleontological activity concurrent with, but distinct from, graduate studies. a) 1984 (June), 1983 (July), paleontological field work in eastern Ohio. Supervisor: R. W. Hook Univ. of Kentucky. b) 1981-83, curatorial assistantship, Redpath Museum, McGill University. Supervisor: R. L. Carroll. c) 1976 (May-Aug.), paleontological field work, University of Nebraska State Museum. Supervisor: M. R. Voorhies. d) 1975 (May-Aug.), paleontological field work, University of Nebraska State Museum, Supervisor: R. M. Hunt. 4) 1974 (July-Aug.), Field geologist, Maine Geological Survey. Supervisor: D. W. Caldwell, Boston University. 5) 1973 (Oct.)-1974 (Feb.), Field assistant, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Supervisor: I.M. Whillans, Ohio State University. Professional Societies Memberships: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Geological Society of America Nebraska Academy of Sciences Paleontological Society Sigma Xi Society of Systematic Biologists Society of Vertebrate Paleontology West Virginia Academy of Science Consulting work 1) Consultant to U. S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, current. 2) Book review (solicited by publisher): Hole, J. W., 1995, Human Anatomy and Physiology, 7th ed., Wm. C. Brown, 962 pp. 3) Paper referee (peer review) for: a) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1997-current. Contact: Dr. N. Fraser, Virginia Museum, Martinsville, Virginia. b) Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh) 1992-current. Contact: M. A. Schmidt. c) Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), 1991. Contact: Dr. K. J. Boss. 4) Grant proposal referee (peer review), National Science Foundation, 1986 & 1987. Contact: H. B. Zimmerman. 5) Geological consultant to new “Sunrise” Museum, 1997-current. 6) Informal consultant to a growing number of WVUIT students, colleagues and local citizenry, identifying their rocks, minerals, and fossils, including investigation of possible fossil footprint found by James Fox near Quinwood, WV, June, 2000. Publications and addresses Publications Carroll, R. L., K. V. H. Bossy, A. C. Milner, S.M. Andrews, and C. F. Wellstead, 1998. Lepospondyli, Handbuch der Palaoherpetologie, 1, Verlag Dr. F. Pfeil, Munich, 216 pp. LaGarry, H. E., and C. F. Wellstead, 1990. New Permian vertebrate localities in Eskridge Formation, Richardson County, Nebraska (abst.). Proceedings Nebraska Acad. Sciences, 1990:61. Wellstead, C. F., 1977. Ecological significance of the fossil lizard fauna of the lower Valentine Formation of Nebraska (abst.). Proceedings, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 1977:45. -1981a. Behavioral observations in bullsnakes. Herpetological Review, 12:6. -1981b. Sedimentology of Norden Bridge and Egelhoff fossil quarries (Miocene) of north-central Nebraska. Transactions, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 9:65-87. -1982a. A Lower Carboniferous Aistopod from Scotland. Palaeontology, 25:195- 208. -1982b. Taxonomic re-assignment of the Miocene lizard, Peltosaurus minimus, from Nebraska. Copeia,1982:549-553. -1982c. Lizards from the lower Valentine Formation (Miocene) of north-central Nebraska. Jour. Herpetology, 16:364-375. -1983. Leiocephalus nebraskensis nom. pro. L.septentrionalis Wellstead, 1982, a junior homonym, Jour. Herpetology, 17:408. -1984. The phylogenetic relationships of Megamolgophis agostini Romer, 1952 (abst.). Programme, Canadian paleontology and biostratigraphy seminar, Ottawa, Ontario, 1984:10. -1991. Taxonomic Revision of the Lysorophia, Permo-carboniferous amphibians. Bulletin, American Museum of Natural History, 209, 90 pp. -1992. Aistopoda. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York. -1997. Ibid, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York. -1997. Lepospondyli. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed., McGraw- Hill, New York. -1997. Nectridea. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York. -(in prep). Description of Megamolgophis agostini Romer, 1952. Addresses (to): Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 1976. Lizards of lower Valentine Formation, Norden and Valentine, Nebraska, vicinity. 1978. Feeding mechanisms in Lysorophus. 1979. "Ophiderpeton", the oldest known lepospondyl. 1981. Review of the "lysorophids". 1989. Redescription and preliminary phylogenetic assessment of Megamolgophis agostini Romer, 1952. Creighton University, Biology Department seminar 1986. "How now, Gadow?" or salameandering through amphibian relationships. University of Nebraska, School of Life Sciences 1987. Lysorophids and amphibian systematics. West Virginia Academy of Sciences 1992. A survey of Permo-Carboniferous tetrapods in West Virginia. Honors 1. Research Associateships a) Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh), since 1991. b) University of Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln), since 1989. 2. Sigma Xi (scientific honorary society), full membership since 1988. 3. Merit pay (40-45 points’ worth) awarded annually since its inception in 1996. Grants 1) Faculty Development Grants. a) Fall 1995, reimbursing tuition for WVUIT computer mini-course, OFAD 200, software applications: Windows.(ATTACHMENT ) b) Fall 1995, supporting attendance at annual meeting of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Pittsburgh, 1-4 November, 1995. (ATTACHMENT ) c) Spring 1998, supporting attendance at north-central regional meeting of Geological Society of America, April 1998. d) Fall 1999, supporting attendance at annual meeting of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Denver, 20-23 October, 1999. (ATTACHMENT ) 2) Tech Foundation summer research grants, supporting paleontological field work, Summers, 1992,1994, 1998, and 1999. 3) McGill University Graduate Training Committee Grant, supporting doctoral research, Summer 1984. 4) Grant-in-aid of research from Sigma Xi. Spring 1977, supporting masters thesis research; Spring 1982 supporting doctoral research. .
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