ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Author pictured with 30" Rainbow Trout. Photo taken in Owens
Valley (Inyo County) California looking to the west towards the Sierra Nevada.

A brief description of the authors education and related experience:

I received an M. S. degree in geology from the University of Southern California in August 1995, and have B. S. degrees in geology and geophysics from the University of Minnesota (1990).

My teaching experience began in 1984 as a tutor with the Learning Assistance and the American Indian Support Centers at Minneapolis Community College (formerly). I tutored various math and science courses including physical and historical geology, introductory and calculus based physics and chemistry. At the University of Minnesota I was a teaching assistant for the Physics Department, where I assisted in the instruction of various physics classes as well as introductory meteorology. With the Department of Geology and Geophysics, at the University of Minnesota, I assisted in the instruction of their summer field course located near Gunnison Colorado. At the University of Southern California where I was granted a teaching assistantship I taught 3 sections of either oceanography laboratory, or earthquakes laboratory per semester. In 1994 I was an instructor for the University of Minnesota's summer field course then located near Dillon Montana. Since January 1993 I have been employed at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. There I have taught physical and historical geology, general chemistry the accompanying laboratories as well as several mathematics courses. With the geology courses and laboratories I am in charge of curriculum development, as well as course, laboratory and field trip organization. During my sabbatical, 2001-2002 school year, I resumed research and field work in the Sawatch mountains in Colorado, while completing the coursework necessary for Ph. D. and teaching introductory geology at the University of Minnesota.

RESUME

NICHOLAS W TAYLOR

W: (612) 341-7334 e-mail: taylorni@mctc.mnscu.edu http//:www.mctc.mnscu.edu~/taylorni.faculty.mctc/

Mpls. Comm. & Tech. College Mpls., MN 55403-1779 Math/Science Dept

EDUCATION

B.S. in Geology Received June, 1990 University of Minnesota

B.S. in Geophysics Received June, 1990 University of Minnesota

M.S. in Geology Received June, 1995 University of Southern California

Ph. D. in Geology Anticipated 2004 University of Minnesota

EMPLOYMENT

January 1993-Present

Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, MN.

I am the chair of the Geology Dept. and teach Physical and Historical Geology, the accompanying laboratories and mathematics and chemistry classes. I am in charge of curriculum development, support staff and teaching assistant supervision and field trip organization for the Geology Dept.

August 2001-May 2002

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN.

I was an instructor for the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics teaching introductory geology while taking courses in anticipation of receiving a Ph. D. degree during my sabbatical year.

July-August 1994	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. I was an instructor Dept. of Geology and Geophysics for the university's summer field course located in Dillon Montana
September 1991- May 1992	University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA. Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geosciences I Taught 3 sections of earthquakes laboratory per semester.
September 1990- May 1991	University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geosciences. I Taught 3 sections of oceanography laboratory per semester.
July-August 1990 & June-August 1991	University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. During these times I was involved in masters degree research doing field work related to geologic mapping in the central Cascade Mountains of Washington.
June-August 1989	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Teaching Assistant Dept. of Geology and Geophysics. I assisted in the instruction of university's summer field camp course in Gunnison CO.
January 1987-June 1988	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Teaching Assistant Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. I corrected freshman physics and meteorology examinations and homework assignments.
November 1984-December 1986	Minneapolis Community College (formerly), Minneapolis MN. I was a tutor for the Learning Assistance, and American Indian Support Centers. Tutored students in geology, physics, chemistry, basic math, algebra, calculus, differential equations and vector analysis.

HONORS AND AWARDS; THESES AND PUBLICATIONS

Gibson fellowship recipient, University of Minnesota, summer 2002. Phi Theta Kappa teaching excellence award May 1997 and March 1995. Faculty Development Fund award Mpls. Comm. College, May 1994, May 1995. Graduate Student Research Funds award, University of Southern California, Summer, 1991. Student Review Committees Geological Society of America Conference award University of Southern California, March 1991, May 1992. Outstanding teaching assistant award, University of Southern California, Fall semester, 1990. Teaching Assistantship, University of Southern California, Sept. 1990. University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Project Award, Summer 1989. University of Minnesota's Geology Field Camp Scholarship, Summer 1988.

Taylor, Nicholas W 1995, The Structural Geology of the Chiwaukum Schist in the Mount Stuart Region, Central Cascades Washington (M.S. Thesis, University of Southern California).

Taylor, Nicholas W, 1990, Detailed Structural Analysis of the Matchless Mountain Region Central Colorado USA. (Senior Thesis, University of Minnesota)

Taylor, Nicholas W 2002, Structural History of the Sawatch Range and West Elk Mountains, Central Colorado (In Preparation).

Taylor, Nicholas W, 1995 Possible Kinematic History of the Windy Pass Thrust, Central Cascades Washington Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. Abstracts with Programs.

Taylor, Nicholas W; Stout, James H, 1994, Laramide Contractional Structures in the Matchless Mountain Area, Central Colorado. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. Abstracts with Programs.

Taylor, Nicholas W; Stout, James H; Brudos, Thomas C, 1992, Laramide Structures in the Central ColoradoRockies, Matchless Mountain Region. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. Abstracts with Programs.

Taylor, Nicholas W; Paterson, Scott R; Miller, Robert B, 1992, Transposition Cycles in the Chiwaukum Schist in the Mount Stuart Region, Central Cascades Washington. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., Abstracts with Programs.

Taylor, Nicholas W; Paterson, Scott R; Miller, Robert B, 1991, Structural Analysis of the Chiwaukum Schist in the Mount Stuart Region, Central Cascades, Washington. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., Abstracts with Programs.

Paterson, Scott R, Miller, Robert B, Anderson, James L, Lund, Steven, Taylor Nicholas, W, 1994 Evolution of the Mount Stuart Batholith. Geol. Soc Am. Bull. Field Trip Guidebook.