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Education
Ph.D., 1991, University of Toronto
M.S., 1982, McMaster University
B.S., 1976, Dalhousie University
Research Interests
Fluvial Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy
- Fluvial transitions
- Nonmarine sequence stratigraphy
- Dinosaur track
- Distal sequence stratigraphy of Appalachian Basin
My research interests mainly focus on fluvial sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian age strata in southeastern Ohio. The combination of high frequency eustatic sea level changes and a variable tectonic subsidence rate led to complex and interesting patterns of terrestrial and shallow marine facies. I also dabble in the sedimentological aspects of vertebrate ichnology.
Courses Taught
- GEOL 1010: How the Earth Works
- GEOL 2150: Environmental Geology
- GEOL 2550: Historical Geology
- GEOL 2830: Geology for Engineers
- GEOL 3/5500: Sedimentology
- GEOL 4/5570: Petroleum Geology
- GEOL 4/5580: Fluvial Sedimentology
- GEOL 4/5960: Field Geology
- GEOL 4/5760: Subsurface Methods
Professional Appointments
2004-present, Associate Professor
1998-2004, Assistant Professor
1994-1998, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Selected Publications
Fugitt, F., and Nadon, G.C., in press 2019, Bedrock geology of the Byer 7.5 minute Quadrangle, Ohio: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of the Geological Survey.
Thomas, W.A., Gehrels, G.E., Greb, S.F., Nadon, G.C., Satkoski, A., and Romera, M.C., 2017, Detrital zircons and sediment dispersal in the Appalachian foreland: Geosphere , v.13 (6), p.2206-2230.
Hembree, D.I., and Nadon, G.C., 2011, A paleopedologic and ichnologic perspective of the terrestrial Pennsylvanian landscape in the distal Appalachian basin, U.S.A.: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology , v. 312, No. 1-2, p. 138-166.
Hembree, D.I., Nadon, G., King, R., 2011, Large, complex burrow systems from freshwater deposits of the Monongahela Group (Virgilian), Southeast Ohio, USA: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology , v. 300, p. 128-137.
Tomescu, A.M.F., Pratt, L.M., Rothwell, G.W., Strother, P.K., and Nadon, G.C., 2009, Terrestrial stable carbon isotope signatures in Late Ordovician and Silurian carbonaceous compression biotas of the Appalachians, USA: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology , v. 283, p. 46-59.
Roca, X. and Nadon, G.C., 2007, Tectonic control on the sequence stratigraphy of nonmarine retroarc foreland basin fills: Insights from the Upper Jurassic of central Utah, U.S.A : Journal of Sedimentary Research , v. 77 , p. 239-255.
Lockley, M.G., Nadon, G.C., Currie, P.J., 2004, A diverse dinosaur-bird-footprint assemblage from the Lance Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Eastern Wyoming: Implications for ichnotaxonomy: Ichnos , v. 11, p. 229-249.
Nadon, G. C., and R. R. Kelly, 2004, The constraints of glacial eustasy and low accommodation on sequence-stratigraphic interpretations of Pennsylvanian strata, Conemaugh Group, Appalachian basin, U.S.A., in J. C. Pashin and R. A. Gastaldo, eds., Sequence stratigraphy, paleoclimate, and tectonics of coal-bearing strata: AAPG Studies in Geology 51, p. 29–44.
Lorenz, J.C., and Nadon, G.C., 2002, Source area control on fluvial style: The muddy braided river deposits of the Molina Member of the Wasatch Formation (Paleogene), west-central Colorado: Journal of Sedimentary Research , v. 72, p. 376-385.
An older, but frequently requested paper: Nadon, G.C.and Issler, D.R., 1997, The compaction of floodplain sediments: Timing, magnitude, and implications: Geoscience Canada, v. 24, no. 1, p. 37-43.
Recent Advisees' M.S. Theses
Stobart, R., 2019, The Kaskaskia/Absaroka Boundary in the Subsurface of Athens County, Ohio, Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 81 p.
Klopfenstein, T., 2018, High Frequency Sequences within the Lower Mississippian Allensville Member, Logan Formation, South-central Ohio, Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 95 p.
Stubbs, D., 2018, A Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Allegheny Group (Middle Pennsylvanian), SE Ohio, Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 139 p.
Fitzgerald, D., 2016, Clay Mineralogy, Provenance, and Sequence Stratigraphy of Upper Ordovician Shales in Eastern Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 95 p.
Muslim, M., 2014, A Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Berea Interval, Athens County, Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 131 p.
Hinds, A., 2014, Controls on Sequence Boundary Development in the Brush Creek Interval, Conemaugh Group (Late Pennsylvanian), Athens County, Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 127 p.
Vogel 1 , H., 2009, Exhumation of the Western Cyclades: A Thermochronometric Investigation of Serifos, Aegean Region (Greece): Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University.
Dodson 1 , S., 2008, Petrographic and Geochronologic Provenance Analysis of Upper Pennsylvanian Fluvial Sandstones of the Conemaugh and Monongahela Groups, Athens County, Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 89 p.
King, M.R., 2008, Fluvial Architecture of the Interval Spanning The Pittsburgh and Fishpot Limestones (Late Pennsylvanian), Southeastern Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis Ohio University, 134 p.
Huffer, A.R., 2007, The Sedimentological and Paleontological Characteristics of the Portersville Shale, Conemaugh Group, Southeast Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 142 p.
Klasen, R.L., 2007, Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Brush Creek Marine Interval, Glenshaw Formation, Athens County, Ohio: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Ohio University, 89 p.
Bachtel, J., 2008, The Timing and Depositional Context of the Clastic Dikes within the Conemaugh Group (Late Pennsylvanian), Athens County, Ohio: Unpublished Bachelors Thesis, Ohio University, 59 p.
McNamara, K.C., 2006, Tectonic Influence on Sequence Architecture of the Upper Brush Creek to Skelley Interval (Upper Pennsylvanian) in Southeast Ohio: Unpublished Bachelors Thesis, Ohio University, 61 p.
1 Co-Adviser with D.A. Schneider, University of Ottawa.
Professional Recognition
- Outstanding Educator Award, Eastern Section AAPG, 2018
- Ohio STATEMAP Advisory Council, 2017-present
- Associate Editor, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1996-2015
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015
- University College & University Academic Advising Council Chapman Clapp Outstanding Advising Award, 2014
- Associate Editor, AAPG Bulletin, 2002-2005
- Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America, 1999
- University of Toronto Open Fellowship, 1987