James McLelland
Charles A. Dana Professor of Geology, Emeritus

Ph.D. University of Chicago

Teaching Specialties: Igneous and metamorphic petrology, megageology, structual geology

Research Interests: Geochronology and structural geology of the Adirondacks, chemical and isotopic evolution of rock and mineral systems making up this terrain, regional tectonics, energy and mineral resources

Distinctions: Numerous NSF grants (1968-91); past president NY Geological Association; past president Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America; past president Council on Undergradutate Research (Geology Section); member Science Advisory Council for Deep Observation and Scientific Experimentation of the Continental Crust; external review committees for Williams, Middlebury, Smith, Macalester, Lawrence