Dr James Wheeley PhD

Dr James Wheeley

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Sedimentary Geology
School Deputy Head of Education

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 41 46158
Fax
+44 (0)121 41 44942
Email
j.r.wheeley@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

James Wheeley is a teaching-focused lecturer in sedimentary geology and sedimentary basin analysis. His research interests lie in carbonate sedimentology and applied micropalaeontology (especially conodont isotopes) which he is using to address deep time (Palaeozoic) palaeoclimatic and palaeoecological problems. 

Qualifications

  • PhD Carbonate Sedimentology (Cardiff University 2007)
  • MSc (with Commendation) Palaeobiology (University of Bristol 2002)
  • BSc (Hons) Geology (University of Durham 2000)

Biography

James completed his initial teacher training at the University of Gloucestershire in Geography (2006-2007). He completed his PhD on Ordovician limestones of J盲mtland, Sweden, at Cardiff University in 2006 having previously studied for an MSc in Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol (2001-2002). His undergraduate degree is in Geology (University of Durham; 1997-2000). James joined the School as a Teaching Fellow in 2007 and in 2012 was appointed to a Lectureship in Sedimentary Geology.聽He was awarded his Senior Lectureship in 2016. James is a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.

Teaching

James Wheeley teaches sedimentary geology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on all GEES Geology programmes. He advises Geology students on their mapping projects and each year he is a supervisor on a number of MSci projects in sedimentary geology. James contributes to the Geology fieldwork programme including trips to Scotland and SE Spain.

Postgraduate supervision

James Wheeley is a conodont micropalaeontologist and carbonate sedimentologist addressing deep time (Palaeozoic) palaeoclimatic and palaeoecological problems with stable and radiogenic isotopes.

Dr Wheeley welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.

Research

Current research focuses on elucidating conodont oxygen isotopes for seawater palaeotemperature, palaeoclimate and palaeoecological聽reconstruction.

Other activities

Administrative Responsibilities in Earth Sciences

  • Deputy Head of Education

Panel Membership/Review work

  • Member of The Royal Society's Research Grants Scheme Physical Sciences Board (1 Jan 2013 - 31 December 2018)

Professional affiliations

  • The Geological Society of America
  • SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
  • The Pander Society

 

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Golding, ML, Wheeley, JR, Sun, YD, Orchard, MJ & Sansom, IJ 2025, '', Journal of the Geological Society.

Marsden, MK, Gunn, J, Maidment, SCR, Nichols, G, Wheeley, JR, Russell, CE, Boomer, I, Stukins, S & Butler, RJ 2024, '', Journal of the Geological Society.

Ray, D, Jarochowska, E, R枚stel, P, Worton, G, Munnecke, A, Wheeley, J & Boomer, I 2019, '', Geological Magazine.

Ray, D, Jarochowska, E, Hughes, HE & Wheeley, J 2019, '', Proceedings of the OUGS, vol. 5, pp. 59-64.

Wheeley, J 2018, '', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Wheeley, J & Smith, MP 2018, '', Geology, vol. 46, no. 9, pp. e452-e452.

Wheeley, J, Jardine, PE, Raine, RJ, Boomer, I & Smith, MP 2018, '', Geology, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 467-470.

Lu, J, Shao, L, Yang, M, Wheeley, J, Wang, H & Hilton, J 2017, '', Journal of Earth Science, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 1163-1177. <>

Fry, C, Wheeley, J, Boomer, I & Ray, D 2017, '', GFF.

Blain, JA, Wheeley, J & Ray, D 2016, '', Canadian Journal of Earth Science.

Wheeley, J, Smith, M & Boomer, I 2012, '', Geological Society. Journal, vol. 169, no. 3, pp. 239-250.

Wang, H, Shao, L, Hao, LM, Zhang, PF, Glasspool, IJ, Wheeley, J, Wignall, PB, Yi, TS, Zhang, MQ & Hilton, J 2011, '', International Journal of Coal Geology, vol. 85, pp. 168-183.

Chapter

Cherns, L, Wheeley, J, Wright, VP, Allison, PA & Bottjer, DJ 2011, . in Taphonomy, Second Edition: Process and Bias Through Time. Topics in Geobiology 32.

Cherns, L, Wheeley, J & Bassett, MG 2009, . in Early Palaeozoic Peri-Gondwanan Terranes: New Insights from Tectonics and Biogeography. vol. 325.

Preprint

Greene, S, Antell, G, Atterby, J, Bhatia, R, Dunne, E, Giles, S, Groh, S, Hanson, E, Hilton, J, Knight, H, Kraftl, P, Morgan, E, Rhodes, I, Rockey, F, Singh, S, Stevenson, C, Sun, S, Warren, B, Wheeley, J & Yamoah, K 2021 '' EarthArXiv.