Background
Nance, Richard Damian was born on October 25, 1951 in St. Ives, United Kingdom. Son of Richard William Morton and Edith Eleanor (Leach) Nance.
Nance, Richard Damian was born on October 25, 1951 in St. Ives, United Kingdom. Son of Richard William Morton and Edith Eleanor (Leach) Nance.
Bachelor of Science in Geology with honors, Leicester (United Kingdom) U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Cambridge (United Kingdom) U., 1978.
Assistant professor, St. Francis Xavier U., Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1976-1980; assistant professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1980-1982; senior research geologist, Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, 1982-1983; associate professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1983-1990; department chairman, Ohio U., Athens, since 1995; professor, Ohio U., Athens, since 1990. Research consultant Institute for Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1977-1981, Cominco American Inc., Spokane, Washington, 1984-1985, Argonne National laboratories, Chicago, 1984-1988.
Fellow Geological Association Canada. Member Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, Am.Assn. Petroleum Geologists, Royal Geological Society Cornwall, Ussher Society, Trevithick Society, Society for Industrial Archeology, Sigma Xi.
Married Rita Felice Carpenter, August 28, 1982. Children: André Bernard Carpenter, Sarah Marie Eleanor, Christopher Louis Morton.