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Nelson, C. Riley (Charles Riley), 1956-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1956-

Biographical History

C. Riley Nelson (born 1956) is a biology professor in Utah.

Charles Riley Nelson graduated from high school from Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah in 1974. He attended Utah State University, graduating in 1980 with his Bachelor's of Science in Biology and obtained his Master's of Science in Biology in 1984. He obtained his PhD in Zoology in 1986 from Brigham Young University and was worked as a Tilton Postdoctoral Fellow in Entomology from the California Academy of Sciences in 1989. He was a part of the biology faculty at the University of Texas at Austin from 1989 to 1999, before coming to Brigham Young University. His research and teaching focus on biology and entomology.

Citation:
American stoneflies, 1998: t.p. (C. Riley Nelson) jkt. (Senior Lecturer in the Division of Biological Sciences and Brackenridge Field Laboratory at Univ. of Texas in Austin; Ph.D. from Brigham Young Univ.)

Ancestry.com, May 1, 2012 (C. Riley Nelson; Charles R. Nelson; b. Mar. 8, 1956)

Brigham Young University website, via WWW, May 1, 2012 (Riley Nelson; graduated Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah, 1974; BS in Biology, Utah State University, 1980; MS in Biology, Utah State University, 1984; PhD in Zoology, Brigham Young University, 1986; Tilton Fellow in Entomology, Calif. Academy of Sciences, 1989; faculty at University of Texas, 1989-1999; faculty at Brigham Young University, 1999- ; research and teaching focus on biology and entomology)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

C. Riley Nelson administrative notes, 1997-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8028 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains financial records of the department, campus correspondence, department correspondence, and scholarship committee records while teaching at University of Texas at Austin, 1997-2000. Among the items are fiscal transactions made during research trips and department spending, notes and applications for scholarships, and university scholarship protocol and disability center requests and policies.

Dates: 1997-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8028, C. Riley Nelson papers

C. Riley Nelson course materials, 1979-2004

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8028 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains syllabi, assignments, original tests, student evaluations, lecture notes, and overhead displays. Courses include Biology and Zoology courses relating to entomology, 1989-2004. A report called a "Nature Experience" is common among all the years collected where students make a project theme and report through write ups and photographs. Original tests include the answer keys and several versions of each test. Lecture notes progress from hand written at the earlier years to later typed...
Dates: 1979-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8028, C. Riley Nelson papers

C. Riley Nelson project records, 1982-2003

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8028 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains rough drafts of an article about robber flies written during 1979, photographs and research at a field study at Devil's River, Texas in November 1997, notes and lectures given during Summer Scholars at Provo, Utah from July 14-18, 2003, and research notes made during a trip to Grand Escalante Staircase, Utah during the Summer of 2003.

Dates: 1982-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8028, C. Riley Nelson papers

C. Riley Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8028
Scope and Contents Contains course material, administrative material, and special project materials collected by Nelson while teaching at University of Texas at Austin from 1989-2000 and at Brigham Young University from 2000-2004. The course materials focus on classes pertaining to biology and zoology and the special projects include papers and research on entomology. The administrative materials are from the University of Texas at Austin from 1997-2000 and are related to the Department of Biology,...
Dates: 1979-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / C. Riley Nelson papers

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Archival Object 3
Collection 1
 
Subject
Entomology -- Study and teaching 2
Lecture notes 2
Outlines 2
Research (Documents) 2
Academics 1
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Audio-visual materials 1
Biology -- Study and teaching 1
Colleges and Universities 1
Drafts (Documents) 1
Education 1
Entomology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo 1
Examinations 1
Financial records 1
Letters 1
Notes 1
People with disabilities -- Services for 1
Photographs 1
Research 1
Robber flies 1
Scholarships 1
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