Bio

Dr. Grimley has been the instructor for Environmental Geology (MEA 300) at NCSU since 2022.  He is also affiliated with the Illinois State Geological Survey at the University of Illinois, and has been involved with various research and mapping activities related to ice age (Pleistocene) deposits, fossils, paleosols, and landforms in glaciated areas of the Midwestern USA.  He has conducted studies in North Carolina related to anthropogenic fly ash deposits, soil magnetic properties, and Quaternary terraces.  Other teaching experiences include courses in Glacial Deposits (and Society Relevance), Soils and Paleosols, and North American Landforms at the University of Illinois or for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Area(s) of Expertise

Dr. Grimley’s expertise and interest includes Quaternary sediment records, surficial processes, surficial geologic mapping, glacial-interglacial cycles, loess-paleosol sequences, soil magnetic properties, Quaternary terrestrial gastropods (paleoclimate-paleoecology), and magnetic fly ash records (used as a chronological marker). He has authored or co-authored many surficial geologic and bedrock topography maps, and reports, for areas in Illinois and North Carolina. He is currently involved with statewide mapping projects, multi-state Quaternary stratigraphic correlations, and paleoclimate research in glaciated areas of the Midwestern USA.