Charles R. Stelck

Who is Charles R. Stelck?

Charles Richard Stelck, OC, FRSC is an award-winning Canadian petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher and emeritus professor. His research has yielded many large oil and gas finds in western Canada.

Stelck was born in Edmonton, Alberta. As a teenager he worked on summer geological field parties.

With the help of a Tegler Scholarship, Stelck attended the University of Alberta. He switched into the geology program when his friend, Robert Folinsbee, convinced him that it was an exciting field. He obtained a BSc and a MSc degree. He moved to California and obtained his PhD degree at Stanford University.