Nicholas Eyles

Nick Eyles is an English geologist. He has been Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto since 1982.

Early life Eyles was born in London, England in 1952. He attended Dartford Grammar School. He completed his bachelor's degree at University of Leicester and worked briefly at the Natural History Museum in London. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with an MSc under the supervision of Bob Rogerson and Roger Slatt. He completed his PhD at the University of East Anglia in 1978 under the supervision of Geoffrey Boulton. He is an author for the award-winning Rock series of books, including Toronto Rocks, Ontario Rocks, Canada Rocks: The Geologic Journey, Canadian Shield - The Rocks that Made Canada and Road Rocks - Geological Wonders of Ontario.

He was awarded the McNeil Medal of the Royal Society of Canada in 2013 and the E. R. Ward Neale Medal by the Geological Association of Canada in 2015. He also holds a Doctor of Science degree from University of Leicester.