Item talk:Q48008

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:59:29.124865'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/arthur-merschat
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: amerschat@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - earth history
   - earth structure
   - crust (earth)
   - geologic structure
   - igneous rocks
   - metamorphic rocks
   - sedimentary rocks
   - fracture (geologic)
   - folding (geologic)
   - geochemistry
   - tectonic processes
   - deformation (geologic)
   - field methods
   - geographic information systems
   - isotopic analysis
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Arthur Merschat is a Research Geologist at the USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience
     Center.
   name: Arthur Merschat
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-9314-4067
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/florence-bascom-geoscience-center
   organization_name: Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
   personal_statement: "\"I have worked for the USGS from 2006 until present, a period\
     \ that includes a SCEP appointment during my Ph.D., and as a Research Geologist\
     \ (2009\u2013present).  My research is focused on (1) the structure and tectonics\
     \ of the Appalachian orogen; (2) the provenance of the different crystalline\
     \ terranes of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont; and (3) the thermochronologic evolution\
     \ of the orogen.  I have integrated geologic mapping, structural analysis, SHRIMP\
     \ U-Pb geochronology, petrology, and geochemistry into my research.  Currently,\
     \ I am involved with bedrock geologic mapping projects in the Blue Ridge \u2014\
     \ Mount Rogers area, VA\u2013NC\u2013TN, and Roan Mountain, NC\u2013TN \u2014\
     \ and in New England \u2014 southwest NH and parts of VT.\""
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Geologist