Item talk:Q164012

USGS Staff Profile:

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   abstract: Physical Scientist with the Central Midwest Water Science Center
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   abstract: Rachel N Sortor is a Physical Scientist for the USGS, Central Midwest
     Water Science Center, Statistical Hydrology and Water Availability group located
     in Urbana, Illinois.
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   abstract: Rachel joined the USGS in 2022 in the Statistical Hydrology and Water
     Availability section. She works on projects related to sediment and phosphorus
     source tracking in Illinois, and harmful algal blooms on the Illinois River.
     Prior to joining the USGS, Rachel completed her PhD in glacial geomorphology
     and cosmogenic nuclide geochemistry at Tulane University. She focused on dating
     the oldest glacial periods in the Alaska Range and Colorado Front Range. Before
     her PhD, she worked in environmental consulting in Michigan, where she collected
     soil, water, and soil gas samples for multiple Superfund projects.
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 email: rsortor@usgs.gov
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   name: Ph.D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University 2022
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   name: M.S., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan 2012
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: B.S., Environmental Geology, University of Michigan, 2009
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: A.S., Science, Monroe Country Community College, 2006
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     name: Central Midwest Water Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/cm-water
   roleName: Physical Scientist
   startDate: '2024-05-12T15:14:19.602122'
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   name: 2022-Present, Physical Scientist, USGS, Statistical Hydrology and Water
     Availability Group, USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, Illinois
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 2012-2015 Environmental Scientist at TRC Companies, Inc.
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Sediment source tracking
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Harmful algal bloom sampling
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: 10Be, 26Al, and 14C Surface exposure and burial dating
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   member:
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     name: U.S. Geological Survey
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   startDate: '2024-05-12T15:14:19.598041'
 name: Rachel N Sortor, PhD
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/rachel-n-sortor