USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: [] description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Research Geologist with the Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: John Counts is a Research Geologist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, Virginia. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: "John's research focuses primarily on process-based sedimentology, especially\ \ in deepwater and shallow marine depositional systems. He also has interests\ \ in ichnology, provenance studies, carbonates, and modern analogues for ancient\ \ deposits. John received his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide in South\ \ Australia in 2016, after completing work on Precambrian sediments in the Flinders\ \ Ranges. He previously worked as a geologist for Encana in the East Texas Basin,\ \ and conducted research in the U.S. midcontinent and Gulf of Mexico coastal\ \ plain for his M.S. and B.S. degrees, respectively. His postdoctoral work focused\ \ on clastic and carbonate deposits in the modern deep sea. John is a member\ \ of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) and the Society\ \ for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM).\u200B\u200B" additionalType: personal statement email: jcounts@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: Ph.D., University of Adelaide, 2016 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: M.S., University of Kansas, 2012 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: B.S., Geology, Auburn University 2005 hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center roleName: Research Geologist startDate: '2024-05-12T15:26:41.779348' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: '2020-present: USGS Geology, Energy and Minerals Science Center, Reston, Virginia' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: '2019-2020: Postdoctoral researcher, University College Dublin, Ireland' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: '2017-2018: Postdoctoral researcher, Ifremer, Brest, France' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: '2008-2013: Encana USA, Dallas, Texas' identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: GeoKB value: https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q45493 - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0001-7374-6928 jobTitle: Research Geologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: sedimentology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: deepwater - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Gulf Coast - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: petroleum geology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: ichnology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: stratigraphy - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: carbonates - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: sequence stratigraphy - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: basin analysis memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-12T15:26:41.776797' name: John W. Counts, Ph.D. url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/john-w-counts