Item talk:Q49815

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:24:31.903711'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/roland-w-tollett
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - 1998 - Louisiana State University - MS Geology and Geophysics
   - 1988-1990 - Chipola Jr. College in Marianna, Florida
   - 1990-1992 - Louisiana Tech University - Bachelor of Science degree in geology
   email: rtollett@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - groundwater
   - groundwater quality
   - sediment transport
   - surface water quality
   - water quality
   - hurricanes
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Roland Wayne Tollett balanced his passion for baseball with his academic pursuits
     while earning his degree. He played for Chipola Jr. College in Marianna, Florida
     from 1988-1990 and for Louisiana Tech University from 1990-1992. Despite the
     demands of being a student-athlete, Roland successfully completed his Bachelor
     of Science degree in Geology from Louisiana Tech University in August.
   name: Roland W Tollett
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-4726-5845
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/lower-mississippi-gulf-water-science-center
   organization_name: Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
   personal_statement: "Roland holds a master\u2019s degree in Geology and Geophysics\
     \ from Louisiana State University, where he studied under the esteemed clay\
     \ mineralogist Professor Ray E. Ferrell Jr. He has completed a range of courses\
     \ in water quality and hydrology and has contributed to numerous publications,\
     \ including abstracts, reports, and fact sheets. Roland is also a contributing\
     \ author for program letters and quarterly reports for the Fort Polk Military\
     \ Project and a member of the ACAD NAWQA Study Unit. His current work includes\
     \ assisting with the Fort Polk Project, co-authoring a NAWQA regional summary\
     \ report for the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Principal Aquifer,\
     \ and deploying pressure transducers to document hurricane storm surge as part\
     \ of a team in Ruston, LA. Roland has delivered over 10 professional presentations\
     \ at conferences and events such as the Sustainability Conference at Fort Polk\
     \ Military Reservation, the USGS DODEC conference in Gulfport, MS, and the National\
     \ Ground Water Association conference in San Antonio, TX."
   professional_experience:
   - Contributing author for program letters and quarterly reports for the Fort Polk
     Military Project and a member of the ACAD NAWQA Study Unit.
   - Assisting with the Fort Polk Project, co-authoring a NAWQA regional summary
     report for the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Principal Aquifer,
     and deploying pressure transducers to document hurricane storm surge as part
     of a team in Ruston,
   - Delivered over 10 professional presentations at conferences and events such
     as the Sustainability Conference at Fort Polk Military Reservation, the USGS
     DODEC conference in Gulfport, MS, and the National Ground Water Association
     conference in San Antonio, TX.
   title: Hydrologist