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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:29:36.575738'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/brett-j-valentine
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.S. Forestry and Environmental Science, Virginia Tech
   email: bvalentine@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Coal resources
   - Oil resources
   - Source rock characterization
   - Thermal maturity
   - Electron microscopy
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Brett Valentine is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals
     (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
   name: Brett J. Valentine
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-8678-2431
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center
   organization_name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
   personal_statement: Since joining the USGS in 2009, Brett has devoted his career
     to studying organic petrology and specializes in electron microscopy techniques.
     He is currently the manager of the Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory at USGS
     National Center in Reston, VA. Presently, his research focuses on developing
     electron microscopy methods and applications to improve our understanding of
     the micro-to-nanoscale changes that occur to coals and organic-rich shales as
     they thermally mature.
   professional_experience:
   - Physical Scientist, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, 2009-Present
   - Assistant County Soil Scientist, Fauquier County, VA, 2004-2009
   title: Physical Scientist