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meta: url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/peter-george-chirico timestamp: '2024-01-30T10:27:30.307779' status_code: 200 profile: name: Peter George Chirico name_qualifier: null titles: - Associate Director and Supervisory Geographer organizations: - !!python/tuple - Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/florence-bascom-geoscience-center email: pchirico@usgs.gov orcid: 0000-0001-8375-5342 intro_statements: - "Pete Chirico is the Associate Director of the U.S. Geological Survey\u2019\ s Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center in Reston, VA. He also leads the USGS\ \ Special Studies project as a research scientist focused on terrain analysis\ \ and geomorphological mapping." expertise_terms: - geomorphological mapping - fluvial geomorphology - remote sensing - placer deposit mining - diamonds - artisanal and small scale mining - field methods - conflict minerals - geographic information systems - aerial photography - spatial analysis professional_experience: [] education: [] affiliations: [] honors: [] abstracts: [] personal_statement: "Pete Chirico is the Associate Director of the U.S. Geological\ \ Survey\u2019s Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center in Reston, VA. In over\ \ 20 years at USGS, he has focused his research on the geography and geomorphology\ \ of illicit small-scale mining of diamonds and mineral deposits in conflict\ \ zones and during complex emergencies. He has worked extensively with the\ \ U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International\ \ Development, the United Nations, and the Kimberley Process to understand how\ \ diamonds and other natural resource exploitation contribute to funding conflicts.\ \ While his regional expertise is Sub-Saharan Africa, he has led or been a member\ \ of more than 30 field expeditions throughout Central America and the Caribbean,\ \ the Middle East, and Africa. He is author or co-author of over 50 peer reviewed\ \ scientific reports and journal articles in the fields of geography, geomorphology,\ \ remote sensing, and natural resources in conflict zones. Pete also serves\ \ as scientific and technical advisor to the Office of Threat Finance Countermeasures\ \ in the Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs."
