Robert I. Tilling
Robert I. Tilling (shortened to Bob Tilling; born 1935) is a
Tilling attended both Pomona College (B.A.) and Yale University (Ph.D.),[4] and joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1962. In 1971, he worked for NASA's lunar sample program. His service with the U.S. Geological Survey included four years at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, with a stint as head scientist. After his tenure there, he left to work for the USGS out of Reston, Virginia.[5] Tilling also coordinated responses to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens;[6] following the eruption, he spoke before Congress, stating that consequent eruptions may occur, though they would likely not be as powerful than the original blast.[7] In 1996, he won the Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America.[8][9]
Tilling was also formerly a
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- ^ "Volcanoes need study, expert says". Daily Kent Stater. Associated Press. Jan 17, 1989. p. 3 – via Kent State University.
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- ^ Muffler, L.J. Patrick (1997). "Presentation of the Distinguished Public Service Medal for 1996 to Robert I. Tilling" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 82 (7โ8): 833.
- ^ Tilling, Robert I. (1997). "Acceptance of the Distinguished Public Service Medal for 1996" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 82 (7โ8): 834โ835.
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