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Robert I. Tilling(shortened toBob Tilling;born 1935) is ageologistandvolcanologistwho served as the scientist-in-charge of theHawaiian Volcano Observatoryfrom 1975 to 1976.[1]Tilling worked for theU.S. Geological Survey(USGS), and became anemeritusin 2004.[2]He was born inShanghai,and did not arrive in the U.S. until 1946.[3]After moving to the U.S., he grew up nearSan Diego,California.[4]

Tilling attended bothPomona College(B.A.) andYale University(Ph.D.),[4]and joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1962. In 1971, he worked forNASA'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 ofReston, Virginia.[5]Tilling also coordinated responses to the1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens;[6]following the eruption, he spoke beforeCongress,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 theMineralogical Society of America.[8][9]

Tilling was also formerly aconsultantto theIndonesian governmenton volcanic hazards.[10]During his scientific career, he published over 350 papers ongeoscience,for audiences both scientific and general,[11]including inScientific American[12]andNature.[13]

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  1. ^Babb, Janet L.;Kauahikaua, James P.;Tilling, Robert I. (2011)."The story of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory—A remarkable first 100 years of tracking eruptions and earthquakes".U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 135.doi:10.3133/gip135.
  2. ^Kious, W. Jacquelyne; Tilling, Robert I. (1996). "Endnotes".This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics.General Information Product.doi:10.3133/7000097.ISBN978-0-16-048220-5.
  3. ^Tilling, Robert I.; Heliker, Christina C.; Wright, Thomas L. (1987). "Endnotes".Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes: Past, Present, and Future.General Interest Publication.doi:10.3133/7000007.
  4. ^ab"Bob Tilling".Geologists of Jackson Hole.Retrieved2023-06-03.
  5. ^"The Geologist".Hawaii Tribune-Herald.July 25–31, 1976. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Volcanoes need study, expert says".Daily Kent Stater.Associated Press.Jan 17, 1989. p. 3 – viaKent State University.
  7. ^"Congress hears prediction of 'high-velocity' eruptions".Albany Democrat-Herald.Associated Press.June 13, 1980. p. 13 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^Muffler, L.J. Patrick (1997)."Presentation of the Distinguished Public Service Medal for 1996 to Robert I. Tilling"(PDF).American Mineralogist.82(7–8): 833.
  9. ^Tilling, Robert I. (1997)."Acceptance of the Distinguished Public Service Medal for 1996"(PDF).American Mineralogist.82(7–8): 834–835.
  10. ^Schulz, William (Aug 17, 1983)."The Threats Of Eruptions Are Constant".The Charlotte Observer.p. 3E – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^Tilling, Robert I., ed. (2021)."About the Volume Editor".Complexity in Tsunamis, Volcanoes, and their Hazards.Meyers, Robert A. (ed.).Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science(Series) (2nd ed.). Springer. p. xv.doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-1705-2.eISSN2629-2343.ISBN978-1-0716-1705-2.ISSN2629-2327.
  12. ^Dvorak, John J.; Johnson, Carl; Tilling, Robert I. (August 1992). "Dynamics of Kilauea Volcano".Scientific American.267(2): 46–53.doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0892-46.
  13. ^Tilling, Robert I.; Lipman, Peter W. (1993). "Lessons in reducing volcano risk".Nature.364(6435): 277–280.doi:10.1038/364277a0.
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