David Applegate (geologist)
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David Applegate is an American academic who has served as director of the United States Geological Survey since 2022. He is also a professor at the University of Utah.
Quick Facts 18th Director of the United States Geological Survey, President ...
David Applegate | |
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18th Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
Assumed office August 15, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | James F. Reilly |
Acting | |
In office January 20, 2021 ā August 15, 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Education | Yale University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Institutions | |
Thesis | The unroofing history of the funeral mountains metamorphic core complex, California (1994) |
Doctoral advisor | Kip Hodges |
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