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.
David Applegate | |
|---|---|
 Applegate in 2022 | |
| 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 – 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 |
Education
editApplegate earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Yale University and a PhD in geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Career
editApplegate is an adjunct full professor at the University of Utah. From 2004 to 2011, he served as senior science advisor for earthquake and geologic hazards at the United States Geological Survey. Since May 2011, he has served as associate director of the USGS for natural hazards.
USGS Nomination
editOn January 20, 2021, Applegate began serving as acting director of the USGS.[2] On March 8, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Applegate to serve as director of the agency.[3][4] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Energy Committee on April 28, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on June 14, 2022.[5] His nomination was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.[6] He was sworn in by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on August 15, 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Dave Applegate, Ph.D. | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ a b "David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey". United States Department of the Interior. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Dr. David Applegate, USGS Geologist, Honored for Contributions to Public Understanding of Geoscience". American Geosciences Institute. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Business Meeting: Pending Nominations". U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "PN1830 - Nomination of David Applegate for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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