USGS - Key Persons

On March 24, 1994, Dr. Gordon P. Eaton became the 12th Director of the U.S. Geological Survey. Dr. Eaton graduated from Wesleyan University, with high Honors and High Distinction with a B.A. in Geology in 1951; received an M.S. in Geology from the California Institute of Technology in 1953; and a Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics in 1957 from the California Institute of Technology. On March 24, 1994, Dr. Gordon P. Eaton became the 12th Director of the U.S. Geological Survey. From October 1990 to March 1994, he served as the Director of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York. From 1986 to 1990, Dr. Eaton was President of the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. From 1967 to 1981, Dr. Eaton held various positions with the U.S. Geological Survey, including Associate Chief Geologist, Reston, Virginia; Scientist-in-charge, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii; Project Chief, Geothermal Geophysics, Branch of Theoretical and Applied Geophysics, Denver, Colorado; Deputy Chief, Office of Geochemistry and Geophysics, Washington, D.C. and Reston, Virginia; and Project Chief, Southwestern Geophysics Project, Regional Geophysics Branch, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Eaton is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geological Society of America, and the American Geophysical Union. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and American Men and Women of Science. He was a member of committee on the formation of the National Biological Survey, National Research Council. He has also served on the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council. Upon Eaton's retirement, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt said "Under his guidance,the USGS has expanded to become the preeminent science bureau for the Department of the Interior, one that now encompasses the disciplines of biology, geology, hydrology and mapping. In addition, he has been a tireless advocate for the Survey through difficult periods of downsizing, funding uncertainties, and transformation of its mission." As Director, Eaton overcame attempts to abolish the USGS while leading the bureau through a significant downsizing and restructuring. Establishing an integrated approach to science, he oversaw the incorporation into the USGS of the former National Biological Service and part of the former Bureau of Mines. A key priority of Dr. Eaton's was to provide an increased emphasis on the bureau's responsiveness to customers.

Heidi Koehler

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Acting Central States Communications Chief, 720 - 320 - 1246

Henry William Menard

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Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Henry Witt

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Hydrologic Technician

Jacob Zwart

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Data Scientist

James Albrecht

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Hydrologic Technician

James D Zeigler

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Program Analyst

James Winton

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Research Microbiologist, Emeritus

Jared W Wright

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Hydrologic Technician

Jason A. Addison

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Research Geologist

Jay Alder

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Research Physical Scientist

Jayna Winehouse

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Geographer Contracting Officer 's Technical Representative ( COTR )

Jeffrey Onizuk

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Congressional Liaison Officer / Communications and Publishing

Jeffrey Worthington

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Hydrologic Technician

Jeremy K Wise

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Biological Science Technician

Jesse G Zhang

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Computer Scientist

Jim Reilly

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Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Joe Adams

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IT Specialist & Remote Pilot

John A Young

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Research Biologist

John C Wolf

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Assistant Director, Land Change Research, Hydrologic Transport and Response

John N Aleinikoff

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Scientist Emeritus

John Wesley Powell

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Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Johnathan Woodruff

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Research Oceanographer

Joseph Affinati

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Hydrologic Technician

Joseph Woiwode

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IT Specialist

Josh Adams

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Research Biologist

Josh T Ackerman

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Research Wildlife Biologist

Julie Yee

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Research Statistician

Justin Abel

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Hydrologic Technician

Kacie Wright

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CWPPRA Community Outreach & Media Specialist

Karen F Adkins

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UE Hydrography Products and Services Focus Area Lead

Kevin L Wood

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Shared Services Manager

Kevin Wright

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Supervisory Hydrologic Technician

Kimberly Yates

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Senior Research Oceanographer

Kristin Adkins

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IT Specialist

Kristine Zellman

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Research Geologist

Kyle B Withers

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Research Geophysicist

Labeeb Ahmed

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Lower Mississippi - Gulf Water Science Center

Lark Adams

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Program Analyst

Laurel G. Woodruff

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Research Geologist

Laurie L Young

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Hydrologic Technician

Laurie Zielinski

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NAGT Geophysicist

Layne Adams

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Research Wildlife Biologist Emeritus

Limei Zhang

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Information Technology Specialist

Linda Adams

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Secretary

Linda Zarr

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Information Specialist / Computer Assistant

Lisa Zieman

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Research Geologist ( Mendenhall )

Marcia K. McNutt

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Director, U.S. Geological Survey
Distinguished Scientist and Administrator

Director Marcia K. McNutt, is a distinguished scientist and administrator and the first woman director of the USGS in its 130-year history. Dr. McNutt previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), in Moss Landing, California. As a scientist, Dr. McNutt has participated in 15 major oceanographic expeditions and served as chief scientist on more than half of those voyages. She has published 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Her research has ranged from studies of ocean island volcanism in French Polynesia to continental break-up in the Western United States to uplift of the Tibet Plateau. McNutt received a BA degree in Physics, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, she studied geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, where she earned a PhD in Earth Sciences in 1978. She then spent three years with the USGS in Menlo Park, CA, working on earthquake prediction. Dr. McNutt joined the faculty at MIT in 1982 where she became the Griswold Professor of Geophysics and served as Director of the Joint Program in Oceanography & Applied Ocean Science & Engineering, offered by MIT & the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She served as President of the American Geophysical Union from 2000-2002. She was Chair of the Board of Governors for Joint Oceanographic Institutions, helping to bring about its merger with the Consortium for Ocean Research and Education to become the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, for which she served as Trustee. She is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Association of Geodesy. McNutt's honors and awards include membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also holds honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota and from Colorado College. She was awarded by the American Geophysical Union the Macelwane Medal in 1988 for research accomplishments by a young scientist and the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her significant contributions to deep-sea exploration. She has served on numerous evaluation and advisory boards for institutions such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford University, Harvard University, Science Magazine, and Schlumberger. McNutt is a native of Minneapolis, MN, where she graduated class valedictorian from Northrop Collegiate School in 1970.