David Applegate (geologist)

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David Applegate
Applegate in 2022
18th Director of the United States Geological Survey
In office
August 15, 2022 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames F. Reilly
Succeeded byNed Mamula
Acting
In office
January 20, 2021 – August 15, 2022
Personal details
EducationYale University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
Institutions
ThesisThe unroofing history of the funeral mountains metamorphic core complex, California (1994)
Doctoral advisorKip Hodges

David Applegate is an American scientist who served as the 18th director of the United States Geological Survey from 2022 to 2025. He is also a professor at the University of Utah.

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