Marcia McNutt

Marcia Kemper McNutt ( born 1952 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American geophysicist. She's acting executive director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS ) and scientific advisor to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Professional career

Marcia McNutt made ​​in 1970 graduated from the Blake School. In 1973, she received her bachelor's degree in physics with honors Summa cum laude. She then studied geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where in 1978 a Ph.D. gained in geosciences. McNutt is a NAUI certified diver; she has trained with the Underwater Demolition Team and the SEALs.

After the training

After working briefly at the University of Minnesota she worked for three years at the USGS earthquake prediction in Menlo Park. 1982 She was a professor of geophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1988, she received the James B. Macelwane Medal. From 1997 to 2009 she was CEO at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. During this time she participated in 15 oceanic expeditions, more than half of which she was the chief scientist. She has published over 90 scientific articles ..

United States Geological Survey

In July 2009 it was announced that President Barack Obama has proposed as a new directorate McNutt of the USGS, as well as a consultant for the Ministry of Interior. Your nomination was confirmed by the Senate on October 21. She is the first woman to hold this position since the founding of the USGS in 1879.