Open AccessMyers nominated to head USGS
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo190006
Subject(s) - geologist , nominate , geological survey , geology , state (computer science) , division (mathematics) , executive director , position (finance) , management , archaeology , library science , geography , paleontology , business , finance , computer science , arithmetic , mathematics , algorithm , economics , machine learning
U.S. President George W Bush will nominate Mark Myers to be director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the White House announced on 3 May. Myers most recently held the position of Alaska State Geologist and director of the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey. Prior to that position, Myers headed the State of Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, the agency that oversees leases of state lands for oil and gas exploration.