Abstract: Volcanologist Dallas Peck has been chosen by the Reagan administration to be the next director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Peck, chief geologist of the USGS since 1977, is a past president of AGU's section on Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology. If the Senate approves Reagan's choice, Peck will become the 11th director of the USGS, succeeding H. William Menard, who resigned in January. Doyle G. Frederick, associate director, has been serving as acting director. Dallas Peck is highly regarded throughout the Survey. His field studies include notable work in the Cascades of western Oregon, in the Sierra Nevada batholith, and at the Lava Lakes in Hawaii. He has been involved with geological projects in Alaska as well as with numerous studies in the U.S. related to geothermal and volcanic energy sources.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-06-23
Language: en
Type: article
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