David Applegate (geologist)

David Applegate
Applegate in 2022
18th Director of the United States Geological Survey
Assumed office
August 15, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames F. Reilly
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 academic who has served as director of the United States Geological Survey since 2022. He is also a professor at the University of Utah.