Brian Yellen is the State Geologist of Massachusetts

Brian Yellen has been appointed State Geologist of Massachusetts, as successor to Steve Mabee. He has worked in private sector groundwater cleanup, teaching high school science, and academic research. Since 2012, he has taught professional development workshops to environmental consultants. His research has been on dam removals, sediment transport, coastal change, blue carbon, and fluvial erosion due to extreme floods. Since 2017, Brian has been a research assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst. He holds a bachelor's degree in geology-biology from Brown University, a master's degree in education from the University of Hawaii Manoa, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in geosciences from UMass Amherst. Welcome, Brian!

David Wunsch is the 2024 Campbell Medalist

Dr. David R. Wunsch, State Geologist and Director of the Delaware Geological Survey, is the 2024 recipient of the AGI Medal in Memory of Ian Campbell for Superlative Service to the Geosciences. From 2011 to the present, David has been State Geologist of Delaware. He was Director of Science & Technology for the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) in 2011. From 2000 to 2010, he was State Geologist of New Hampshire. At the Kentucky Geological Survey, beginning in 1982, he was Coordinator of the Coal-Field Hydrology Program. David was AGI President in 2021-2022, and AGI Executive Secretary in 2002-2004. He currently chairs the AGI Critical Needs Document Committee. He was an NGWA Division Director in 2002-2005, AASG President in 2009-2010, and AGI's first Congressional Science Fellow in 1998-1999. He has served on multiple high level panels, and has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. Congratulations, David!