Steve Dickson Named Maine State Geologist

In December 2021, Stephen M. Dickson was named State Geologist with the Maine Geological Survey, after acting in this capacity after Bob Marvinney’s retirement at the end of last June. Steve joined the Maine survey in 1986 after graduating from the University of Rhode Island. With MGS, he has served as State Marine Geologist (2000-2021), Marine Geologist (1990-1999), and Senior Geologist (1986-1989). He holds a Ph.D. in Geological Oceanography from the University of Maine, an M.S. in Geological Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, and a B.A. in Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University. Stephen co-chairs the Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council and co-authored the Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge chapter. Welcome, Steve!

https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=6216903

2022 AASG Pick and Gavel Award to Senator Barrasso

AASG presents the Pick and Gavel Award to distinguished friends of geology who have made significant contributions to advancing the role that geoscience plays in public policy. The 2022 recipient is Senator John Barrasso M.D. of Wyoming. Senator Barrasso was sworn in to US Senate in 2007, and previously served in the Wyoming Senate from 2003 to 2007. He is the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He also serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. During 24 years as an orthopedic surgeon, he served as President of the Wyoming Medical Society and was named Wyoming Physician of the Year. Senator Barrasso received his M.D. from Georgetown in 1978, and conducted his residency at Yale Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut.