Rolfe Mandel to complete his time as State Geologist of Kansas

On July 24th 2022, Rolfe Mandel will complete his time as State Geologist of Kansas, a position he has held since 2016, as successor to Rex Buchanan. Rolfe is a Distinguished Professor of Archaeology at the University of Kansas who has been widely influential over three decades, largely based on his work on the geoarchaeology of the Great Plains and the Mediterranean. He obtained his BS in from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975, and at University of Kansas, his masters in 1980 was on paleosols in Texas, and his PhD in 1991 was on Holocene landscape evolution in southwestern Kansas. Thank-you for your service, and best wishes on your next steps, Rolfe!