John Metesh, 2023-2024 AASG President

John Metesh, Director and State Geologist at Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology since 2012, is the 2023-2024 AASG President. John holds a Master’s degree in geological/geophysical engineering from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in geology from University of Montana. John’s expertise is in geochemical modeling, hydrogeology, and hydrogeochemistry. Thanks for your leadership, John!

Excellent AASG Annual Meeting held in Colorado

A superb 115th AASG Annual Meeting was hosted by the Colorado Geological Survey, under the leadership of outgoing AASG President Jim Faulds of Nevada and meeting host Matt Morgan, State Geologist of Colorado, at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, from June 11-15, 2023. The pre-meeting field trip examined Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Colorado River, the mid-meeting trip went from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, and the post-meeting trip was on the Southwest Corner of the White River Uplift. Fantastic meeting!

Successful in-person DMT Meeting

The Digital Mapping Techniques (DMT) workshop, sponsored by the USGS National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB) and Association of American State Geologists, is an annual series that focuses on collegial interaction, to develop efficient and standardized methods for digital geologic mapping, publication, and GIS analysis. The DMT'23 workshop hosted by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and NGMDB at the University of Alaska Anchorage, on May 21 to 24, was very successful and enjoyable. Thanks to Dave Soller of USGS for much appreciated leadership, to Jen Athey and her colleagues for being superb hosts, and to the 67 attendees who brought their experience and enthusiasm to share with their colleagues. A total of 28 state geological surveys were represented. Great meeting!

Drew Andrews, State Geologist of Kentucky

 

William M. Andrews, Jr., Ph.D., PG, has been named Kentucky Geological Survey acting director. After joining KGS in 1996, he became head of the Geologic Mapping section in 2008. Drew received his BS in geology in 1993, his MS in 1997, and his PhD in 2004, all from University of Kentucky. His education was in stratigraphy, tectonics, coal petrology, and structural geology. Congratulations, Drew!