Michael McGlue, State Geologist of Kentucky

On August 1, 2024, Dr. Michael McGlue will be Director of the Kentucky Geological Survey and State Geologist of Kentucky. He received a B.S. in geology from Washington and Lee University in 2000, an M.S. in earth science from Syracuse University in 2004, and a geoscience Ph.D. in paleolimnology from the University of Arizona in 2011. He was a USGS Mendenhall postdoc fellow from 2011 to 2013. He became a University of Kentucky assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences in 2013. Welcome, Michael!