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窪蹋勛圖厙 Announces National Academy of Sciences President Dr. Marcia McNutt as 2023 Commencement Speaker

Feb 23, 2023

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Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the , will be the keynote speaker at Keck Graduate Institute (窪蹋勛圖厙)s 22nd Annual on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

I am honored for the opportunity to share in the celebration of 窪蹋勛圖厙s Class of 2023, McNutt said. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 academic programs are truly innovative, and the commencement ceremony will be a wonderful milestone as the graduates start impactful careers in biotech and healthcare.

McNutt was awarded the AGUs Macelwane Medal in 1998 for research accomplishments by a young scientist. She received the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her contributions to deep-sea exploration. She has a BA in physics from Colorado College and a PhD in Earth sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

We are honored to have Dr. McNutt serve as the keynote speaker for our 2023 commencement, 窪蹋勛圖厙 President Dr.  said.

She is an award-winning scientist with more than 25 years of experience as a geophysicist. We highly anticipate her motivating address to our graduates and 窪蹋勛圖厙 community.

From 2009 to 2013, McNutt was director of the U.S. Geological Survey, during which time USGS responded to several major disasters, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. For her work to help contain that spill, McNutt was awarded the U.S. Coast Guards Meritorious Service Medal. From 2013 to 2016, McNutt acted as editor-in-chief of Science journals.

McNutt is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Association of Geodesy. Her honors include membership in the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

窪蹋勛圖厙s 2023 Commencement will occur at 2 p.m. PT at Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, located at 1245 N. Euclid Avenue in Ontario. For more information on the event, visit .