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USGS Mendenhall Posdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

[Last revised Monday, 13-Sep-2004 12:07:58 EDT]


THE BASICS When Opportunities Will Start - Qualifications - When and How To Apply - What Happens Next

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Summary of Opportunities and List of Research Advisors/Role for FY 2006.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

PROJECT PROFILES
Summary of research conducted under the Mendenhall Program



In Fiscal Year 2001 (October 1, 2000-September 30, 2001), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) started a new postdoctoral research program called the Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in honor of Walter C. Mendenhall (1871-1957), the fifth Director of the USGS. President Hoover appointed Mendenhall as the Director in 1930 when the USGS's budget was $2.87 million.

Mendenhall joined the USGS in 1894 upon graduation from Ohio Normal University. He mapped Appalachian coal fields, did pioneering work on the geology of Alaska, and was one of the first ground water specialists in the Water Resources Branch in 1903. His study of the principles of ground water hydrology helped to establish it as a field of scientific endeavor. Mendenhall was also the Chief Geologist for 8 years prior to his appointment as the Director.

Mendenhall's directorate was pivotal in the history of the U.S. Geological Survey. In spite of the difficult times during the Depression and the beginning of World War II, he encouraged the USGS, as he had the Geologic Branch, to emphasize the necessity of basic research and created an environment in which, in the words of the Engineering and Mining Journal, "scientific research, technical integrity, and practical skill could flourish."

PROGRAM CONTACTS
Dr. Rama K. Kotra
Office of the Associate Director for Geology
703-648-6271 - rkotra@usgs.gov

Sarah Griffin-Bemis
HQ Personnel Division
703-648-7395 - sgriffin@usgs.gov


OTHER USGS POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES
Water Resources Division/National Research Program - http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/postdoc.html
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/index.html
Direct inquiries to Rama K. Kotra at rkotra@usgs.gov
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