James F. Reilly

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Jim Reilly
Director of the United States Geological Survey
In office
May 14, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySuzette Kimball
Succeeded byDave Applegate
Personal details
Born
James Francis Reilly II

(1954-03-18) March 18, 1954 (age 70)
NASA astronaut
Time in space
35d 10h 34m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
MissionsSTS-89
STS-104
STS-117
Mission insignia
Scientific career
Fields
U.S. Geological Survey
ThesisGeological Controls on the Distribution of Chemosynthetic Communities in the Gulf of Mexico (1995)
Doctoral advisorRichard Mitterer

James Francis Reilly II (born March 18, 1954) is an American geologist, retired astronaut, and honorary United States Marshal who served as the 17th Director of the United States Geological Survey from 2018 to 2021.[1] He flew on three Space Shuttle missions with the NASA Astronaut Corps: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117.

Early life and education

Reilly was born at

geosciences from the University of Texas at Dallas:[3] a Bachelor of Science in 1977, a Master of Science 1987,[4] and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1995.[5]

Career

Reilly as a NASA astronaut, holding his Marshal badge

During

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and the U.S. Navy.[6]

NASA selected Reilly for the astronaut program in December 1994. He reported to the

ISS and Mir space stations. Reilly was next assigned as the Astronaut Office lead on Shuttle training. In 2007 was a member of the crew of STS-117. Concurrent with his crew assignment he is designated as Payloads and Procedures Operations lead for the Astronaut Office ISS Branch.[7]

From January 2010 to May 2014, Reilly worked as the American Public University System's Dean of the School of Science and Technology.

In January 2018, U.S. President

U.S. Geological Survey.[8] The U.S. Senate confirmed him in April 2018.[9]

After leaving government service in 2020, Reilly later joined defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton the following year as an executive adviser.[10]

Organizations

Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Naval Reserve Association, Tailhook Association, Reserve Officers Association, Association of Space Explorers.

Special honors

Antarctic Service Medal, 1978. US Navy

U.S. Marshal
, 2001.

Criticism

After James Reilly was appointed by President Trump to lead the U.S. Geological Survey he then instructed his office to abandon the traditional practice of using climate models that stretch to the end of the century and instead to only use climate models projecting the impact of climate change through 2040.[11][12]

His statements on the National Climate Assessment focused on scientific uncertainties rather than directly stating concurrence with opinions expressed by some scientists.[13]

References

  1. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original
    on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
    : National Aeronautics and Space Administration. May 2008.
  3. ^ Siegfried, Amanda (Winter 2019). "Former Astronaut Confirmed as USGS Director". UT Dallas Magazine.
  4. OCLC 18130902 – via ProQuest
    .
  5. OCLC 34303675 – via ProQuest
    .
  6. ^ American Public University Press Release
  7. ^ "NASA biography, JAMES F. REILLY, II (PH.D.), NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. May 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Cama, Timothy (January 26, 2018). "Trump taps former astronaut to head US Geological Survey". The Hill. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "PN1637 — James Reilly — Department of the Interior". U.S. Congress. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Retired Astronaut James Reilly Joins Booz Allen as Executive Adviser", WashingtonExec, October 19, 2021
  11. ^ Rozsa, Matthew (2019-05-29). "How the Trump administration is attacking the science behind global warming". Salon. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  13. ^ Diep, Francie (13 December 2018). "The Head of the U.S.'s Earth Sciences Agency Gives Weird Answers to Questions About Climate Change". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

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