McNutt, Marcia

Marcia McNutt, in full Marcia Kemper McNutt, (born February 19, 1952, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.), American geophysicist who was the first woman to direct the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS; 2009–13) and the first woman elected to serve as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS; 2016– ). McNutt was known for her leadership skills and for her contributions to marine geophysics, in which she applied a diverse array of technologies to better understand ocean basin development and the structure of the oceanic lithosphere.