Brandon Jones 
Brandon Jones is the 2023-2024 AGU President. Jones is the Program Director for Education and Broadening Participation in the Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he oversees programs that focus on early career workforce preparation and diversity.
Throughout his career, Jones has been a champion for increasing DEI in STEM. Jones served 13 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where, among other responsibilities, he led higher education student support programs. In this role, he was also the EPA’s Agency Representative to The White House’s Office of Science, Technology and Policy’s Federal Committee on STEM (FC-STEM).
The United States has just come through the longest government shutdown in its history—a period of deep uncertainty that exacerbated hardships for the nation. Some scientists still reported for duty, delivering life-saving forecasts and monitoring hazards without pay. But with labs closed and research halted, the critical work behind those services—modeling, maintenance, and long-term observations—was … Read more
I write to you today outraged on behalf of everyone who depends on a functioning government. Last Wednesday, the U.S. government shut down. Now, the threat of mass firings looms over our federal workforce. Many of our members are hardworking U.S. federal scientists who have dedicated their careers to serving the public. When federal scientists … Read more
A government shutdown at any time is devastating for U.S. science and the public it serves. Immobilizing the government halts critical research, disrupts data collection and delays life-saving work on climate, health and natural disasters. AGU stands firmly against these harmful disruptions and calls on Congress and the Administration to work together in a … Read more
At the end of this week, federal agencies will have submitted their plans to the White House outlining implementation of the Administration’s executive order on “Gold Standard Science.” The order and accompanying guidance memo have been met with rightful outrage and grave concern across our Earth and space sciences community. I am heartened to see … Read more
I am pleased to share that longtime AGU member and volunteer leader Dr. Mark Moldwin has been appointed to fill an open seat on the AGU Board of Directors. Mark brings a wealth of organizational expertise as the inaugural president of the Education section and a past member of the AGU Audit Committee, Ethics Task … Read more
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Board of Directors and Executive Search Committee is pleased to announce AGU’s new Executive Director and CEO is Janice R. Lachance, J.D., Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives (FASAE) and the National Academy of Public Administration. The Board of Directors and the Executive Search Committee believe Janice embodies … Read more
AGU is proud to announce a new special collection aimed at maintaining the research momentum of the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) after the Administration’s dismissal of authors and staff earlier this week. AGU will partner with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the professional society for atmospheric and related sciences and services, on this new … Read more
Today is Day 100 of the U.S. Administration. Media pundits, policymakers, and legal scholars are all marking this with a wide range of analysis and discussion. But we can also measure these first 100 days in actions of care, support, and leadership. AGU is committed to a global partnership that amplifies and supports science lifting … Read more
AGU is a global community. Across 6 continents, in 200 countries and regions, we connect with one another, championing research, discovery, and solutions. Borders, languages, time zones, and customs might zig zag their way across our membership map, but science remains our guiding star and our uniting purpose. It’s even woven into an official AGU … Read more
AGU mourns the passing of Pope Francis. A champion for people around the world, His Holiness staked out important new ground in spreading awareness, education and hope in facing the global climate crisis. Many actions by Pope Francis speak to his commitment to the climate issue. In 2015, in a first time papal encyclical on … Read more