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Marcia McNutt

Marcia Kemper McNutt is an American geophysicist and the 22nd president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States. Previously, she served as editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Science from 2013 to 2016. McNutt holds a visiting appointment at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine advisory committee for the Division on Earth and Life Studies and the Forum on Open Science. McNutt chaired the NASEM climate intervention committee who delivered two reports in 2015.McNutt was the 15th director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) (the first woman to hold the post) as well as science adviser to the United States Secretary of the Interior from 2010 to 2013. Before working for USGS, McNutt was president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), an oceanographic research center in the United States, professor of marine geophysics at the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences and professor of marine geophysics at University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Some of their strengths

Marcia McNutt has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Generous, Altruistic, Energetic, Imaginative, Creative, Honest, and Loyal.

Idealistic and Altruistic

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Marcia McNutt is someone who is an idealist and an altruist who possesses an innovative, intellectual, and analytical mind, and who approaches life in an optimistic and easygoing manner. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.

Adaptable and Versatile

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Marcia McNutt well know them as someone who can be adaptable, flexible, and polite, like a flower or a sapling.

Organized and Achievement-oriented

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Marcia McNutt as someone who is organized, goal-oriented, practical, and persevering.

Who is hardworking, intellectual, and easygoing, who loves higher education and learning and sharing ideas with others, and who loves healthy competition.

Vigorous and Friendly

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Marcia McNutt is someone who has a vigor and energy that applies itself to all life's activities and endeavors, and a knack for forming family-like structures, groups, and communities.

They are also someone who is altruistic, tolerant, and sophisticated, and who tends to be a perfectionist who is always working to try and make everything and everyone better.

Altruistic and Innovative

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Marcia McNutt tends to be someone who sacrifices things for the good of others and wants to do "good" in the world. Who is often thought of as an innovator or rebel who thrives when trying to chase a breakthrough of some sort, who has a clear and sound mind, and who can be charming and sociable.

Some of Marcia McNutt's challenges

While Marcia McNutt has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, Marcia McNutt can be Rebellious, Impulsive, Stubborn, Emotionally Distant, Careless, Suspicious, and Callous.

Rebellious and Emotionally Distant

One of Marcia McNutt's key challenges is that they are someone who can be rebellious and emotionally distant.

Marcia McNutt must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs.

Callous and Selfish

Marcia McNutt is someone who can be standoffish, pessimistic, and ruthless, who can have difficulty concentrating and be impatient, can have difficulty discovering the keys to personal contentment, and who can have a tendency to overwork and hoard wealth and possessions.

Serious and Callous

Finally, Marcia McNutt also can be too giving, come across as too "high and mighty", and can have a hard time expressing feelings.

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