Alex Demas is a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey, covering media relations and outreach for a variety of science topics, primarily energy and minerals. His primary duties include writing news releases and feature stories, social media, and multimedia.
He has been with USGS since 2010, and project highlights include the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the 2011 Japan Earthquake, the 2011 Virginia Earthquake, the Marcellus Shale Re-assessment, and the Bakken Formation Reassessment.
Alex began work officially with USGS in 2010 in Reston, VA, after many years of volunteer work for the Louisiana Water Science Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Prior to working at USGS, Alex held positions as an intern for the office of Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-LA-6); the Resource and Infrastructure Division and Legislative Library of the Louisiana House of Representatives; and the Louisiana Department of Education. In addition, Alex held student research positions helping analyze data and run experiments on the LSU Lower Missippi River Physical Model and process satellite data for the LSU Earth Scan Laboratory.
Professional Experience
Current position: Public Affairs Specialist for Energy and Minerals
Science Topics Covered:
Oil, gas, coal, gas hydrates, geothermal, and wind energy assessments
Impacts and effects of energy development
Critical Minerals
Earth MRI
Main Products:
News releases and technical announcements
Science Feature and Science Snippet stories
Social media outreach
Internal reports between USGS
Education and Certifications
Alex completed a Masters degree in Global Environmental Policy from American University in 2011, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Binghamton University in 2009.
Science and Products
Louisiana Public Awareness, Hydrologic Studies, and Hydrologic Data
Seeking the Seeps
Science and Products
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Louisiana Public Awareness, Hydrologic Studies, and Hydrologic Data
Louisiana Public Awareness, Hydrologic Studies, and Hydrologic DataSeeking the Seeps
From June 12 to July 3, 2019, the USGS sailed onboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor with several other partners, seeking methane seeps along the seafloor of several underwater canyons off the coast of Oregon and Washington. On this cruise, USGS scientists will seek to understand how much methane is coming out of these seeps, how it travels through the water column, and its ultimate fate in...ByEcosystems Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Communications and Publishing - Multimedia
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