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Candidate No. 1 for State Chemist/Ƶ Chemical Lab director announced

Candidate No. 1 for State Chemist/Ƶ Chemical Lab director announced

The first candidate for the position of State Chemist and Ƶ Chemical Laboratory director is Robert J. “Joe” Griffitt. He will be giving an open presentation to the MSU community on Tuesday, June 14 at 2 p.m. in the Bost theatre. The presentation will also be livestreamed.

Griffitt currently serves as director of the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi, a position he has held since 2019. He has been a faculty member at USM since 2008, holding assistant professor, associate professor and professor positions at the university. From 2015-2019, he served as associate director of the Division of Coastal Sciences at USM.

Griffit earned a doctorate in environmental health sciences from the University of South Carolina, as well as a master’s degree in marine science from USC and a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Griffit’s curriculum vitae can be viewed at /sites/www.msstate.edu/files/Griffitt.pdf.

Livestream information for the campus presentation is as follows:

Meeting ID: 926 3269 3545

Passcode: 506590

Feedback from Griffitt’s presentation may be submitted to the search committee at .