Larry D. McKay, Ph.D., is the associate dean of research and facilities in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also the Jones Professor of Hydrogeology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. McKay works with the heads, directors, and faculty in the college to help provide them with the infrastructure, funding, and support needed to reach their goals in research and scholarly achievements. This often involves working closely with facilities services, the office of research, and the space committee. He is also a member of the dean’s cabinet, where he helps with many of the joys, challenges, and opportunities that are part of the life of the largest and most vital college on campus. McKay received his Ph.D. in earth sciences in from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Geological Survey of Denmark.