On April 1, 2022, Dr. Ruarri J. Day-Stirrat was appointed State
Geologist of Oregon, after several months in which Sarah Lewis was acting in
this capacity. Ruarri received degrees in geology from Cardiff and Newcastle
University in the UK. He was with the Bureau of Economic Geology in Texas from
2006 until 2011, and was then with Shell Research in Houston. Dr. Day-Stirrat
has expertise in clay minerals, rock properties, mineralogy, and diagenesis. Welcome,
Ruarri!