On September 1
st, 2022, Matt Morgan commenced his
role as State Geologist of Colorado. Matt received his bachelor’s degree in Geology from New
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 1996. He received a Professional Degree in GIS and Remote Sensing from
University of Denver in 1997, and a Master’s degree in geology from the Colorado
School of Mines in 2006. He also studied advanced project management at the Stanford School
of Business in 2015. He was with the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Resources from 1993 to 1995. He joined the Colorado Survey in 1996, and became Deputy
Director in 2015. Welcome, Matt!