Clint Boyd, State Geologist of North Dakota

On July 1st, Clint Boyd will be State Geologist of North Dakota, as successor to Ed Murphy who held the position since 2004. Clint is from Wisconsin, and he has had a passion for paleontology since high school. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and studied both biology and geology. He volunteered in fossil preparation at the university’s Geology Museum and joined field expeditions to Montana, Wyoming, and British Columbia. His graduate work at UT Austin was on dinosaurs, and in the summers, he worked on Eocene and Oligocene mammals at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. After his PhD in 2012, he was a Postdoc at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. In 2015, he joined the North Dakota Geological Survey as the Paleontology Section Manager. We wish you well, Clint!

Ed Murphy honored by his Governor

Pending his retirement as State Geologist at the end of June, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has commended Ed Murphy for his leadership, professionalism, and commitment to serving the people of North Dakota. As State Geologist since 2004 and more, Ed has made major contributions to the study of North Dakota’s geochemical and mineralogical resources, stratigraphy, geohazards, and other key geological fields. Anyone who worked with Ed can likely remember a time when he paused over a 35mm slide to share a story from his early days in the field. The knowledge and experience he gained over his nearly five-decade career helped establish North Dakota as a leader in geoscience and energy research. Well deserved, Ed! Congratulations on a successful career and your upcoming retirement!

- North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources