Ruarri Day-Stirrat, 2026-2027 AASG President

On July 1st, Ruarri Day-Stirrat will commence his term as President of the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). He was appointed State Geologist of Oregon in 2022. 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. We anticipate a highly successful year, Ruarri!