DOGAMI New Agency Leadership, March 11

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has announced new agency leadership. The DOGAMI Governing Board has named Ian Madin as the interim State Geologist. Madin joined DOGAMI in 1987 as the Agency’s seismic hazard geologist, and in 1998 he became the geologic mapping team leader. He has since 2004 been the Agency’s chief scientist. Madin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from UC Berkeley and a Master of Science in Geology from Oregon State University. He is a Registered Professional Geologist and a member of the Seismological Society of America, the Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Association of American State Geologists and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Richard Riggs has been named the Assistant Director responsible for leading DOGAMI’s Mineral Land Regulation & Reclamation (MLRR) Program. Riggs comes to DOGAMI from Oregon State University, where he oversaw the operations of OSU’s colleges of Science and Liberal Arts. Previously he was an attorney and administrative law judge practicing in Salem, served five years as an elected board member for Chemeketa Community College, and served 20 years in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power field as a technician and engineering officer. Riggs earned a degree in law from Willamette University and a degree in mathematics from OSU. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries provides earth science information and regulation to make Oregon safe and prosperous. Learn more at www.OregonGeology.org