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IUGS Directory | 2025

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Commission on the Management & Application of Geoscience Information
Website: http://www.cgi-iugs.org
Geoscience For Environmental Management (terminated)
Website: http://www.iugs-gem.org
  • Officer for Southern Asia -- Dr. Mihir Deb
    • Chatra Marg
    Delhi 110007
    India
    T: 911127666247
    E: mihirdeb@gmail.com
  • Newsletter Editor -- Dr. Jonas Satkunas
    • S. Konarskio 35
    Vilnius LT 03123
    Lithuania
    T: 370 5 2332482
    F: 370 5 2336156
    E: jonas.satkunas@lgt.lt
  • Chair -- Dr Benjamin Mapani
    • Geology Department, Univerisity of Namibia
    H Block, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue,
    Pioneerspark
    Windhoek Namibia
    T: +264612063745
    F: +264612063791
    E: lolelaani@gmail.com
  • Vice Chair of GEM  -- Prof. Dr. Qingcheng He
    • Nanjing Center, China Geological Survey
    No.534 Zhong Shan Dong Lu
    Nanjing 210016
    China
    T: +861062171221
    F: +861062173426
    E: 13901183838@qq.com
  • Secretary General of GEM and Co-convener of the Dust Working Group -- Dr. Brian R. Marker
    • 40 Kingsdown Avenue
    London W13 9PT
    United Kingdom
    T: +44 20 8567 5946
    E: brian@amarker.freeserve.co.uk
  • Vice Chair of GEM and Chair of the Gold and Mercury Working Group -- Dr Kevin Telmer
    • Artisanal Gold Councl
    2675 Seaview Road
    Victoria BC
    British Columbia V8N 1K7
    Canada
    F: +1 250-590-9433
    E: ktelmer@uvic.ca
  • Treasurer -- Dr Kaj Lax
    • Geological Survey of Sweden
    PO Box 670
    Uppsala SE-75128
    Sweden
    T: +46 18 17 93 94
    F: +46 18 17 92 10
    E: kaj.lax@sgu.se
  • Officer for Western Africa -- Dr. Sulemana Al-Hassan
    • Box 237, 30 Govt.Hill
    Tarkwa Ghana
    T: +233 (0) 362 20324
    E: shassangh@yahoo.com
  • Officer for South-East Asia -- Mr Tinnakorn Tatong
    • 75/10 Rama VI Rd. Ratchatawee Bangkok
    Bangkok 10400
    Thailand
    T: +66 2 621 9705
    F: +66 2 621 9700
    E: ttatong@hotmail.com
  • Officer for South America -- Dr Adriana E. Niz
    • National Univ. of Catamarca
    San Fernando del Valle Catamarca 4700
    Argentina
    T: +54-3833-15596589
    F: +54-03833-427937
    E: consult_geo@yahoo.com.ar
  • Officer for Southern Europe -- Prof Eduardo Da Silva
    • Universidade de Aveiro
    Campus of Santiago
    Aveiro 3810-193
    Portugal
    T: +234341175
    F: +234370605
    E: eafsilva@ua.pt
  • Officer for Europe-Scandinavia and Chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Working Group -- Dr. Philipp Schmidt-Thomé
    • Geological Survey of Finland
    Espoo 02151
    Finland
    T: +358205502163
    F: +3582055012
    E: philipp.schmidt-thome@gtk.fi
  • Officer for Eastern Europe-Eurasia and Chair of the Drinking Water Working Group -- Prof Igor S. Zektser
    • 117971 Moscow
    Moscow 119333
    Russia
    T: 70951354006
    F: 70951355415
    E: zektser@iwp.ru
  • Officer for the USA and Caribbean and Co-convener of the Dust Working Group -- Dr. José Centeno
    • Division of Biology, Chemistry and Material Science，Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
    Center for Medical Devices and Radiological Health
    USA Food and Drug Administration
    White Oak Maryland United States
    T: + 1 240-855-6882
    F: +1 240-857-7952
    E: tonycent@comcast.net
International Commission on Stratigraphy
Website:
  • Vice Chair -- Prof.  Shuzhong Shen
    • Professor and Academician
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

    Nanjing University
    163 Xianlin Avenue
    Nanjing 210023 China
    E: szshen@nju.edu.cn
  • Secretary General -- Prof. Charles Henderson
    • Canada
    E: cmhender@ucalgary.ca
International Commission on History of Geological Sciences
Website: http://www.inhigeo.com
  • Vice-President Europe -- Prof.  Marianne Klemun
    • Department of History,
    University of Vienna
    Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1
    Wien 1010
    Austria
    T: +43 1 4277 40832
    E: marianne.klemun@univie.ac.at
  • Secretary General  -- Prof.  Martina Koelbl-Ebert
    • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    University of Munich
    Luisenstr. 37
    Munich 80333
    Germany
    T: +49 178 2745742
    E: m.koelbl@lmu.de
  • Vice President Australasia/Oceania -- Dr.   Carol Bacon
    • 74 Summerleas Rd, Fern Tree,
    Tasmania 7054
    Australia
    T: +61 3 6239 1409
    E: gclota@trump.net.au
  • Vice-President Africa -- Dr.   Sharad Master
    • EGRI, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand
    P. Bag 3, WITS 2050
    Johannesburg South Africa
    T: +27-82-8949479
    E: sharad.master@wits.ac.za
  • Publications and Outreach Coordinator -- Dr.  Kathleen Histon
    • blications and Outreach Coordinator): Kathleen Histon
    Valganna (VA) 21039
    Italy
    T: +39 347 5116230
    E: hiscat@interfree.it
  • Vice-President Asia  -- Prof. Chengsheng Sun
    • China
    E: suncs@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Editor -- Dr. Kerry Magruder
    • USA
    E: kmagruder@ou.edu
  • Vice-President Latin America -- Prof.  Lucero Morelos-Rodriguez
    • Mexico
    E: luceromr@geologia.unam.mx
  • Vice-President North America -- Prof.  Ernst Hamm
    • Canada
    E: ehamm@yorku.ca
  • Web Mistress -- Dr Maria Faccioli
    • Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
    via O. Rossi 9, 21100 Varese
    Italy
    E: m.faccioli@uninsubria.it
Commission on Tectonics and Structural Geology (terminated)
Website: http://www.tectask.org
  • Chair -- Prof. Enrique Gomez-Rias
    • Spain
  • Vice Chair -- Prof.  Taija Torvela
    • University of Leeds
    UK
    E: t.m.torvela@leeds.ac.uk
  • Treasurer -- Prof.  Salvatore Iaccarino
    • University of Torino
    Italy
    E: salvatore.iaccarino@unito.it
  • Secretary General -- Prof.  Lorenzo Gemignani
    • Freie University
    Berlin Germany
    E: lgemignani@zedat.fu-berlin.de
  • Officer -- Prof.  Susanne Buiter
    • RWTH Aachen University
    Germany
  • Officer -- Prof.  Haakon Fossen
    • University of Bergen
    Norway
  • Officer -- Prof.  Whitney M. Behr
    • Zurich
  • Officer -- Dr. Zhongbao Zhao
    • Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China
  • Officer -- Dr. Paola Manzotti
    • Stockholm University
    Sweden
  • Officer -- Dr. Lorraine Tual
    • Swedish Museum of Natural History
    Sweden
  • Officer -- Dr. Koushik Sen
    • Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
    India
  • Outgoing Chair -- Prof.  Rodolfo Carosi
    • University of Torino
    Italy
    E: rodolfo.carosi@unito.it
  • Officer -- Dr.  David Peacock
    • University of Bergen
    Norway
  • Junior Officer -- Dr.  Manuel De Paz
    • VU
    Amsterdam The Netherlands
  • Outgoing Vice Chair -- Prof.  Manish Mamtani
    • India
  • Junior Officer -- Prof. Tamara de Riese
    • Germany
  • Officer -- Prof.  Carolina Cavalcante
    • Brazil
  • Officer -- Dr.  Bruce Hobbs
    • Perth Australia
Commission on Geoscience Education, Training and Tech Transfer
Website: http://www.iugscoge.com
Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
Website: https://www.globalgeochemicalbaselines.eu/
  • Scientific Secetary -- Prof.  Paula Adánez
    • Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
    Spain
    E: p.adanez@igme.es
  • Steering Committee Chair -- Prof.  Alecos Demetriades
    • Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Hellas
    Greece
    E: alecos.demetriades@gmail.com
  • Deputy-Chair -- Dr.  Maria João Batista
    • Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
    Portugal
    E: mjoao.batista@lneg.pt
  • Treasurer -- Dr.  Christina Stouraiti
    • Dept. of Geology and Geoenvironment
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Greece
    E: chstouraiti@geol.uoa.gr
  • Deputy Treasurer -- Dr. Zacharenia Kypritidou
    • Dept. of Geology and Geoenvironment
    Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Greece
    E: zach-kyp@geol.uoa.gr
  • Public Relations and Finance -- Dr. Ariadne Argyraki
    • Dept. of Geology and Geoenvironment
     National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Greece
    E: argyraki@geol.uoa.gr
  • Councillor -- Dr. Juan Pablo Lacassie Reyes
    • Geological and Mining Survey of Chile
    Chile
    E: juan.lacassie@sernageomin.cl
  • Councillor -- Dr. Rose Turnbull
    • Geological Survey and Resource Strategy Division, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
    Government of Western Australia
    Australia
    E: Rose.TURNBULL@dmirs.wa.gov.au
  • Councillor -- Dr. Umar Bature
    • Nigerian Geological Survey
    Nigeria
    E: batureu@gmail.com
  • Councillor -- Dr. Ibrahim Othman
    • Saudi Geological Survey
    Saudi Arabia
    E: othman.i@sgs.gov.sa
  • Advisory Panel Councillor -- Dr. Anna Ladenberger
    • Geological Survey of Sweden
    Sweden
    E: anna.ladenberger@sgu.se
  • Advisory Panel Councillor -- Dr. Kate V. Knights
    • Consultant Geochemist
    Ireland
    E: kknights@hotmail.com
  • Advisory Panel Councillor -- Ms.  Gloria Namwi Simubali
    • Geological Survey of Namibia
    Namibia
    E: Gloria.Simubali@mme.gov.na
  • Advisory Panel Councillor -- Dr.  Gloria Prieto
    • Servicio Geológico Colombiano (retired)
    Colombia
    E: prigloria@gmail.com
  • Advisory Panel Councillor -- Dr.  David B. Smith
    • United States Geological Survey (retired)
    USA
    E: dbsmith13@gmail.com
International Commission on Geoheritage
Website:
  • Vice Chair -- Prof.  Angela Ehling
    • Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
    Berlin Germany
    E: Angela.Ehling@bgr.de
  • Vice Chair -- Prof.  Jianping Zhang
    • China University of Geoscience
    Beijing China
    E: zhjping@cugb.edu.cn
  • Secretary General -- Prof.  Juana Vegas
    • Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. IGME-CSIC
    Madria Spain
    E: j.vegas@igme.es
  • Chair of Sub-commission on Heritage Stones -- Dr.  Gurmeet Kaur
    • Panjab University
    India
    E: gurmeet28374@gmail.com
  • Chair of Sub-commission on Geological Heritage Sites -- Dr. Karoly Nemeth
    • Saudi Geological Survey
    Jeddah Saudi Arabia
    E: K.Nemeth@massey.ac.nz
  • Vice Chair of Sub-commission on Geological Heritage Sites -- Prof. Benjamin van Wyk de Vries
    • Clermont Auvergne University
    France
    E: ben.vanwyk@uca.fr
  • Secretary of Sub-commission on Geological Heritage Sites -- Dr. Gonzalo Lozano
    • Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. IGME-CSIC
    Spain
    E: iugs.globalgeosites@igme.es
  • Vice Chair of Sub-commission on Geo-collections -- Prof. Stefano Dominici
    • Università degli Studi di Firenze
    Italy
    E: stefano.dominici@unifi.it
  • Secretary of Sub-commission on Geo-collections -- Dr. Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane
    • Morocco
    E: chennaoui_h@yahoo.fr
  • Chair of Sub-commission on Geo-collections -- Dr. Mathias Harzhauser
    • Natural History Museum Vienna
    Italy
    E: mathias.harzhauser@nhm-wien.ac.at
  • Vice Chair of Sub-commission on Heritage Stones -- Prof. Victor Cardenes
    • Oviedo University
    Spain
    E: cardenesvictor@uniovi.es
  • Secretary of Sub-commission on Heritage Stones -- Secretary Raymond Duraiswami
    • Panjab University India
    India
    E: hss.iugs@gmail.com
Commission on Geoethics
Website: https://www.geoethics.org/iugs-cg