www.iugs.org
 
 
 

Active Members
Status as of May 2008

 

Albania
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaidjan
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China, Peoples   Republic of
Colombia
Congo
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Gambia,                Republic of
Germany
Greece
Guyana
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea South
Latvia
Lebanon

Lesotho
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Surinam
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan (China)
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
Uzbekistan, Republic of
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia      

Inactive Members
Status as of May 2008

 

Algeria
Belarus
Belize
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Indonesia
Iraq

Korea North        (PDR)
Madagascar
Nicaragua
Niger
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tunisia
Ukraine
Venezuela         


Directory

Who leads the IUGS, its varied scientific enterprises and joint programs, and how can you contact them? What nations are members of the IUGS? What national and international geoscience organizations are affiliated with the IUGS, and who are their leaders and other points of contact? You will find the answers and much more information in this comprehensive, up-to-date, online directory of the IUGS.

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Executive
Executive Committiee
Nominating Committee
Publications Committee
AD Hoc Review
Internation Council for Science
Permanent Secretariat
Episodes

Scientific Commissions
Geoscience Education, Training & Technology Transfer (COGE)
Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM)
History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO)
Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI)
International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)

Joint Programs
International Geoscience Programme
Scientific Committee on the Lithosphere
Geological Applications of Remote Sensing
International Geological Congress

Task Groups
Global Geochemical Baselines
Tectonics and Structural Geology

Initiatives
International Year of Planet Earth

Member Countries
IUGS Secretariat

Affiliated Organizations
Affiliated Organizations

IUGS-Related Individuals
IUGS Secrtariat

 

Executive Committee

 

President (2004-2008)
Prof. Zhang Hongren
Ministry of Land and Resources
64 Fuchengmennei Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing 100812
People's Republic of China

Tel: +86-10-6655 7485
Other: +86-10-6655 7473
E-Mail: iugs8@yahoo.com

 

 

Secretary General (2004-2008)
Dr. Peter T. Bobrowsky
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E8
CANADA
Telephone: +1-613-947-0333
Fax: +1-613-992-0190
E-Mail: pbobrows@NRCan.gc.ca

 

Assistant to the Secretary General
Dr. David Huntley

Geological Survey of Canada
3303 33rd St. NW,
Calgary, AB T2L 2A7
Telephone: 403-292-7184
Fax: 403-292-5377
Email: dhuntley@NRCan.gc.ca

 

 

Treasurer (2004-2008)
Prof. Antonio Brambati
Dept. of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sci. (DiSGAM)
University of Trieste
Via E. Weiss 2, I-34127 Trieste
ITALY
Telephone: +39 -040-558-2046
Fax: +39-040-558-2048
E-Mail: brambati@univ.trieste.it

 

Assistant Treasurer (2004-2008)
Dr. Ioanna Protopsalti
Department of Geological
Environmental and Marine Sci. (DiSGAM)
University of Trieste
Via E. Weiss 2, I-34127
Trieste ITALY
Telephone: +39 -040-558-2046, 2069
Fax: +39-040-558-2048
E-Mail: protopsa@univ.trieste.it

 

Vice President (2004-2008)
Prof. Sylvi Haldorsen
Geology Group
Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
P.O. Box 5003
N-1432 Aas
NORWAY
Telephone: +47-6496-5587
Fax: +47-6496-5601
E-Mail: sylvi.haldorsen@umb.no

Vice-President (2004-2008)
Prof. Eldridge M, Moores
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Geology
One Shields Ave.
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Telephone: +1-530-752-0352
Fax: +1-530-752-0951
E-Mail: moores@geology.ucdavis.edu

 

Councilor (2004-2008)
Prof. Ryo Matsumoto
Dept. of Earth Sciences and Planetary Science
Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033
JAPAN
Telephone: +81-3-5841-4522
Fax: +81-3-5841-4569
E-Mail: ryo@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

 

Councilor (2006-2010)
Prof. Marta Mantovani
Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e C. Atmosféricas
Sao Paulo University (IAG-USP)
Rua do Matao, 1226
05508-900 Sao Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
Telephone: +55-11-3091-4789 and +55-11-5077-6304
Fax: +55-11-3091-5034 and +55-11-5073-0270
E-Mail: marta@iag.usp.br

Councilor (2004-2008)
Dr. Gabriele Schneider
Director, Geological Survey of Namibia
Private Bag 13297
Windhoek
NAMIBIA
Telephone: +264-61-284-82-42
Fax: +264-61-249-144
E-Mail: gschneider@mme.gov.na

 

Councilor (2006-2010)
Prof. Mikhail A. Fedonkin
Russian Academy of Sciences
Paleontolgical Inst, Lab. of PreCamb. Organisms
Profsoyuznaya ul. 123
117997 Moscow
RUSSIA
Telephone: +7-495-339-95-66
Fax: +4-495-339-12-66
E-Mail: mfedon@paleo.ru

 

       

Nominating Committee



"At each ordinary session of the Council, a Nominating Committee shall be appointed consisting of seven members, not more than three of whom, including the Past President, shall be members of the concurrent Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the Council. The Nominating Committee shall prepare a list of candidates as office bearers for election at the succeeding ordinary session of the Council."(Article 36, IUGS Statutes)

Elected by the 1st Ordinary Session of the IUGS/IGC Council
Florence, Italy, August 2004 (Amended):

       
Chairman
Prof. Antonio Brambati
Dept. of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sci.
(DiSGAM)
University of Trieste
Via E. Weiss 2, I-34127 Trieste
ITALY
Tel: +39.040.558-2046 (-2056)
Fax: +39.040.558-2048
Email: brambati@univ.trieste.it

 

Prof. Eldridge M. Moores
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Geology
OneShieldsAve.
University of California
Davis, CA95616
USA
Tel: (+1) 530-752-0352
Fax: (+1) 530-752-0951
Email: moores@geology.ucdavis.edu

 

Prof. Sospeter M Muhongo
Regional Office for Africa
International Council for Science
PO Box 13252
Hatfield, Pretoria
0082 SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27(0)12-481-4090
Fax: +27(0)12-481-4273
Email: s.muhongo@icsu-africa.org

 

Prof. Victor Osipov
Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences
Director, Institute of Environmental Geoscience
P.O.Box 145
13 Ulanskii per
101000 MOSCOW
RUSSIA
Tel: +7095 923 311
Fax: +7095 923 1886
Email: direct@geoenv.ru

 

Dr. Harsh K. Gupta
'Mahasagar' Bhawan, Block - 12
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110 003
INDIA
Tel: +91 (0) 40 23434669
Fax: +91-11 24362644, 24360336
Email: dodsec@dod.delhi.nic.in

 

Dr. Joy Pereira
Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi
Selangor, D.E.
MALAYSIA
Tel.: + 603 8251000, ext. 6189
Fax: +603 8255104
Email: joy@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my

 

 

Dr. Wolfgang Eder
Am Wasserbogen 8,
82166 Gräfelfing-München,
GERMANY
Email: w.eder-geo@hotmail.de

 

   
       

Publications Committee

 

The Committee for Publications shall review the publication policy of the Union and of its Commissions giving particular attention to the IUGS journal Episodes; shall examine all applications to the Executive Committee for funds involving publication, and advise on publication standards, methods and techniques in the presentation of geological results. (§40, IUGS Statutes)

       
Chairman
Dr. Godfrey Nowlan
Natural Resources Canada
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street N.W. Room 238
Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7
CANADA
Telephone: +1-403-292-7079
Fax: +1-403-292-4961
Email: gnowlan@NRCan.gc.ca

 

Members

Susana Damborenea
(Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina)

Tim Partridge
(University of the Witswaterand, Johannesberg, South Africa)

Fred Spilhaus
(Executive Director AGU, Washington, D.C.)

 

       

International Council for Science

The IUGS is a member of the International Council for Science (formerly the InternationalCouncil of Scientific Unions). The International Council of Science (ICSU) promotes international and interdisciplinary cooperation among scientists working in all natural science disciplines.

Executive Director
Prof. Thomas Rosswall
International Council for Science (ICSU)
51 Boulevard de Montmorency
F-75061 Paris
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 45 250329
Fax: +33 1 42 889431
Cable: ICSU PARIS 016
E-mail: secretariat@icsu.org



IUGS Representation in ICSU Bodies

International Council of Scientific Unions
Dr. Uri Shamir (Israel)

Committee on Data for Science and Technology
Dr. John Broome (Canada
)

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Prof. Carlo Alberto Ricci (Italy)

Priority Area Assessment on Capacity Building
Dr. Harsh Gupta (India)

Committee on Space Research
Prof. Stuart Marsh (USA)

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
Dr. Enrico Bonatti (Italy)

Committee on Problems of the Environment
Vacant

Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere
Dr. Peter Bobrowsky (Canada)

       
       

Ad Hoc Review

This Committee consists of a maximum of five persons, including up to two members from the Executive Committee. The external experts are eminent geoscientists in the field covered by the IUGS body that is to be reviewed. Hence, every ARC has a different composition.

 

       

Secretariat

 

Permanent Secretariat
Anne Liinamaa-Dehls

Geological Survey of Norway
Leiv Eirikssons vei 39
NO-7491 Trondheim
NORWAY
Telephone: +47-73-90-40-40
Telex: 55417 NGU N
Fax: +47-73-92-16-20
E-Mail: anne.dehls@ngu.no
Website: http://iugssecretariat.ngu.no/index.htm

 
       
       

Episodes

 

IUGS Quarterly Scientific Journal
Editor
Prof. Yang Zhenyu

Department of Earth Sciences
Nanjing University
Nanjing, 210093
CHINA
Telephone: +86-25-83597065
Fax: +86-10-83686016
E-Mail: yangzy@public3.bta.net.cn
   
       
 

Geoscience Education, Training & Technology Transfer (COGE)

 

Chairman
Gary Lewis
Director, Education and Outreach Department
The Geological Society of America
P.O. Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA
Tel: +1 303 357 1043
Fax: +1 303 357 1070
E-mail: glewis@geosociety.org
Secretary General
Wesley Massey
Program Officer, Education and Outreach Department
The Geological Society of America
P.O. Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA
Tel: +1 303 357 1005
Fax: +1 303 357 1070
Email: wmassey@geosociety.org
 
 

Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM)

 

Chairman
Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor, D.E.
MALAYSIA
Tel: +603-8921-4153
Fax: +603-8925-5104
E-mail: mjoy@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my

Vice Chairman
Dr. Imasiku Nyambe
Research Coordinator, School of Mines
University of Zambia
PO Box 32379, Lusaka
ZAMBIA
Tel: +260-1-294-086
Fax: +260-1-294086/226641
E-mail: nyambes@zamtel.zm
E-mail: inyambe@mines.unza.zm

 

Secretary General
Dr. Jonas Satkunas
Geological Survey of Lithuania
S. Konarskio 352600 Vilnius
LITHUANIA
Tel: +370-2-332-482
Fax: +370-2-336-156
E-mail: mjonas.satkunas@lgt.lt
E-mail: vilejonas@takas.lt

Treasurer
Dr Kevin Telmer
Dir., Aqueous Geochem. and ICP-MS Lab
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
CANADA V8W 3P6
Tel: (+250) 472-4182
Fax: (+250) 472 4184
E-mail: mktelmer@uvic.ca
Web: http://www.seos.uvic.ca

 

Information Coordinator
Adj Prof. Colin J. Simpson
73 Beasley Street
Torrens, ACT 2607
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 6 286 3548
Fax: +61 6 286 7548
Email: simpsons@grapevine.com.au

Members

Dr. José Centeno (USA)
E-mail: centeno@afip.osd.mil

Dr. Theo Davies (Kenya)
E-mail: mdaviestheo@hotmail.com

Prof. Bernardino de Figueiredo (Brazil)
E-mail: mberna@ige.unicamp.br

Prof. Qingcheng He (China)
E-mail: mheqc@public.bta.net.cn

Dr. David Liverman (Canada)
E-mail:mdliverman@gov.nl.ca

Dr. Brian Marker (UK)
E-mail: mbrian@amarker.freeserve.co.uk

Dr. Roy Shlemon (USA)
E-mail: mrshlemon@jps.net

Prof. Eduardo da Silva (Portugal)
E-mail: meafsilva@geo.ua.pt

Prof. Igor Zektser (Russia)
E-mail: mzektser@aqua.laser.ru

 

 

History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO)


President
Prof. Philippe R. Taquet
Laboratoire de Paléontologie
8, Rue Buffon
Paris 75005
FRANCE
Tel: +33-1 40.79.30.39
Fax: +33-1 40.79.35.80
Email: taquet@cimrs1.mnhn.fr

 

Secretary General
Prof. Kennard B. Bork
Dept. of Geology and Geography
Denison University
Granville, OH 43023
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-740 587-6486
Fax: +1-740 587-6774
Email: bork@denison.edu

 

Vice Presidents

Mr. Gerardo J. Soto (Latin America)
Email: katomirodriguez@yahoo.com

Prof. Kenneth L. Taylor (North America)
Email: ktaylor@ou.edu

Dr. Martina Kölbl-Ebert (Germany)
Email: koelbl-ebert@jura-museum.de

Prof. Hakuyu Okada (Asia)
Email: hokada@bb.mbn.or.jp

Prof. David Oldroyd (Australasia & Oceania)
Email: doldroyd@optushome.com.au

 

Past President

Prof. Manuel C. S. Pinto (Portugal)
EMail: mpinto@geo.ua.pt

       

Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI)

 

Chairperson
Dr. Kristine Asch
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
Stilleweg 2
D - 30655 Hannover
GERMANY
Tel: +49 511 643 3324
Fax: +49 511 643 3782
Email: Kristine.Asch@bgr.de

Secretary General
Ian Jackson
British Geological Survey
Kingsley Dunham Centre
Keyworth
Nottingham NG12 5GG
UK
Tel: +44 115 936 3214
Fax: +44 115 936 3269
Email: ij@bgs.ac.uk

 

Treasurer
Dr. Max Fernandez-Alonzo
Departement Geologie
Koninlkijk Museum voor Midden Africa
Leuvensesteenweg, 13
B-3080 Tervuren
BELGIUM
Tel: (+32-2) 769 54 31
Fax: (+32-2) 769 54 32
Email: mfernandez@africamuseum.be
 
 

International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)

 

Chair
Dr. Felix Gradstein
museum for Geology and Paleontology
P. O. Box 1172 Blindern
N-0316 Oslo
NORWAY
Tel: + 47-22 851663 (Home)
Fax: +47-22 851832
Email: felix.gradstein@nhm.uio.no

 

Vice Chair
Prof. Stanley Finney
Department of Geological Sciences
California State University at Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 90840
USA
Tel: +1-562 985 8637
Fax: +1-562 985 8638
Email: scfinney@csulb.edu
Secretary General
Prof. James G. Ogg
Dept. Earth and Atm. Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-1397 USA
Tel: +1-765 494 8681 (off.)
Tel: +1-765 494 0257 (lab)
Tel: +1-765 743 0400 (home)
Fax: +1-765 496 1210
Email: jogg@purdue.edu
 
 

 

Affiliated Organizations

 

The following list identifies geoscience organizations that are affiliated with the IUGS. Where possible, the listing links to organizational web sites. Up-to-date information concerning the current officers, management, mailing addresses, and telephone and fax numbers can be found in the organizations' web site or the IUGS Directory.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geological  Institute
American Geophysical Union
Association of Exploration Geochemists
Association of European Geological Societies
Association of Geoscientists for International Development
Association internationale pour l'etude des argiles

Centre International pour la Formation et les Echanges Geosciences
Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources
Commission for the Geological Map of the World

Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programs in East and Southeast Asia
European Association of Science Editors
European Mineralogical Union
Geochemical Society
Geological Society of Africa
Geological Society of America
Geologische Vereinigung
International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
International Association of Geomorphologists
International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits
International Association of Hydrogeologists
International Association for Mathematical Geology
International Association of Sedimentologists
International Consortium on Landslides
International Federation of Palynological Societies
International Geoscience Education Association
International Mineralogical Association
International Palaeontological Association
International Permafrost Association
International Society for Rock Mechanics
International Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
The Meteoritical Society
Society of Economic Geologists
Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)