Society personnel
Each year vacancies arise on Council and on other Society committees. Members and Fellows are encouraged to contribute to the running of the Society by volunteering to serve in some capacity. Job descriptions for all positions on Council (Society trustees) are given here. Contact Kevin Murphy any time for information about how best you can serve your Society.
Click here to download a Council Nomination form.
Click here for a list of job descriptions for all roles on Council.
Council and other committees
Council consists of the Officers, the Ordinary Members of Council and the chairs of the Special Interest Groups (or their representatives). The numbers in parentheses indicate the final year of office.
Officers
President: J. Lloyd (22) (e-mail)
Secretary: J. Horák (22) (e-mail )
Treasurer: J. Harvey (24) (e-mail )
Publications Manager: R.J. Bowell (25) (e-mail)
PRO: J. Byrne (26) (e-mail )
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: R. Mitchell (21) (e-mail )
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: S. Mills (21) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Clay Minerals: G. Christidis (22) (e-mail)
Elements Representative: M.E. Hodson (e-mail )
Ordinary members of council
M. Smith (21) (e-mail)
J. Darling (22) (e-mail)
F. Cooper (22) (e-mail)
M. Rumsey (23) (e-mail)
N. Gray-Wannell (23) (e-mail)
R. Taylor (23) (e-mail)
Vice-presidents
D. Wray (22) (e-mail)
M. Widdowson (21) (e-mail)
Custodian Trustees
J. Bowles (21) (e-mail)
D. Wray (23) (e-mail)
M. Widdowson (23) (e-mail)
Awards committee
Chair: N. Moles (22) (e-mail)
AMG – E. Deady (e-mail)
CMG – A. Neumann e-mail
EMG – L. Newsome (e-mail)
GG – C. Pearce (e-mail)
GMBN – K. Olsson-Francis (email)
MPG – A. Thomson (e-mail)
MSG – C. Mottram (e-mail)
VMSG – S. Gibson (e-mail)
Special Interest Groups
Applied Mineralogy Group
Chair: E. Deady e-mail
Secretary:
Treasurer: A. Lacinska, e-mail
Student representative: Holly Andrews, Adam Eskdale, Charlie Compton-Jones
Members: J.Bowles e-mail, W. Brownscombe e-mail, S. Dominy e-mail, T. Edwards e-mail, J. MacDonald e-mail, J. Naden e-mail, R. Shaw e-mail, D. Smith email, M. Tyrer, email, H. Hughes e-mail; A. Finch e-mail; J. Faithfull e-mail
Clay Minerals Group
Chair: A. Neumann e-mail; web
Secretary: H. Pendlowski e-mail; web
Treasurer: F. Clegg e-mail; web
Editor of Clay Minerals: G.E. Christidis e-mail; web
Members: C. Greenwell e-mail; web, S. Hillier e-mail; web, B. Sarkar e-mail; web, N. Skipper e-mail; web, K. Taylor e-mail; web, D. Wray e-mail; web, P. Dowey e-mail; web, K. Shafran e-mail; web; S.J. Kemp e-mail; web
Environmental Mineralogy Group
Chair: Laura Newsome e-mail
Secretary: O. Moore e-mail
Treasurer: Stephen Parry e-mail
Student representative: Jay Bullen
Communications Officer: James Byrne e-mail;
Early Career Representative: Laura Newsome e-mail
Industrial representative: James Graham
Members: R. Courtney e-mail; H. Buss e-mail
Geochemistry Group
Chair: C. Pearce e-mail
Secretary: Marc-Alban Millet e-mail
Treasurer: S. Hammond e-mail
Communications Officer: W. Fraser e-mail
Student representative: R. Shuttleworth e-mail
Members: P. Clay e-mail, N. Potts e-mail, D. van Acken e-mail, C. Storey e-mail, C. Maerz e-mail, A. Burke e-mail, S. Little e-mail.
Co-opted: M. Laure-Bagard e-mail, G. Inglis e-mail
Geomicrobiology Network
Chair: Karen Olsson-Francis email
Secretary: Laura Kelly email
Treasurer: Andy Mitchell e-mail
Post-doctoral representative and communications officer: S. Nixon email
Post-graduate student representative: Valerio Cappado e-mail
Social Media: Dr Mario Tubes Rodrigo
Members: S. Nixon e-mail; T. Clarke e-mail; G. Gadd e-mail; P. Humphreys e-mail, H. Sass e-mail; J. Small email ; web, Jon Telling e-mail; G. Kuippers
Metamorphic Studies Group
Chair: C. Mottram e-mail
Secretary: O. Weller e-mail
Treasurer: Ralf Halama e-mail
Members: Richard White e-mail; Tom Argles e-mail; Anna Bird e-mail; Simon Cuthbert e-mail; Philip Gopon e-mail; Nick Roberts e-mail; Richard Palin e-mail; Barbara Kunz e-mail;
Field-trip rep: Thomas Lamont e-mail
International Representative: Chiara Groppo e-mail
Post-grad rep and Social Media: Sophie Miocevic e-mail
Mineral Physics Group
Chair: A. Thomson e-mail; web
Secretary: G. Bromiley e-mail; web
Treasurer: S. Stackhouse e-mail; web
Members: S. Ashbrook e-mail; web, Oliver Lord e-mail; web, Ana Fereira e-mail, web; Emilie Ringe e-mail, web; Eleanor Jennings e-mail, web; Claire Nichols e-mail; web
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group
Chair: S. Gibson e-mail
Secretary: J. Kavanagh e-mail
Treasurer: S. Mikhail e-mail
Student Rep: J. Pugsley
Website: J. Hickey e-mail
ECR Rep and Social Media: M. Cassidy e-mail
Newsletter: J. Barclay e-mail
Outreach and Public Engagement: J. Barclay e-mail
Fieldtrips: G. Cooper e-mail
Awards and Bursaries: N. Gardner
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: S. Engwell e-mail
P. Rowley