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: R. Shaw e-mail
Student representative: Christian Bishop, Tim Webster
Members: J.Bowles e-mail, W. Brownscombe e-mail, T. Edwards e-mail, A. Lacinska, e-mail, J. MacDonald e-mail, 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, K. Shafran e-mail; web; S.J. Kemp e-mail; web, M. Baker e-mail; web
Environmental Mineralogy Group
Chair: Laura Newsome e-mail
Secretary: R. Courtney e-mail;
Treasurer: Stephen Parry e-mail
Student representative:
Communications Officer: James Byrne e-mail;
Early Career Representative: Jay Bullen e-mail
Industrial representative: Liam Abrahamsen e-mail
Members: L. Townsend e-mail, E. Kirat e-mail, S. King
Geochemistry Group
Chair: Marc-Alban Millet (24) e-mail
Secretary: W. Fraser (27) e-mail
Treasurer: J. Barling (27) email
Communications Officer: G. Inglis (24) e-mail
EDI Rep: M. Laure-Bagard (23) e-mail
Student representative: S. Slater e-mail (24)
Members: P. Clay (23) e-mail, A. Burke (22) e-mail, P. Savage (22) email, H. Williams (24) e-mail, H. Bradbury (24) e-mail, D. Wilson (24) email
Co-opted: J. Crumpton-Banks (24) 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, Karen Cameron e-mail
Metamorphic Studies Group
Chair: C. Mottram e-mail
Secretary: O. Weller e-mail
Treasurer: Barbara Kunz e-mail
Members: Richard White e-mail; Anna Bird e-mail; Simon Cuthbert e-mail; Philip Gopon e-mail; Nick Roberts e-mail; Richard Palin e-mail; Caroline Lotout e-mail, Ralf Halama e-mail
EDI Officer: Anna Bidgood e-mail
Field-trip rep: Thomas Lamont e-mail
International Representative: Ines Pereira e-mail
Post-grad rep, webmaster and Social Media: Sophie Miocevic e-mail
Mineral Physics Group
Chair: A. Thomson e-mail; web
Secretary:
Treasurer: S. Stackhouse e-mail; web
Members: 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: E. Watts
Website: J. Hickey e-mail
ECR Rep: C. Harnett
Social Media: E. Carter
Newsletter: A. Naismith
Outreach and Public Engagement: J. Barclay e-mail
Fieldtrips: P. Rowley
Awards and Bursaries: N. Gardner
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: J. Scarlett e-mail