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: S. Shaw (26) (e-mail)
Secretary: E. Deady (28) (e-mail)
Treasurer: S. Hammond (27) (e-mail)
Publications Manager: vacant until end 2026
PRO: J. Byrne (26) (e-mail)
EDI Officer: L. Kelly (26) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: R. Mitchell (26) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: S. Mills (26) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Clay Minerals: G. Christidis (27) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Clay Minerals: Chun-Hui Zhou (27) (e-mail)
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: J. Lloyd (e-mail) (25)
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: A. Engel (e-mail) (25)
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: Liang Shi (e-mail) (25)
Elements Representative: M. White (27) (e-mail)
Ordinary members of council
B. Sarkar (25) (e-mail)
C. Manning (25) (e-mail)
F. Cooper (25) (e-mail)
A. Costanzo (26) (e-mail)
H. Elms (26) (e-mail)
R. Gertisser (26) (e-mail)
M. Streets (27) (e-mail)
Vice-presidents
1. H. Pendlowski (e-mail) (25)
2. R. Gertisser (e-mail) (26)
Custodian Trustees
H. Downes (27) (e-mail)
J. Lloyd (28) (e-mail)
M. Anand (28) (e-mail)
Awards committee
Chair: Barbara Kunz e-mail (26)
AMG – M. Smith e-mail
CMG – H. Pendlowski e-mail
EMG – L. Townsend e-mail
GG – P. Savage e-mail
GMBN – John Moreau email
MPG – F. Wilson e-mail
MSG – O. Weller e-mail
VMSG – J. Barclay (e-mail)
Vice-president: J. Byrne e-mail)
Vice-president: H. Pendlowski e-mail)
EDI Committee Chair: Laura Kelly e-mail
EDI Committee Vice Chair: Ana Santos e-mail
Back-up committee member in case of conflict, General Secretary: E. Deady e-mail
EDI Committee
Chair: Laura Kelly (e-mail)
EMG – Kath Rothwell e-mail
MSG –
CMG – Binoy Sarkar e-mail
AMG –
GG – Savannah Worne e-mail
MPG – Claire Nichols e-mail
VMSG -K. Preece e-mail
GMBN – Ana Santos e-mail (vice-chair)
Special Interest Groups
Applied Mineralogy Group
Chair: M. Smith e-mail
Secretary: H. Grant e-mail
Treasurer: R. Shaw e-mail
PRO/Communications: E. Marquis e-mail
Awards Officer: Anouk Borst e-mail
EDI Officer: Bethan Payne e-mail
Student representatives: Christian Bishop e-mail, Rachel Purvis e-mail
Industry/MDSG Rep:
Members: J.Bowles e-mail, A. Finch e-mail, J. MacDonald e-mail, J. Faithful e-mail, M. Li e-mail, O.A. Igbokwe e-mail
Clay Minerals Group
Chair: H. Pendlowski e-mail; web
Secretary: A. Marsh e-mail
Treasurer: D. Wray e-mail; web
Editors of Clay Minerals: G.E. Christidis e-mail; web; Chun Hui Zhou e-mail
EDI officer: B. Sarkar e-mail; web
Members: F. Clegg e-mail; web; S. Hillier e-mail; web, S.J. Kemp e-mail; web, A. Neumann e-mail; web; K. Shafran e-mail
Co-opted member: U. Ghosh e-mail
Environmental Mineralogy Group
Chair: Luke Townsend e-mail;
Secretary: Kath Rothwell e-mail
Treasurer: Thomas Neill e-mail;
Student representative: Latham Haigh e-mail;
Communications Officer: Richard Kimber e-mail
Early Career Representative: Vacant
Industrial representative: Aislinn Boylan e-mail
EDI Representative: Ece Kirat e-mail
Members: R. Courtney e-mail; Lucian Staicu e-mail
Geochemistry Group
Chair: P. Savage (27) e-mail
Secretary: Marie-Laure Bagard (26) e-mail
Treasurer: J. Barling (27) email
Communications Officer: G. Cooper (27) e-mail
EDI Officer: S. Worne (25) e-mail
Mentorship: K. Shaw (27) e-mail
Student representatives: C. Xu e-mail; F. Holland e-mail
Members: J. Bendle (26) e-mail, C. Menzies (28) e-mail, H. Williams (27) e-mail, D. Wilson (27) e-mail, Elliot Carter (27) e-mail; Hugo Moreira (28) e-mail;
Geomicrobiology Network
Chair: John Moreau email
Deputy chair: Casey Bryce email
Secretary: Laura Kelly email
EDI Officer: Ana Santos e-mail
Treasurer: Andy Mitchell e-mail
Post-doctoral representative and communications officer: vacant
Post-graduate student representative: Chloe Morgan email
Awards officers: Simon Rout, Karen Olsson-Francis
Publications Coordinator: Karen Cameron e-mail
Industry Liaison: Matt Streets email
Social media reps: Neda Tomlinson e-mail; Maria Magliulo email
Members: T. Clarke e-mail; G. Gadd e-mail; P. Humphreys e-mail, H. Sass e-mail; Jon Telling e-mail, Jon Lloyd e-mail
Metamorphic Studies Group
Chair: O. Weller e-mail
Secretary: Richard Palin e-mail
Treasurer: Batzi Fischer e-mail
Members: Catherine Mottram e-mail; Barbara Kunz e-mail; Clare Warren e-mail
EDI Officer: Anna Bidgood e-mail
Field-trip Representative: Thomas Lamont e-mail
International Representatives: Ines Pereira e-mail; Caroline Lotout e-mail
Post-grad Representative, webmaster and Social Media: N. Lucas e-mail
Barrow Award organizer: Freya George e-mail
Mineral Physics Group
Chair: Fred Wilson e-mail;
Secretary: Eleanor Jennings e-mail, web;
Treasurer: S. Stackhouse e-mail; web
EDI Rep: Oliver Lord e-mail; web
EDI Events and Meetings Subcommittee rep: Auriol Rae e-mail
Members: Emilie Ringe e-mail, web; Claire Nichols e-mail; web, Tetsuya Komabayashi e-mail; web, Frederick Richards e-mail; Simon Hunt e-mail; Zena Younes e-mail; John Wheeler e-mail.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group
Chair: J. Barclay e-mail
Secretary: S. Watt e-mail
Treasurer: J. Hickey e-mail
Student Reps: N. Keeley e-mail, Rahul Subbaraman e-mail
ECR Rep: K. Chamberlain e-mail
Social Media and Website: J. Dalziel e-mail
Newsletter: D. Neave e-mail
Events, Outreach and Public Engagement: B. McCormack Kilbride e-mail
Fieldtrips: P. Rowley e-mail
Awards and Bursaries: M. Stock: e-mail
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: K. Preece e-mail
Sponsorship: L. Mani e-mail