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)
President-elect: K. Goodenough (26)
Secretary: E. Deady (28)
Treasurer: S. Hammond (27)
Publications Manager: vacant until end 2026
PRO: J. Byrne (26)
EDI Officer: L. Kelly (26)
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: R. Mitchell (29)
Principal Editor, Mineralogical Magazine: S. Mills (29)
Principal Editor, Clay Minerals: G. Christidis (27)
Principal Editor, Clay Minerals: Chun-Hui Zhou (27)
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: J. Lloyd (25)
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: vacant
Principal Editor, Geo-Bio Interfaces: vacant
Elements Representative: M. White (27)
Ordinary members of council
H. Elms (26)
R. Gertisser (26)
M. Streets (27)
J. Biswakarma (28)
N. Gardiner (28)
C. Nichols (28)
Vice-presidents
R. Gertisser (26)
2. to be confirmed (27)
Custodian Trustees
H. Downes (27)
J. Lloyd (28)
M. Anand (28)
Awards committee
Chair: Barbara Kunz (26)
AMG – M. Smith
CMG – H. Pendlowski
EMG – L. Townsend
GG – P. Savage
GMBN – J. Moreau
MPG – F. Wilson
MSG – R. Palin
VMSG – J. Barclay
Vice-president: to be decided
Vice-president: R. Gertisser
EDI Committee Chair: Laura Kelly
EDI Committee Vice Chair: Ana Santos
Back-up committee member in case of conflict, General Secretary: E. Deady
EDI Committee
Chair: Laura Kelly
EMG – Kath Rothwell
MSG –
CMG – Binoy Sarkar
AMG – Martin Li
GG – Savannah Worne
MPG – Claire Nichols
VMSG -K. Preece
GMBN – Ana Santos (vice-chair)
Special Interest Groups
Chair: M. Smith
Secretary: C. Bishop
Treasurer: J. MacDonald
PRO/Communications: Vacant
Awards Officer: A. Borst
EDI Officer: Vacant
Student representatives: K. Turanski, M. Cundell, H. Skipworth
Industry/MDSG Rep: A. Finlay
Members: J. Bowles , A. Finch , J. Faithful , M. Li , O.A. Igbokwe
Chair: H. Pendlowski
Secretary: A. Marsh
Treasurer: D. Wray
Editors of Clay Minerals: G.E. Christidis, Chun Hui Zhou
EDI officer:
Members: F. Clegg, S. Hillier, A. Neumann, K. Shafran, P. Ghadir, B. Sarkar
Co-opted member: U. Ghosh, D. Gonzalez Santamaria
Environmental Mineralogy Group
Chair: Luke Townsend
Secretary: Kath Rothwell
Treasurer: Thomas Neill
Student representative: Latham Haigh
Communications Officer: Richard Kimber
Early Career Representative: Vacant
Industrial representative: Aislinn Boylan
EDI Representative: Kath Rothwell
Members: L. Blackburn
Chair: P. Savage (27)
Secretary: G. Cooper (27)
Treasurer: J. Barling (27)
Communications Officer: vacant
EDI Officer: S. Worne (26)
Mentorship: K. Shaw (27)
Student representatives: F. Holland, E. Baker, C. Bengt
Members: C. Menzies (28) , H. Williams (27) , D. Wilson (27) , Elliot Carter (27) , Hugo Moreira (28) , E. Kubik (29)
Co-opted: C. Israel (28), R. Whiteford (28), L. Banks (28)
Geomicrobiology Network
Chair: John Moreau
Deputy chair: Casey Bryce
Secretary: Laura Kelly
EDI Officer: Ana Santos
Treasurer: Andy Mitchell
Post-doctoral representative and communications officer: vacant
Post-graduate student representative: Chloe Morgan
Awards officers: Simon Rout, Karen Olsson-Francis
Publications Coordinator: Karen Cameron
Industry Liaison: Matt Streets
Social media reps: Neda Tomlinson , Maria Magliulo
Members: T. Clarke, G. Gadd, P. Humphreys, H. Sass, Jon Telling, Jon Lloyd
Chair: Richard Palin
Secretary: R. White
Treasurer: Batzi Fischer
Communications Officer: B. Mayor
EDI Officer: vacant
Field-trip Representative: vacant
Members: Barbara Kunz , Silvio Ferrero , Joshua Gerber:
Chair: Fred Wilson
Secretary: Eleanor Jennings
Treasurer: S. Stackhouse
EDI Rep: Oliver Lord
EDI Events and Meetings Subcommittee rep: Auriol Rae
Members: Emilie Ringe, Claire Nichols, Tetsuya Komabayashi, Frederick Richards, Simon Hunt, Zena Younes, John Wheeler.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group
Chair: J. Barclay
Secretary: S. Watt
Treasurer: J. Hickey
Student Reps: N. Keeley, Rahul Subbaraman
ECR Rep: K. Chamberlain
Social Media and site: J. Dalziel
Newsletter: D. Neave
Events, Outreach and Public Engagement: B. McCormack Kilbride
Awards and Bursaries: M. Stock:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: K. Preece
Sponsorship: L. Mani