EAG Committees
The EAG operates thanks to the volunteers who serve on the various committees. A list of past committee members can be found in the EAG Personnel Archive.
2026 Council Nominations Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Monika Kusiak Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland |
| Raúl Fonseca Term: 01/2023 – 12/2026 |
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany |
| Johanna Marin Carbonne Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland |
| Inês Pereira Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
University of Coimbra, Portugal |
| Bob Bodnar Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
Virginia Tech, USA |
| Pooria Ebrahimi Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy |
| Daniel Petrash Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic |
| Evgenia Salin Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Åbo Akademi University, Finland |
| Dewashish Upadhyay Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India |
Role of the Nominations Committee:
Recommend candidates for all officer and non-officer positions envisioned to become vacant the following year.
2026 Training and Outreach Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Sebastiaan van de Velde Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Co-chair: Silvia Volante Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| Dina Cabrita Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
GeoSphere, Austria |
| Paolo Sossi Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| Zhen Wang Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Curtin University, Australia |
| Joyeeta Bhattacharjee Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Celia Dalou Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
CRPG-CNRS, Nancy, France |
Role of the Training & Outreach Committee:
- Student Sponsorship and Early Career Science Ambassador programs: review applications received for those programs and decide whether to grant sponsorship/ambassadorship.
- Short Course and Conference Sponsorship Program: review applications received for this program and decide which event(s) should be selected for sponsorship.
- Upcoming conferences: provide a regularly updated list of all future meetings of potential interest to geochemists for the EAG conference calendar webpage.
2026 Communications Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Ichiko Sugiyama Term: 01/2022 – 12/2026 |
Carleton University, Canada |
| Piyal Halder Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun (DST., Govt. of India), India |
| Gerald Raab Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Dalhousie University, Canada University of Graz, Austria |
| Aurélie Verney-Caron Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
University Paris-Est Créteil, France |
| Astrid Hylen Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
CEREGE, France |
| Marta Berkesi Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
HUN-REN Institute for Earth Physics and Space Science, Hungary |
| Helen Feord Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany |
| Natalia Jakus Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Zhaoxun Yang Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA |
Role of the Communications Committee:
- Elements: provide or solicit contributions for EAG pages in Elements Magazine.
- Blog and Social Media: solicit contributions for the EAG Blog and suggest geochemistry related news for social media.
- Newsletter: provide geochemistry related articles highlighted by the media for the section ‘Geochemistry making the news’ in the EAG newsletter.
- EAG Forum: contribute to developing content for the forum and promote it in the community.
- Visibility: seek to promote EAG, its activities as well as the communication of geochemistry.
2026 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Co-Chair: Pieter Bots Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Concrete4Change, UK |
| Co-Chair: Eva Stüeken Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
University of St. Andrews, UK |
| Carla Tiraboschi Term: 01/2023 – 12/2027 |
University of Münster, Germany |
| Qasid Ahmad Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
CRPG Nancy, France |
| Arathy Ravindran Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
University of Cologne, Germany |
| Ana Cristina Vasquez Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Latin American University of Science and Technology / Tongji University, China |
| Pablo Forjanes Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain |
| Mona Lueder Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany |
| Yeganeh Mirzaei Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Concordia University and Geotop Research Center, Canada |
| Mohammad Nooraiepour Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
University of Oslo, Norway |
| Clara Zelinsky Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium |
Role of the DEI Committee:
Working collaboratively, the EAG and Geochemical Society DEI committees discuss, formulate, and enact changes to enhance diversity, inclusivity, and equity across varied Society activities. For example, by providing guidance advocating for an inclusive and accessible annual Goldschmidt conference, and suggesting ways to improve Award procedures. Recommendations by the DEI committees are reviewed by the EAG Council and the GS Board.
Additionally, the EAG DEI committee supports a Twitter account (@EAG_DEI) and provides DEI-related contributions to the EAG Blog. The committee also led the first Global Geochemistry Community Survey, in 2022.
The EAG DEI Committee is composed of two Co-Chairs, one of which is a serving member of EAG Council, and further representatives from among EAG members. The Committee also has representatives on several other EAG Committees, including the Council Nominations Committee, Awards Nominations Committee, Ethics Committee, and EAG Strategy Working Group. This representation raises the profile of DEI concerns across the spectrum of EAG activities.
2026 Ethics Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Daniel Frost | University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| Catherine Chauvel | IPGP, France |
| Caroline Peacock |
University of Leeds, UK |
| Eva Stüeken |
University of St. Andrews, UK |
Role of the Ethics Committee:
The Ethics Committee is responsible for administrating matters arising that are related to the content of EAG’s Code of Ethics as well as handling any issues or incidents reported to the committee. An incident can be reported (anonymously or not) via this form, or you can contact the committee directly at ethics@eag.org.
EAG Strategy Working Group
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Dan Frost | University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| Liane G. Benning | German Research Center for Geosciences GFZ, Germany |
| Maud Boyet | University of Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Catherine Chauvel | Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France |
| Kate Kiseeva | University College Cork, Ireland |
| Johanna Marin Carbonne | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Olivier Namur | University of Leuven, Belgium |
| Derek Vance | ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
About the EAG Strategy Working Group
The role of this Working Group is to think of possible future initiatives for the society, evaluate ideas and proposals received from other groups or members, and assess which ones should be implemented.
Goldschmidt 2027 Organizing, Science, Local Organizing, and Early Career Committees
| Name and role | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Laurent Remusat Co-Convenor, Organizing & Science Committee co-Chair and Local Organizing Committee Chair |
IMPMC, France |
| Lenny Winkel Co-Convenor, Organizing & Science Committee co-Chair |
ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| Caroline Peacock Co-Convenor and EAG President (in 2027) |
University of Leeds, UK |
| Marie-Aude Hulshoff Executive Director |
European Association of Geochemistry |
| Alice Williams Science Program Manager |
European Association of Geochemistry |
Science Committee
| Name and role | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Laurent Remusat Co-Convenor, Organizing & Science Committee co-Chair and Local Organizing Committee Chair |
IMPMC, France |
| Lenny Winkel Co-Convenor, Organizing & Science Committee co-Chair |
ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| Thilo Behrends Science Committee Member |
Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
| Johanna Marin Carbonne Science Committee Member |
Université de Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Frederic Moynier Science Committee Member |
IPGP, France |
| Sophie Opfergelt Science Committee Member |
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium |
| Daniela Rubatto Science Committee Member |
University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Christina Yan Wang Science Committee Member |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Yusuke Yokoyama Science Committee Member |
University of Tokyo, Japan |
Local Organizing Committee
| Name and role | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Laurent Remusat Co-Convenor, Organizing & Science Committee co-Chair and Local Organizing Committee Chair |
IMPMC, France |
| Guillaume Avice | IPGP, France |
| Magali Bonifacie | IPGP, France |
| Marco Saitta | IMPMC, France |
| Aurélie Verney-Carron | University Paris-Est Créteil, France |
Early Career Program Committee
| Name and role | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Baptiste Debret Early Career Program Coordinator |
IPGP, France |
| Paolo Sossi Early Career Program Coordinator |
ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| Carla Tirabsochi Early Career Program Coordinator |
University of Perugia, Italy |
Award Nominations Committee
2026 Committee (seeking nominations for the 2027 EAG Awards)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Károly Hidas Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC), Spain |
| Julie Prytulak Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Feifei Zhang Term: 01/2024 – 12/2026 |
Nanjing University, China |
| Morgan Schaller Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA |
| Hélène Bureau Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
CNRS, UMPC, France |
| Sophie Gangl Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Heidelberg University, Germany |
| Susann Henkel Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany |
| Eva Stüeken Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
University of St Andrews, UK |
| Gevorg Tepanosyan Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NASRA, Armenia |
About the Award Nominations Committee
The role of the Award Nominations Committee is to identify candidates and solicit nominations for the EAG Awards (H.C. Urey, Science Innovation and F.G. Houtermans Awards).
Geochemistry Fellows Nominations Committee
2026 Committee (seeking nominations for the 2027 Fellows)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Fang-Zhen Teng Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
University of Washington Seattle, USA |
| Myriam Bar-Matthews Term: 01/2025 – 12/2026 |
Geological Survey of Israel |
| Joerg Hermann Term: 01/2025 – 12/2027 |
University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Richard Walker Term: 01/2026 – 12/2027 |
University of Maryland, USA |
| Károly Hidas Term: 01/2026 – 12/2028 |
Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC), Spain |
About the Geochemistry Fellows Nominations Committee
The role of the Geochemistry Fellows Nominations Committee is to identify candidates and solicit nominations for the GS-EAG Geochemistry Fellows.
H.C. Urey Award Committee
2027 H.C. Urey Award Selection Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Caroline Peacock Term: 07/2025 – 06/2027 |
University of Leeds, UK |
| Bo Barker Jørgensen Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
Aarhus University, Denmark |
| Encarni Ruiz Agudo Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
University of Granada, Spain |
| Sara Russell Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Natural History Museum, UK |
| Christina Yan Wang Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Tamsin Mather Term: 07/2026 – 06/2029 |
University of Oxford, UK |
About the H.C. Urey Award
The H.C. Urey Award is presented annually for outstanding contributions advancing geochemistry over a career. It is named in honor of Harold Clayton Urey, an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 and later led him to theories of planetary evolution.
The role of the H.C. Urey Award Committee is to evaluate the nominations received and propose an awardee to the EAG Council. The committee is chaired by the EAG Vice-President.
Science Innovation Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Nicholas Arndt Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
ISTerre, University Grenoble Alpes, France |
| Sidney Hemming Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
Columbia University, USA |
| Paul Mason Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| Helen Williams Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
University of Cambridge, UK |
| Laurent Charlet Term: 07/2026 – 06/2029 |
University of Grenoble-Alpes, France |
| Ros Rickaby Term: 07/2026 – 06/2029 |
University of Oxford, UK |
About the Science Innovation Award
The Science Innovation Award is bestowed to scientists who have recently made a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in all fields of geochemistry.
The role of the Science Innovation Award Committee is to evaluate the nominations received and propose an awardee to the EAG Council.
F.G. Houtermans Award Committee
2027 F.G. Houtermans Award Selection Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Catherine Chauvel Term: 07/2025 – 06/2027 |
IPGP, France |
| Baptiste Debret Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
IPGP, France |
| Rachael James Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
University of Southampton, UK |
| Bruno Dhuime Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Geosciences Montpellier, France |
| Noah Planavsky Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Yale University, USA |
| Hanika Rizo Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Carleton University, Canada |
| Alan Seltzer Term: 07/2026 – 06/2029 |
University College Dublin, Ireland |
About the F.G. Houtermans Award
The Houtermans award recognizes exceptional contributions made in geochemistry by an early career scientist. It is named in honor of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, a Dutch-Austrian-German physicist.
The role of the Houtermans Award Committee is to evaluate the nominations received and propose an awardee to the EAG Council. The committee is chaired by the EAG Past President.
Geochemistry Fellows Selection Committee
2026 Geochemistry Fellows Selection Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Chair: Jeffrey Vervoort Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
Washington State University, USA |
| John Valley Term: 07/2023 – 06/2026 |
University of Wisconsin, USA |
| Sachiko Amari Term: 07/2023 – 06/2026 |
Washington University in St. Louis, USA |
| Christine Putnis Term: 07/2024 – 06/2027 |
University of Münster, Germany |
| Satoshi Utsunomiya Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| Christina Yan Wang Term: 07/2025 – 06/2028 |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Dan Frost EAG President |
University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| Liz Sikes GS President |
Rutgers University, USA |
About the Geochemistry Fellows
In 1996, the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry established the honorary title of Geochemistry Fellow, to be bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have, over some years, made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry. Recipients of the Urey, Goldschmidt, Treibs, Patterson and Science Innovation Awards become Fellows automatically.
The role of the Geochemistry Fellows Committee is to assess the nominations received and propose a list of Fellows to the EAG Council and to the GS Board.