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The executive secretary and the chairs of all committees are nominated by the Council as ex-officio members. </p> <p>Former Council members are listed at the <a href="/structure/previous-union-officers/">previous Union officers</a> page.</p> <div class="headline"> <h2>Executive Board</h2> </div> <p> The president, vice-president, general secretary, treasurer and executive secretary form the EGU Executive Board. It assists the president in overseeing and providing strategic guidance to all activities of the Union, in particular those of the <a href="/structure/committees-and-working-groups/">committees</a> and the <a href="/structure/union-office/">Union office</a>. </p> <div class="team row"> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Peter van der Beek" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Peter van der Beek </h3> <small>President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:president@egu.eu">president@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Marian Holness" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Marian Holness </h3> <small>Vice-President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:vice-president@egu.eu">vice-president@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Jane K. Hart" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6de109b0c927ba78e98a357561383f0eb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6de109b0c927ba78e98a357561383f0eb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6de109b0c927ba78e98a357561383f0eb.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Jane K. Hart </h3> <small>General Secretary</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:general-secretary@egu.eu">general-secretary@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Patric Jacobs" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Patric Jacobs </h3> <small>Treasurer</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:treasurer@egu.eu">treasurer@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <a href="/people/philippe-courtial/"> <img alt="Philippe Courtial" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/02/15/8ce08d7ee31432384fe809e503900d46b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/02/15/8ce08d7ee31432384fe809e503900d46b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/02/15/8ce08d7ee31432384fe809e503900d46b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy" loading="lazy"> </a> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="/people/philippe-courtial/"> Philippe Courtial </a> </h3> <small>Executive Secretary</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:executive-secretary@egu.eu">executive-secretary@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> </div> <div class="headline"> <h2>Division presidents</h2> </div> <p> The EGU scientific activities are organised through <a href="/structure/divisions/">scientific divisions</a> encompassing all studies of the Earth and its environment and of the solar system in general. The management and administration of each division are the collective <a href="/structure/tasks-and-responsibilities-of-division-officers/">task and responsibility</a> of the respective officers. </p> <div class="team row"> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Philip Stier" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/c71e05bc87d49bf97bb128fde154bd06b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/c71e05bc87d49bf97bb128fde154bd06b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/c71e05bc87d49bf97bb128fde154bd06b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Philip Stier </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-AS" title="Atmospheric Sciences">AS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:as@egu.eu">as@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Lisa Wingate" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Lisa Wingate </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-BG" title="Biogeosciences">BG</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:bg@egu.eu">bg@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Kerstin Treydte" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0312b859c064471b2b4272ff305af4bab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0312b859c064471b2b4272ff305af4bab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0312b859c064471b2b4272ff305af4bab.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Kerstin Treydte </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-CL" title="Climate: Past, Present & Future">CL</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:cl@egu.eu">cl@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Carleen Tijm-Reijmer" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/cbd19a6ad74abe4a96c6da86db2ffff6b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/cbd19a6ad74abe4a96c6da86db2ffff6b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/cbd19a6ad74abe4a96c6da86db2ffff6b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Carleen Tijm-Reijmer </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-CR" title="Cryospheric Sciences">CR</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:cr@egu.eu">cr@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Sergio Vinciguerra" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/c069efc586cf2cf6c6b658b5241e631b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-44%2C55_upscale_zoom-12.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/c069efc586cf2cf6c6b658b5241e631b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-44%2C55_upscale_zoom-12.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/c069efc586cf2cf6c6b658b5241e631b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-44%2C55_upscale_zoom-12.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Sergio Vinciguerra </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-EMRP" title="Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics">EMRP</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:emrp@egu.eu">emrp@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <a href="/people/viktor-j-bruckman/"> <img alt="Viktor J. Bruckman" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/aeceaf8c5b80f157ad0004be88fa9580b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-53%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/aeceaf8c5b80f157ad0004be88fa9580b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-53%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/aeceaf8c5b80f157ad0004be88fa9580b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-53%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> </a> <h3 class="h5"> <a href="/people/viktor-j-bruckman/"> Viktor J. Bruckman </a> </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-ERE" title="Energy, Resources and the Environment">ERE</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:ere@egu.eu">ere@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Jens Klump" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/a0f924f8419a8da9d98d2a94c8999d43b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/a0f924f8419a8da9d98d2a94c8999d43b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/a0f924f8419a8da9d98d2a94c8999d43b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Jens Klump </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-ESSI" title="Earth and Space Science Informatics">ESSI</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:essi@egu.eu">essi@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Annette Eicker" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/9a706e3ca14bfcd761844f378ac078f3.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/9a706e3ca14bfcd761844f378ac078f3.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/9a706e3ca14bfcd761844f378ac078f3.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Annette Eicker </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-G" title="Geodesy">G</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:g@egu.eu">g@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Jeroen van Hunen" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/23bd485fad8bd22eb947ef51d4258ddab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C43_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/23bd485fad8bd22eb947ef51d4258ddab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C43_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/23bd485fad8bd22eb947ef51d4258ddab.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C43_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Jeroen van Hunen </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-GD" title="Geodynamics">GD</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:gd@egu.eu">gd@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Pietro Tizzani" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/4b14b76d44255093990bc9fb24b8baa8b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/4b14b76d44255093990bc9fb24b8baa8b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/4b14b76d44255093990bc9fb24b8baa8b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Pietro Tizzani </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-GI" title="Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems">GI</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:gi@egu.eu">gi@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Kristen Cook" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/f48ad62304c62c50b60d00eec713bc81b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/f48ad62304c62c50b60d00eec713bc81b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/f48ad62304c62c50b60d00eec713bc81b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Kristen Cook </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-GM" title="Geomorphology">GM</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:gm@egu.eu">gm@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Holly Stein" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/e2efd0ea61ed5c428890bb6646017326b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/e2efd0ea61ed5c428890bb6646017326b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/e2efd0ea61ed5c428890bb6646017326b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Holly Stein </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-GMPV" title="Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology">GMPV</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:gmpv@egu.eu">gmpv@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Alberto Viglione" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/b2aa0298eb6acae758b8fdfc88bd6e29b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/b2aa0298eb6acae758b8fdfc88bd6e29b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/b2aa0298eb6acae758b8fdfc88bd6e29b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Alberto Viglione </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-HS" title="Hydrological Sciences">HS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:hs@egu.eu">hs@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Heidi Kreibich" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/bd6c7b7280699b49ef74310ddae46eb4b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/bd6c7b7280699b49ef74310ddae46eb4b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/bd6c7b7280699b49ef74310ddae46eb4b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Heidi Kreibich </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-NH" title="Natural Hazards">NH</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:nh@egu.eu">nh@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Fran莽ois Schmitt" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/cff2eaa444c6ac7cfe023c8887344c2c.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C38_upscale_zoom-96.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/cff2eaa444c6ac7cfe023c8887344c2c.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C38_upscale_zoom-96.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/cff2eaa444c6ac7cfe023c8887344c2c.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-49%2C38_upscale_zoom-96.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Fran莽ois Schmitt </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-NP" title="Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences">NP</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:np@egu.eu">np@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Johan van der Molen" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/53cca3263739ae1c6a07d116ca8baa29.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C53_upscale_zoom-6.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/53cca3263739ae1c6a07d116ca8baa29.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C53_upscale_zoom-6.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/53cca3263739ae1c6a07d116ca8baa29.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C53_upscale_zoom-6.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Johan van der Molen </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-OS" title="Ocean Sciences">OS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:os@egu.eu">os@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Anezina Solomonidou" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/92f1f30c1e1d83695b7e08e365cec992b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/92f1f30c1e1d83695b7e08e365cec992b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/92f1f30c1e1d83695b7e08e365cec992b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Anezina Solomonidou </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-PS" title="Planetary and Solar System Sciences">PS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:ps@egu.eu">ps@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Alice-Agnes Gabriel" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/2cd289404d52744e95106875402b570fb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/2cd289404d52744e95106875402b570fb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/2cd289404d52744e95106875402b570fb.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Alice-Agnes Gabriel </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-SM" title="Seismology">SM</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:sm@egu.eu">sm@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Cinzia Bottini" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/1cae40b73288ce1f1243b5a8fad549acb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/1cae40b73288ce1f1243b5a8fad549acb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/1cae40b73288ce1f1243b5a8fad549acb.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Cinzia Bottini </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-SSP" title="Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology">SSP</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:ssp@egu.eu">ssp@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Heike Knicker" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/41e3cb8a10a33efd9d6e1a9f13c143f4b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/41e3cb8a10a33efd9d6e1a9f13c143f4b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/41e3cb8a10a33efd9d6e1a9f13c143f4b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Heike Knicker </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-SSS" title="Soil System Sciences">SSS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:sss@egu.eu">sss@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Emilia Kilpua" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6b01e3c40bd942e5a9320080a27e7393b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6b01e3c40bd942e5a9320080a27e7393b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/6b01e3c40bd942e5a9320080a27e7393b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Emilia Kilpua </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-ST" title="Solar-Terrestrial Sciences">ST</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:st@egu.eu">st@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Paola Vannucchi" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/e2729bd3c5997bb4dbc440c11100bfac.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-52%2C52_upscale_zoom-4.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/e2729bd3c5997bb4dbc440c11100bfac.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-52%2C52_upscale_zoom-4.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/e2729bd3c5997bb4dbc440c11100bfac.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-52%2C52_upscale_zoom-4.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Paola Vannucchi </h3> <small><span class="badge-division bg-TS" title="Tectonics and Structural Geology">TS</span> Division President</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:ts@egu.eu">ts@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> </div> <div class="headline"> <h2>Committee chairs</h2> </div> <p> The administrative activities of the Union are carried out through <a href="/structure/committees-and-working-groups/">committees</a>, established by the Council as necessary. EGU has presently nine committees that report to the Council. </p> <div class="team row"> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Marian Holness" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/10/28/ef72d6349f97e4cf3b80f47485f96a9ab.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Marian Holness </h3> <small>Awards Committee Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:awards-medals@egu.eu">awards-medals@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Jean-Luc Berenguer" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/06/27/7b38b0257230d0d5c4d6338bd357d5afb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C36_upscale_zoom-67.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/06/27/7b38b0257230d0d5c4d6338bd357d5afb.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C36_upscale_zoom-67.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2022/06/27/7b38b0257230d0d5c4d6338bd357d5afb.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-45%2C36_upscale_zoom-67.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Jean-Luc Berenguer </h3> <small>Education Committee Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:education@egu.eu">education@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Alberto Montanari" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/00e66e187c2d921631e0433ed8f75950.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C39_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/00e66e187c2d921631e0433ed8f75950.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C39_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/00e66e187c2d921631e0433ed8f75950.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C39_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Alberto Montanari </h3> <small>EDI Committee Co-Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:edi@egu.eu">edi@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Lisa Wingate" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/1fa8631c9d170c28974c9bec9cf44cac.png.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C52_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Lisa Wingate </h3> <small>EDI Committee Co-Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:edi@egu.eu">edi@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Patric Jacobs" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2018/10/23/75b0be20414637547cb637a16a0c80c5.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-45%2C49_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Patric Jacobs </h3> <small>Finance Committee Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:treasurer@egu.eu">treasurer@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Peter van der Beek" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2023/10/30/0170af6a813322a75256c91de24d8a14b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Peter van der Beek </h3> <small>Nominations Committee Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:president@egu.eu">president@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Solmaz Mohadjer" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/people/photos/2024/04/22/3d31ac56-e35b-4124-89bb-2ae26df89cf8.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/people/photos/2024/04/22/3d31ac56-e35b-4124-89bb-2ae26df89cf8.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/people/photos/2024/04/22/3d31ac56-e35b-4124-89bb-2ae26df89cf8.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Solmaz Mohadjer </h3> <small>Outreach Committee Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:outreach@egu.eu">outreach@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Ira Didenkulova" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/a94d33752922fae83ad8b7d0e11f8f67.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C50_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/a94d33752922fae83ad8b7d0e11f8f67.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C50_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2019/10/16/a94d33752922fae83ad8b7d0e11f8f67.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-49%2C50_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Ira Didenkulova </h3> <small>Programme Committee Co-Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:programme-committee@egu.eu">programme-committee@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Maria-Helena Ramos" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/876a2a2159c15d21cc4593e1e4a01e1e.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C47_upscale.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/876a2a2159c15d21cc4593e1e4a01e1e.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-50%2C47_upscale.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2017/10/25/876a2a2159c15d21cc4593e1e4a01e1e.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-50%2C47_upscale.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> Maria-Helena Ramos </h3> <small>Programme Committee Co-Chair</small> <address> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-envelope" title="Email" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">Email</span> <a href="mailto:programme-committee@egu.eu">programme-committee@egu.eu</a> </address> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2"> <img alt="Barbara Ervens" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/11/08/424c15868216ce8b015870f9308e63f3b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C57_upscale_zoom-15.webp" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/11/08/424c15868216ce8b015870f9308e63f3b.jpg.160x160_q90_crop_target-49%2C57_upscale_zoom-15.webp 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/person/2021/11/08/424c15868216ce8b015870f9308e63f3b.jpg.320x320_q90_crop_target-49%2C57_upscale_zoom-15.webp 2x" loading="lazy"> <h3 class="h5"> 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