SUBCOMISSION ON GEO-COLLECTIONS
Subcommission on Geo-Collections
The Subcomisión on Geo-Collections forms part of the International Commission on Geoheritage, which is, in turn, a scientific Commission established by the International Union of Geological Sciences.
Geo-Collections contain physical specimens and their metadata that are crucial for understanding Earth and the extraterrestrial bodies. GeoCollections educate and inspire the public, preserve the planetary record for future generations, while also enable research. They provide a foundation for understanding Earth processes on all time and space scales, from the microscopic to the planetary. They underlie research into our most pressing fields: the origin of water and life on Earth, climate change, environmental justice, hazardous waste disposal, and developing new resources, including green technologies.
Our mandate is to stablish an international program to identify and give recognition to those Geo-Collections of the highest scientific value.
Objectives
Main Goals
1. Our mandate is to stablish an international program to identify and give recognition to those Geo-Collections of the highest scientific, historical, cultural, and/or educational value.
2. Coordination of the IUGS Geo-Collections program.
3. Compilation and maintenance of an IUGS Geo-Collections database.
4. Collaboration among International organizations related to geological sites.
Executive
Subcommission on
Geo-collections
Mathias Harzhauser
Marcela Gomez
Leslie Hale
MATHIAS HARZHAUSER
MATHIAS HARZHAUSER
MARCELA GÓMEZ
MARCELA GÓMEZ
LESLIE HALE
LESLIE HALE
Voting Members
Europe
Austria
Mathias Harzhauser. Natural History Museum Vienna.
Bulgaria
Ruslan I. Kostov. Mineralogy, Bulgarian Geological Society.
France
Sylvain Charbonnier. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris
Germany
Angela Ehling. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources.
Great Britain
Mike Rumsey. Natural History Museum London.
Rachel Walcott. National Museums Scotland.
Italy
Stefano Dominici. Natural History Museum Florence, Università di Firenze.
Lithuania
Jonas Satkūnas. Lithuanian Geological Survey.
Spain
Silvia Menéndez. Geological Museum of the Geological Survey.
America
Colombia
Marcela Gómez. Colombian Geological Survey.
USA
Ester Sztein. Director of International Programs, Geological Society of America.
Kerstin Lehnert. Columbia University.
Leslie Hale. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Asia
Australia
Mary Anne Binnie. South Australia Museum.
China
Da-yong Jinag. School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University.
India
Ramanathan Baskar. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology Hisar.
Africa
Morocco
Hasna Chennaoui Aoudjehane. Hassan II University of Casablanca.
South Africa
Lazarus Kgasi. National Museum of Natural History, Pretoria.
Corresponding Members
Europe
Czech Republic
Jiří Kvaček. National Museum, Prague.
Georgia
David Lordkipanidze. Georgian National Museum.
Greece
Efterpi Koskeridou. Museum of Geology & Paleontology, University of Athens.
Portugal
Carlos Marques da Silva. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
UK
Mike Howe. WSB UGN – British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham.
America
Argentina
Diana Elizabeth Fernández. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
USA
Donald Mikulic. University of Illinois.
Asia
Japan
Megumi Saito-Kato. National Museum of Nature and Science, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki.
New Zealand
Paul Scofield. Canterbury Museum.
South Korea
Mirinae Lee. Korea Polar Research Institute.
Africa
Mozambique
Nelson Nhamutole. National Museum of Geology of Mozambique.
Namibia
Helke Mocke. Museum of the Geological Survey of Namibia.
