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IUSS Presidents and executive Committees

IUSS Presidents Committee

President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
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President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
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Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA
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Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom
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Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
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IUSS Executive Committee

President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
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President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
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Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA
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Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom
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Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria
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Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
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Committee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer / USA
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Committee on budget and finance: Stephen Nortcliff / UK
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Committee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink / USA
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Committee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn / Germany
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Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary
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Chair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano / Japan
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Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway
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Chair of Division 4: Damien J. Field / Australia
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IUSS Standing Committees

Committee of presidential elections

Chair:
Rainer Horn (Germany)

Members:
Johan Bouma (Netherlands)
Jae Yang (Korea)
Donald Sparks (USA)
Sigbert Huber (Austria, ex-officio. non-voting)
Gonçalo Signorelli de Farias (Brazil)
Takashi Kosaki (Japan)

Committee on prizes and awards

Chair:
Tom Sauer (USA)

Members:
Winfried Blum (Austria)
Gonçalo Signorelli de Farias (Brazil)
Sergei Goryachkin (Russia)
Di Hong Ji (New Zealand)
Jae Yang (South Korea)
Fusuo Zhang (China)
Sigbert Huber (Austria, ex-officio. non-voting)
Takashi Kosaki (Japan)

Committee on budget and finance

Chair:
Stephen Nortcliff (UK)

Members:
J. Gauld (Scotland)
D. Chung (Korea)
T. Higashi (Japan)
F. Camargo (Brazil)
Gan-Lin Zhang (China)
Takashi Kosaki (Japan)

Committee on statutes and structure

Chair:
Alfred Hartemink (USA)

Members:
John Kimble (USA)
Lyn Abbott (Aus)
Jean Chapelle (Belgium)
Stephen Nortcliff (UK)
Cornie Van Huyssteen (South Africa)
Takashi Kosaki (Japan)

Current IUSS Division and Commission Officers (period 2018-2022)

For descriptions of divisions and commissions see:
>> IUSS Organisation – Divisions
>> IUSS Organisation – Commissions

Division 1

Chair: Erika MICHÉLI / Hungary
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1st Vice Chairperson: Matt AITKENHEAD / United Kingdom
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2nd Vice Chairperson: Jacqueline HANNAM /United Kingdom
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Commission 1: Soil Morphology and Micromorphology
Chair: Fabio TERRIBILE / Italy
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Vice Chair: Richard J. HECK / Canada
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Commission 2: Soil Geography
Chair: Thomas SCHOLTEN / Germany
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Vice Chair: Sergey V. GORYACHKIN / Russia
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Commission 3: Soil Genesis
Chair: Endre DOBOS / Hungary
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Vice Chair: Megan BALKS / New Zealand
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Commission 4: Soil Classification
Chair: Curtis MONGER / USA
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Vice Chair: Bipin B. MISHRA / India
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Commission 5: Pedometrics
Chair: Vera Leatitia MULDER / Netherlands
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Vice Chair: Nicolas SABY / France
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Commission 6: Palaeopedology
Chair: Maria BRONNIKOVA / Russia
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Vice Chair: Elizabeth SOLLEIRO-REBOLLEDO / Mexico
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Division 2

Chair: Ryusuke HATANO / Japan
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1st Vice Chairperson: Paul HALLETT / United Kingdom
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2nd Vice Chairperson: Leo CONDRON / New Zealand
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Commission 1: Soil Physics
Chair: Stephan PETH / Germany
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Vice Chair: Brigitta TóTH / Hungary
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Commission 2: Soil Chemistry
Chair: Boris JANSEN / Netherlands
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Vice Chair: Karen VANCAMPENHOUT / Belgium
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Commission 3: Soil Biology
Chair: Ellen KANDELER / Germany
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Vice Chair: Magdalena FRAC / Poland
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Commission 4: Soil Mineralogy
Chair: Stephan HILLIER / United Kingdom
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Vice Chair: Sofia N. LESSOVAIA / Russia
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Commission 5: Soil Interfacial Relations
Chair: Siobhan STAUNTON / France
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Vice Chair: Qiaoyun HUANG / China
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Division 3

Chair: Bal Ram SINGH / Norway
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1st Vice Chairperson: Bob REES / United Kingdom
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2nd Vice Chairperson: Tom ASPRAY / United Kingdom
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Commission 1: Soil Evaluation and Land Use Planning
Chair: Ivan VASENEV / Russia
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Vice Chair: Jagdish PRASAD / India
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Commission 2: Soil and Water Conservation
Chair: Lillian ØYGARDEN / Norway
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Vice Chair: Nobuo TORIDE / Japan
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Commission 3: Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
Chair: Bruno GLASER / Germany
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Vice Chair: Toru FUJIWARA / Japan
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Commission 4: Soil Engineering and Technology
Chair: Jiabao ZHANG / China
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Vice Chair: Laura E. PAULETTE / Romania
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Commission 5: Soil Degradation, Control, Remediation and Reclamation
Chair: Stefan NORRA / Germany
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Vice Chair: Junta YANAI / Japan
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Commission 6: Salt Affected Soils
Chair: Tibor TÓTH / Hungary
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Vice Chair: Ki-In KIM / South Korea
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Division 4

Chair: Damien J. FIELD / Australia
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1st Vice Chairperson: Christine WATSON / United Kingdom
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2nd Vice Chairperson: Lorna DAWSON / United Kingdom
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Commission 1: Soils and the Environment
Chair: Morihiro MAEDA / Japan
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Vice Chair: Claudio ZACCONE / Italy
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Commission 2: Soils, Food Security, and Human Health
Chair: Lorna DAWSON / United Kingdom
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Vice Chair: Heide SPIEGEL / Austria
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Commission 3: Soils and Land Use Change
Chair: Chengrong CHEN / Australia
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Vice Chair: BELLINGRATH-KIMURA / Germany, Japan
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Commission 4: Soil Education and Public Awareness
Chair: Cristine C.MUGGLER / Brazil
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Vice Chair: Hideaki HIRAI / Japan
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Commission 5: History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science
Chair: Eric BREVIK / USA
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Vice Chair: Thomas SAUER / USA
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Working Groups officers

For Working Group leader see IUSS Organisation – Working Groups