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ISSS-IUSS Secretaries General and Deputies 1924-2014
ISSS-IUSS Presidents (1924-2020)
Country |
President |
Period |
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1 |
USA |
J.G. Lipman |
1924-1927 |
2 |
USSR |
K. Gedroiz |
1927-1930 |
3 |
UK |
J. Russell |
1930-1935 |
4 |
Netherlands |
C.H. Edelman |
1950 |
5 |
Belgium |
R. Tavernier |
1950-1954 |
6 |
France |
A. Oudin |
1954-1956 |
7 |
USA |
R. Bradfield |
1956-1960 |
8 |
Romania |
N.C. Cernescu |
1960-1964 |
9 |
Australia |
E.G. Hallsworth |
1964-1968 |
10 |
USSR |
V.A. Kovda |
1968-1974 |
11 |
Canada |
C.F. Bentley |
1974-1978 |
12 |
India |
J.S. Kanwar |
1978-1982 |
13 |
Germany |
K.H. Hartge |
1982-1986 |
14 |
Japan |
A. Tanaka |
1986-1990 |
15 |
Mexico |
A.A. Santelises |
1990-1994 |
16 |
France |
A. Ruellan |
1994-1998 |
17 |
Thailand |
S. Theerawong |
1998-2002 |
18 |
USA |
D.L. Sparks |
2002-2006 |
19 |
Australia |
R.S. Swift |
2006-2010 |
20 |
Korea |
J.E. Yang |
2010-2014 |
21 |
Germany |
R. Horn |
2014-2016 |
22 |
USA |
R. Lal |
2017-2018 |
23 |
Japan |
T. Kosaki |
2019-2020 |
24 | Mexico | L.B.R. Sánchez | 2021-2022 |
IUSS Presidents and Executive Committees 2021-2022
IUSS Presidents Committee
President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
President Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini / Italy
Past President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
Vice President Congress (2022-2026): Jiabao Zhang / China
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
IUSS Executive Committee
President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
President Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini / Italy
Past President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
Committee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer / USA
Committee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea)
Committee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink / USA
Committee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary
Chair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano / Japan
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway
Chair of Division 4: Damien J. Field / Australia
IUSS Presidents and Executive Committees 2019-2020
IUSS Presidents Committee
President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
IUSS Executive Committee
President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki / Japan
President Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez / Mexico
Past President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal / USA
Vice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles / United Kingdom
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
Committee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer / USA
Committee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea)
Committee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink / USA
Committee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn / Germany Contact
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary
Chair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano / Japan
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway
Chair of Division 4: Damien J. Field / Australia
IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2017 – 2018
IUSS Presidents Committee
President: Rattan Lal / USA
President Elect: Takashi Kosaki / Japan
Past president: Rainer Horn / Germany
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
IUSS Executive Committee
President: Rattan Lal / USA
President Elect: Takashi Kosaki / Japan
Past president: Rainer Horn / Germany
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
Committee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham / USA
Committee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff / UK
Committee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks / USA
Committee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift / Australia
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary
Chair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi / Japan
Chair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh / Norway
Chair of Division 4: Christian Feller / France
IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2015 – 2016
IUSS Presidents Committee
President: Rainer Horn / Germany
President Elect: Rattan Lal / USA
Past President: Jae Yang / Korea
Vice President Congress: Flavio Camargo / Brazil
Treasurer Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
IUSS Executive Committee
President Rainer Horn / Germany
President Elect Rattan Lal / USA
Past president: Jae Yang / Korea
Vice President Congress Flavio Camargo / Brazil
Secretary: Sigbert Huber / Austria
Treasurer: Andreas Baumgarten / Austria
Committee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham / USA
Committee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff / UK
Committee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks / USA
Committee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift / Australia
Chair of Division 1: Erika Michéli / Hungary
Chair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi / Japan
Chair of Division 3: Takashi Kosaki / Japan
Chair of Division 4: Christian Feller / France
IUSS Division & Commission officers (2018-2022)
Division / Commission | Office | Officer | Country | |
Division 1 – Soils in Space and Time | chair | Erika MICHELI | Hungary | |
1st vice chair | Matt AITKENHEAD | United Kingdom | ||
2nd vice chair | Jacqueline HANNAM | United Kingdom | ||
Commission 1.1 Soil morphology and micromorphology | chair | Fabio TERRIBILE | Italy | |
vice chair | Richard HECK | Canada | ||
Commission 1.2 Soil geography | chair | Thomas SCHOLTEN | Germany | |
vice chair | Sergey V. GORYACHKIN | Russia | ||
Commission 1.3 Soil Genesis | chair | Endre DOBOS | Hungary | |
vice chair | Megan BALKS | New Zealand | ||
Commission 1.4 Soil Classification | chair | Curtis MONGER | United States of America | |
vice chair | Bipin B. MISHRA | India | ; | |
Commission 1.5 Pedometrics | chair | Vera Leatitia MULDER | Netherlands | |
vice chair | Nicolas SABY | France | ||
Commission 1.6 Paleopedology | chair | Maria BRONNIKOVA | Russia | |
vice chair | Elizabeth SOLLEIRO-REBOLLEDO | Mexico | ||
Division 2 – Soil properties and processes | chair | Ryusuke HATANO | Japan | |
1st vice chair | Paul HALLETT | United Kingdom | ||
2nd vice chair | Leo CONDRON | New Zealand | ||
COMMISSION 2.1 Soil physics | chair | Stephan PETH | Germany | |
vice chair | Brigitta TóTH | Hungary | ||
COMMISSION 2.2 Soil chemistry | chair | Boris JANSEN | Netherlands | |
vice chair | Karen VANCAMPENHOUT | Belgium | ||
COMMISSION 2.3 Soil biology | chair | Ellen KANDELER | Germany | |
vice chair | Magdalena FRAC | Poland | ||
COMMISSION 2.4 Soil mineralogy | chair | Stephan HILLIER | United Kingdom | |
vice chair | Sofia N. LESSOVAIA | Russia | ||
COMMISSION 2.5 Soil chemical, physical and biological interfacial reactions | chair | Siobhan STAUNTON | France | |
vice chair | Qiaoyun HUANG | China | ||
Division 3 Soil Use and Management | chair | Bal Ram SINGH | Norway | |
1st vice chair | Bob REES | United Kingdom | ||
2nd vice chair | Tom ASPRAY | United Kingdom | ||
Commission 3.1 Soil Evaluation and Land Use Planning | chair | Ivan I. VASENEV | Russia | |
vice chair | Jagdish Prasad | India | ||
Commission 3.2 Soil and Water Conservation | chair | Lillian ØYGARDEN | Norway | |
vice chair | Nobuo TORIDE | Japan | ||
Commission 3.3 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | chair | Bruno GLASER | Germany | |
vice chair | Toru Fujiwara | Japan | ||
Commission 3.4 Soil Engineering and Technology | chair | Jiabao ZHANG | China | |
vice chair | Laura E. PAULETTE | Romania | ||
Commission 3.5 Soil Degradation, Control, Remediation and Reclamation | chair | Stefan NORRA | Germany | |
vice chair | Junta Yanai | Japan | ||
Commission 3.6 Salt Affected Soils | chair | Tibor Tóth | Hungary | |
vice chair | Ki-In Kim | South Korea | ||
Division 4 The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society and the Environment | chair | Damien J. FIELD | Australia | |
1st vice chair | Christine WATSON | United Kingdom | ||
2nd vice chair | Lorna DAWSON | United Kingdom | ||
Commission 4.1 Soils and the Environment | chair | Morihiro MAEDA | Japan | |
vice chair | Claudio ZACCONE | Italy | ||
Commission 4.2 Soils, Food Security and Human Health | chair | Heide SPIEGEL | Austria | |
vice chair | to be elected | |||
Commission 4.3 Soils and Land Use Change | chair | Chengrong CHEN | Australia | |
vice chair | Sonoko BELLINGRATH-KIMURA | Germany, Japan | ||
Commission 4.4 Soil Education and Public Awareness | chair | Cristine C.MUGGLER | Brazil | |
vice chair | Hideaki HIRAI | Japan | ||
Commission 4.5 History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science | chair | Eric BREVIK | United States of America | |
vice chair | Thomas SAUER | United States of America |
IUSS Division & Commission officers (2014-2018)
Division One – Soil in Space and Time
Division Chair: Erika Micheli, Hungary
1st Vice Chair: Lúcia Helena dos Anjos , Brazil
2nd Vice Chair: Ademir Fontana, Brazil
Commission 1.1: Soil Morphology and Micromorphology
Chair: Rosa Poch , Spain
Vice Chair: Richard J. Heck , Canada
Commission 1.2: Soil Geography
Chair: Thomas Scholten, Germany
Vice Chair: Angel Faz Cano, Spain
Commission 1.3: Soil Genesis
Chair: Teruo Higashi, Japan
Vice Chair: Nikolay Khitrov , Russia
Commission 1.4: Soil Classification
Chair: John Galbraith, USA
Vice Chair: Augusto Zanella, Italy
Commission 1.5: Pedometrics
Chair: Budiman Minasny, Australia
Vice Chair: Lin Yang, China
Commission 1.6: Palaeopedology
Chair: Daniela Sauer, Germany
Vice Chair: Sergey Sedov, Mexico
Division Two – Properties and Processes
Division Chair: Kazuyuki Inubushi, Japan
1st Vice Chair: Dalvan Jose Reinert, Brazil
2nd Vice Chair: Valdomiro S Junior, Brazil
Commission 2.1: Soil Physics
Chair: Stephan Peth , Germany
Vice Chair: Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Japan
Commission 2.2: Soil Chemistry
Chair: Philippe Baveye, U.K.
Vice Chair: Boris Jansen, Netherlands
Commission 2.3: Soil Biology
Chair: Ellen Kandeler , Germany
Vice Chair: Susumu Asakawa , Japan
Commission 2.4: Soil Mineralogy
Chair: Balwant Singh, Australia
Vice Chair: Stephen Hillier , Scotland
Commission 2.5: Soil Interfacial Relations
Chair: Siobhan Staunton, France
Vice Chair: Qiaoyun Huang, China
Division Three – Soil Use and Management
Division Chair: Bal Ram Singh, Norway
1st Vice Chair: Ildegardis Bertol, Brazil
2nd Vice Chair: Heitor Cantarella, Brazil
Commission 3.1: Soil Evaluation and Land Use Planning
Chair: Ivan Vasenev, Russia
Commission 3.2: Soil and Water Conservation
Chair: Bernd Lennartz, Germany
Vice Chair: Li Zhanbin, China
Commission 3.3: Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
Chair: Scott Chang, Canada
Vice Chair: Toru Fujiwara, Japan
Commission 3.4: Soil Engineering and Technology
Chair: Bin Zhang, China
Vice Chair: Ţărău Dorin, Romania
Commission 3.5: Soil Degradation, Control, Remediation and Reclamation
Chair: Jaume Bech, Spain
Vice Chair: Xudong Zhang, China
Commission 3.6: Salt Affected Soils
Chair: Donald Suarez, USA
Vice Chair: Jingsong Yang, China
Division Four – The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society & the Environment
Division Chair: Christian Feller, France
1st Vice Chair: Cristine Carole Muggler, Brazil
2nd Vice Chair: Cacio Abreu Junior, Brazil
Commission 4.1: Soils and the Environment
Chair: Masamichi Takahashi, Japan
Vice Chair: Ian Hollingsworth, Australia
Commission 4.2: Soils, Food Security, and Human Health
Chair: Ganga Hettiarachchi, USA
Vice Chair: Heide Spiegel, Austria
Commission 4.3: Soils and Land Use Change
Chair: Ryusuke Hatano , Japan
Vice Chair: Jay Jabro , USA
Commission 4.4: Soil Education and Public Awareness
Chair: Damien Joseph Field, Australia
Vice Chair: Cristine Carole Muggler, Brazil
Commission 4.5: History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science
Chair: Thomas Sauer, USA
Vice Chair: Richard Doyle, Australia
IUSS Division and Commission Officers (2010-2014)
2010-2014
Division One – Soil in Space and Time |
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Division Chair |
K. Stahr, Germany |
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1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair |
S-Y. Hong , Korea K-R. Kim, Korea |
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1.1 Soil Morphology and Micromorphology |
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R.M. Poch, Spain |
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Vice Chair |
M. Gerard, France |
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1.2 Soil Geography |
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R. Jahn, Germany |
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Vice Chair |
A. Faz Cano, Spain |
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1.3 Soil Genesis |
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G.L. Zhang, China |
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Vice Chair |
Z. Zagorski, Poland |
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1.4 Soil Classification |
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J. Galbraith, USA |
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Vice Chair |
P. Krasilnikov, Russia |
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1.5 Pedometrics |
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Chair |
A-Xing Zhu, USA |
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Vice Chair |
Dick Brus, Netherlands |
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1.6 Palaeopedology |
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Chair |
D. Sauer, Germany |
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Vice Chair |
S. Sedov, Mexico |
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Division Two – Properties and Processes |
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Division Chair |
M. Gerzabek, Austria |
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1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair |
P-J. Kim, Korea Y-S. Ok, Korea |
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2.1 Soil Physics |
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Chair |
D. Or, Switzerland |
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Vice Chair |
Bin Zhang, China |
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2.2 Soil Chemistry |
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Chair |
J. Chorover, USA |
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Vice-Chair |
T. Miano, Italy |
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2.3 Soil Biology |
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Chair |
K. Inubushi, Japan |
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Vice-Chair |
F. Kandeler, Germany |
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2.4 Soil Mineralogy |
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Chair |
D. Hesterberg, USA |
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Vice-Chair |
B. Singh, Australia |
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2.5 Soil Interfacial Reactions |
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Chair |
A. Violante, Italy |
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Vice-Chair |
S. Staunton, France |
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Division Three – Soil Use and Management |
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Division Chair |
R. Horn, Germany |
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1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair |
M. Park, Korea S-C. Kim, Korea |
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3.1 Soil Evaluation and Land Use Planning |
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Chair |
S. Mantel, Netherlands |
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Vice Chair |
G. Toth, Hungary |
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3.2 Soil and Water Conservation |
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Chair |
E. Cammeraat, Netherlands |
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Vice Chair |
B. Lennartz, Germany |
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3.3 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition |
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Chair |
A. Garcia-Ocampo, Colombia |
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Vice Chair |
B. Singh, India |
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3.4 Soil Engineering and Technology |
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Chair |
John Kim Key-Hoon , Korea |
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Vice Chair |
S. Melchior, Germany |
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3.5 Soil degradation control, remediation, reclamation |
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Chair |
P. Gicheru, Kenya |
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Vice Chair |
T. Kosaki, Japan |
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3.6 Salt-Affected Soils |
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Chair |
D. Suarez |
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Vice Chair |
T. Toth |
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Division Four - The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society & the Environment |
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Division Chair |
C. Rice, USA |
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1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair |
J-J. Kim, Korea C-O. Hong, Korea |
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4.1 Soils and the Environment |
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Chair |
M. Aulakh, India |
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Vice Chair |
I. Vogeler, New Zealand |
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4.2 Soils, Food Security and Human Health |
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Chair |
I. Pepper, USA |
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Vice Chair |
Y-G. Zhu, China |
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4.3 Soils and Land Use Change |
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Chair |
R. Hatano, Japan |
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Vice Chair |
M.H. Roozitalab, Iran |
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4.4 Soil Education and Public Awareness |
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Chair |
S. Cattle Australia |
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Vice Chair |
J. Wang, China |
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4.5 History, Philosophy and Sociology of Soil Science |
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Chair |
J. Churchman, Australia |
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Vice-Chair |
E. Landa, USA |
IUSS Division & Commission officers (2006-2010)
The scientific activities of IUSS are undertaken through 4 Divisions and each Division has 4 to 6 Commissions.
If you have information please send it to
Divison 1 - Soil in Space and Time |
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Division Chair
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A. Mermut |
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Vice Chair |
A.McBratney |
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Soil Morphology and micromorphology |
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B. Buck |
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Vice Chair |
R. Poch |
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1.2 |
Soil Geography |
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D. Miller |
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Vice Chair |
C. Bini |
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1.3 |
Soil Genesis |
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J. Bell |
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Vice Chair |
Sergey V. Goryachkin |
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1.4 |
Soil Classification |
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R. Ahrens |
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Vice Chair |
E. Micheli |
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1.5 |
Pedometrics |
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M. Lark |
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Vice Chair |
B. Minasny |
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1.6 |
Paleopedology |
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E. Costantini |
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Vice Chair |
A. Makeev |
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Division 2 - Soil Properties and Processes |
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Division Chair |
R. Kretzschmar |
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Vice Chair |
C. Smith |
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2.1 |
Soil Physics |
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P. Hallett |
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Vice Chair |
L. R. Ahuja |
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2.2 |
Soil Chemistry |
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M. Gerzabek |
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Vice Chair |
T. M. Miano |
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2.3 |
Soil Biology |
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P. Nannipieri |
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Vice Chair |
H. Shindo |
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2.4 |
Soil Mineralogy |
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J. Churchman |
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Vice Chair |
E. Barberis |
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2.5 |
Soil chemical, physical and biological interfacial reactions |
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J. Berthelin |
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Vice Chair |
R.G. Burns |
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Division 3 - Soil Use and Management |
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W. Burghardt |
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Vice Chair |
M. McLaughlin |
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3.1 |
Soil Evaluation and Land Use Planning |
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R. Ralisch |
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Vice Chair |
S. Hoeke |
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3.2 |
Soil and Water Conservation |
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D. Stott |
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Vice Chair |
Y-S Jung |
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3.3 |
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition |
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J. Ryan |
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Vice Chair |
Richard W. Bell |
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3.4 |
Soil Engineering and Technology |
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Key-Hoon John Kim |
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Vice Chair |
M. Brar |
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3.5 |
Soil Degradation Control, Remediation, and Reclamation |
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R. Naidu |
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Vice Chair |
N.S. Bolan |
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Division 4 - The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society and the Environment |
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Division Chair
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L. Abbott |
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Vice Chair |
R. White |
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4.1 |
Soils and the Environment |
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B. Clothier |
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Vice Chair |
I. Vogeler |
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4.2 |
Soils, Food Security, and Human Health |
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C. Rice |
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Vice Chair |
M.B. Kirkham |
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4.3 |
Soils and Land Use Change |
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L. Condron |
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Vice Chair |
I. Salcedo |
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4.4 |
Soil Education and Public Awareness |
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Chair |
R. Weil |
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Vice Chair |
P. Drohan |
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4.5 |
History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science |
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Chair |
E. Landa |
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Vice Chair |
C. Feller |
IUSS Working Groups officers (2006-2010)
The scientific activities of IUSS are undertaken through Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups. Here are the contact details of the Working Groups officers.
Updated May 2014
Acide Sulphate Soils |
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Leigh Sullivan |
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Peter Österholm |
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Cryosols |
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Megan Balks |
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Digital Soil Mapping |
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Mogens Greve |
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Digital Soil Morphometrics |
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Alfred Hartemink |
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Forest soils |
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Chair |
Zhihong Xu |
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Vice Chair |
Chris Johnson |
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Global Soil Change |
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Dan Richter |
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Vice Chair |
Susan Andrews |
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Heritage Soils |
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David Dent |
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Vice Chair |
Boris Boincean |
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Hydropedology |
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Henry Lin |
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Vice Chair |
Hans-Jörg Vogel |
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Land Degradation |
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Bal Ram Singh |
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Vice Chair |
Rattan Lal |
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Modelling of Soil and Landscape Evolution |
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Peter Finke |
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Vice Chair |
Tom Vanwalleghem |
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Paddy Soils |
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Ho Ando |
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Vice Chair |
Stephan Haefele |
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Proximal soil sensing |
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Marc Van Meirvenne |
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Vice Chair |
Robin Gebbers |
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Soil monitoring |
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Dominique Arrouays |
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Vice Chair |
Ben Marchant |
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Soil Information Standards |
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Peter Wilson |
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Vice Chair |
Rainer Baritz |
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Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining and Military Areas (SUITMA) |
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Jean Louis Morel |
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Vice Chair |
Ganlin Zhang |
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Universal Soil Classification System |
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Chair |
Jon Hempel |
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Vice Chair |
Luca Montanarells |
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World Reference Base |
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Chair |
Peter Schad |
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Vice Chair |
Cornie Van Huyssteen |
IUSS Bureau officers (2006-2010)
President
Prof. Roger Swift
Executive Dean
Craigiebuckler
Faculty of Natural Resources
Agriculture and Veterinary Sc
Univ. of Queensland
Email:

Vice-President
Prof. Neal Menzies
School of Land and Food Sciences
University of Queensland, St Lucia
Australia
Email:

Secretary-General
Prof. Stephen Nortcliff
Department of Soil Science
The University of Reading
PO Box 233 Whiteknights
Reading RG6 6DW
United Kingdom
44 (0) 118378 6559 phone
44 (0) 118378 6666 fax
Email:

Deputy Secretary-General
Dr. Alfred E. Hartemink
ISRIC – World Soil Information
P.O. Box 353
6700 AJ Wageningen
The Netherlands
phone 31 (0) 317 471713
fax(0) 317 471700
Email: Alfred.Hartemink@wur.nl
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IUSS Bureau officers (2002-2006)
President
Prof. Donald L. Sparks
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19717-1303
(302) 831-8153 phone
(302) 831-0605 fax
Email:

Vice-President
Prof. Gary W. Petersen
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University
116 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park, PA 16802-3504
(814) 865-1540 phone
(814) 863-7043 fax
Email: gwp2@psu.edu

Secretary-General
Prof. Stephen Nortcliff
Department of Soil Science
The University of Reading
PO Box 233 Whiteknights
Reading RG6 6DW
United Kingdom
44 (0) 118378 6559 phone
44 (0) 118378 6666 fax
Email:

Deputy Secretary-General
Dr. Alfred E. Hartemink
ISRIC – World Soil Information
P.O. Box 353
6700 AJ Wageningen
The Netherlands
phone 31 (0) 317 471713
fax(0) 317 471700
Email:

Treasurer
Dr. J H Gauld
The Macaulay Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
UK
Tel (44 )01224 498200 ext 2002
Fax (44) 01224 208065
Email:

IUSS Division & Commission officers (2002-2006)
The scientific activities of IUSS are undertaken through 4 Divisions and each Division has 4 to 5 Commissions. The Divisions and Commissions are headed by a chairperson and two vice-chairs. An overview of the Divisions, Commissions and officers with their e-mail addresses is given below.
Division 1 - Soil in Space and Time |
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Chairperson: |
Ahmet MERMUT, Dept. of Soil Science, Fac. of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., S7N 5A8, Canada; Fax:+1-966-6881; |
Vice-Chair: |
Michael J. SINGER, 1 Shields Ave., University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Mary E. COLLINS, Soil and Water Science Department, 2169 McCarty Hall, Box 110290, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA. Fax: +1-352-392-3902 ; |
COMMISSION 1.1 - Soil morphology and micromorphology |
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Chairperson: |
Geoff HUMPHREYS, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Fax: +612-9850-8420; |
Vice-Chair: |
Alexander TSATSKIN, University of Haifa, Dpt. of Archaeology, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel, |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Brenda BUCK, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154-4010,USA; +1-702-895-4064; |
COMMISSION 1.2 - Soil geography |
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Chairperson: |
Reinhold JAHN, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, University Halle-Wittenberg, Weidenplan 14, 06108 Halle/Saale, Germany; Fax: (+49) 345-5522530/31; |
Vice-Chair: |
Jaime BECH, Fac. of Biology, Univ. of Bacelona, Avda. Diagonal, 645, Barcelona, 8028, Spain; Fax: +34-93-411-2842; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Victor B. ASIO, Soil Science Section, Leyte State University, Baybay, Leyte 6521-A, Philippines; Fax: +63-53-335-2652; |
COMMISSION 1.3 - Soil genesis |
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Chairperson: |
Victor TARGULIAN, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29, Staromonetny per., 109017, Moscow, Russia; |
Vice-Chair: |
Ganlin ZHANG, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing 21008, P. R. China; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Angel FAZ CANO, Dtp. de Producción Agraria, Univ. Politécnica, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 52, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain; Fax: +34-968-325435; |
COMMISSION 1.4 - Soil classification |
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Chairperson: |
Robert AHRENS, Director, NSSC, USDA-NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall North, Fed. Bldg., Room 152, Lincoln, Nebr. 68508-3866, USA; Fax: +1-402-437-5336; |
Vice-Chair: |
Susana PAZOS, Fac. de Agronomía, UNCPBA, CC47, Azul, 7300, Fax: +54-2281-433-291; Argentina; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Seppe DECKERS, Catholic University Leuven, Inst. for Land and Water Management, Vital Decosterstr. 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Fax: +32-16-32-97-60; |
COMMISSION 1.5 – Pedometrics (New April 2004 – officers are interim) |
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Chairperson: |
Gerard HEUVELINK, ALTERRA, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands |
Vice-Chair: |
Sabine GRUNWALD, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, 2169 McCarty Hall, P.O. Box 110290, Gainesville, Florida, USA, |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
To be elected |
COMMISSION 1.6. – Paleopedology (New April 2004 – officers are interim) |
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Chairperson: |
Edoardo A.C. COSTAMTINI, Experimental Institute for Soil Study and Conservation, Piazza M. D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy; Fax: +39-055-241485; |
Vice-Chair: |
Alexander O. MAKEEV, MSU-RAS Soil Institute, Science Park of Moscow University, building 1, Vorobyovy Goru, 119899, Moscow, Russia, Fax: +7 095 930 8963; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Francesco MALUCELLI, Geological Seismic and Soil Survey - Emilia-Romagna Region Italy, Viale Silvani, 4/3, 40122 Bologna, Italy |
Division 2 - Soil properties and processes |
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Chairperson: |
Nicola SENESI, Istituto di Chimica Agraria, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, Bari 70126, Italy; Fax: +39-80-544-28-13; |
Vice-Chair: |
Jim M. TIEDJE, Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824-1325; Fax: +1-517-353-2917, USA; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
D. Keith CASSEL, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Box 7619, Raleigh, NC 27695-762, USA |
COMMISSION 2.1 - Soil physics |
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Chairperson: |
Marcello PAGLIAI, Istituto Sperimentale per lo Studio e la Difesa del Suolo, Piazza M. D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy, Fax: +39(0)55241485; |
Vice-Chair: |
Donald GABRIELS, Univ. of Gent, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; Fax: +32-92-6462-47; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Gujja N. MAGESAN, Forest Research, Sala Str. P.B. 3020, Rotorua, New Zealand; Fax: +64-7-348-0952; |
COMMISSION 2.2 - Soil chemistry |
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Chairperson: |
Alessandro PICCOLO, Universita degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Facolta di Agraria, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimico-Agrarie, Via Universita 100, 80055 Portici NA, Italy; Fax: (+39) 081 775 51 30; |
Vice-Chair: |
Martin GERZABEK, University of Natural Respources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Inst. Soil Research, A-1190 Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Strasse 82, Fax. +43-1-47654-3130, |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Peter BUURMAN, Soil Science and Geology WU, P.O.Box 37, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; Fax: 31-317-482419; |
COMMISSION 2.3 - Soil biology |
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Chairperson: |
Vadakattu GUPTA, CSIRO Land and Water, PMB No. 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia, Fax: +61-8-8303-8550; |
Vice-Chair: |
Kazuyuki INUBUSHI, Fac. of Horticulture, Chiba Univ., Matsudo 648, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8510, Fax: +81-473-088720; Japan; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Richard DICK, Oregon State Univ. Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; Fax: +1-541-737-5725; |
COMMISSION 2.4 - Soil mineralogy |
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Chairperson: |
Rob FITZPATRICK, CSIRO Land and Water, PMB No. 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia, Fax: +61-8-8303-8550; |
Vice-Chair: |
Carolyn OLSON, USDA-NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall, Lincoln, NE, 68503, USA; Fax: +1-402-437-5336; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Eleonora BONIFACIO, Università de Torino, DIVAPRA Chimica Agraria, via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; Fax: +39-011-4031819; |
COMMISSION 2.5 - Soil interfacial reactions (New April 2004) |
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Chairperson: |
To be elected |
Vice-Chair: |
To be elected |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
To be elected |
Division 3 - Soil Use and Management |
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Chairperson: |
Wolfgang BURGHARDT, Univ. GH Essen, Inst. of Ecology, Universitätsstr.5, 45117 Essen, Germany; Fax: +49(0)201-183-2390; |
Vice-Chair: |
John HAVLIN, Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA; Tel.: +1-919-513-4411; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Diane STOTT, USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Res. Lab, 1196 Soil Building, 275 S. Russell Street, West Lafayette IN 47907-2077, USA; Fax:+1-765-494-5978; |
COMMISSION 3.1 - Soil evaluation and land use planning |
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Chairperson: |
Ricardo RALISCH, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina PR., 86051-990, Brazil; Fax: +55-43-3714079; |
Vice-Chair: |
Lamourdia THIOMBIANO, Association Ouest et Centre Africaine de la Science du Sol (AOCASS) 06 B.P.9046, Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Miguel Angel AYARZA, CIAT-LADERAS, Honduras, Apartado 1410, Edificio Palmira, Frente a Hotel Honduras Maya, 2do. piso, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. |
COMMISSION 3.2 - Soil and water conservation |
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Chairperson: |
Don SUAREZ, George E. Brown Jr. Salinity Lab., 450 W. Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA, 92507-4617, USA; Fax: +1-909-342-4962; |
Vice-Chair: |
Yeong-Sang JUNG, Div. of Biological Environ., College of Agric. and Life Sciences, Kangwon National Univ., Chuncheon, 200-701, Korea; Fax: +82-332-422-6640; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Matilde Somarribe-CHANG, Esso El GueGuense 3 cudras al sur, Managua, Nicaragua. Fax +505 2 33 14 39. |
COMMISSION 3.3 - Soil fertility and plant nutrition |
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Chairperson: |
John RYAN, ICARDA, PO Box 5466, Aleppo, 5466, Syria; Fax: +96-321-222-5105; |
Vice-Chair: |
Alvaro GARCIA-OCAMPO, Escuela de Graduados, National University of Colombia, A. Aereo 237, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia; Fax. +57-2-2717055; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Cheryl PALM, USA, |
COMMISSION 3.4 - Soil engineering and technology |
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Chairperson: |
Rainer HORN, Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University, Olshausenstr. 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany; Fax: +49-431-880-2940; |
Vice-Chair: |
Mukand BRAR, Dpt. of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India; Fax: +91-161-400945; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Bin ZHANG, Inst. of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71, Beijing Road East, Nanjing, 210008, P. R. China; Fax: +86-25-3353590; or |
COMMISSION 3.5 - Soil degradation control, remediation and reclamation |
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Chairperson: |
Ravi NAIDU, Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, UniSA, W2-34 SPRI Building, Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes SA 5095, Australia , Fax: +618 8302 3057; |
Vice-Chair: |
Tibor TOTH, MTA TAKI, Pf. 35, 1525 Budapest, Hungary; Fax: +36-1-212-1891; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Yongguan Zhu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
Division 4 - The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society and the Environment |
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Chairperson: |
Emmanuel FROSSARD, Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH, Eschikon Research Station, Postfach 185, Eschikon 33 83, CH-8315 Lindau, Switzerland, Fax: +41(0)52-354-9119; |
Vice-Chair: |
Tom SIMS, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Domy ADRIANO, The University of Georgia, Savanna River Ecology Lab, Drawer, E, Aiken, SC 29808, USA |
COMMISSION 4.1 - Soils and the environment |
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Chairperson: |
Lars BERGSTROM, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sci., Box 7072, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden; Fax: +46-18-673430; |
Vice-Chair: |
Peter KLEINMAN, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802-3702, USA; Fax: +1-814-865-2058, |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Michel ROBERT, MAE/DEEEE, Service de la Recherce et de la Prospective, 20 av. de Ségur, 75302 Paris 07 SP, Fax: +33-1-42-19-17-71; |
COMMISSION 4.2 - Soils, food security, and human health |
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Chairperson: |
Charles RICE, Dept. of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5501, USA; Tel.: +1-785-532-7217; |
Vice-Chair: |
Josef KOZAK, Czech University of Agriculture, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic; Fax: +42(0)22-0921-644; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Mary Beth KIRKHAM, Dept. of Agronomy, Throckmorton Hall, Kansas State University, Manhatan, Kansas 66506-5501, USA; Fax: +1-785-532-6094; |
COMMISSION 4.3 - Soils and land use change |
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Chairperson: |
Andrew SHARPLEY, USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, Curtin Road, University Park, PA 16802-3702, USA; Fax: +1-814-865-2058; |
Vice-Chair: |
Deanna Lynn OSMOND, Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 7619, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7619, USA; Tel.: +1-919-515-7303; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Dr. Louis V. VERCHOT, Ecosystem Processes and Management, ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre, United Nations Avenue, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya; Fax: +254-2-524001; |
COMMISSION 4.4 - Soil education and public awareness |
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Chairperson: |
Mireille DOSSO, CNEARC, B.P. 5098, 1101 Av. Agropolis, 34033 Montpellier, France; Fax: +33-46741-0232; |
Vice-Chair: |
Pam HAZELTON, Univ. of Technology, Sydney, Fac. of Engineering, Building 2, Level 5, Broadway, 2007, Australia; Fax: +61-295-142-633; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Rabah LAHMAR, The Soil Campaign, FPH, 38, rue Saint Sabin, 75011 Paris, France; Fax: + 33 1 43 14 75 99; |
COMMISSION 4.5 - History, philosophy, and sociology of soil science |
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Chairperson: |
Benno WARKENTIN,Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA, Fax: +1-541-737-5725; |
Vice-Chair: |
Dan YAALON, Institute of Earth Sciences, Givat Ram Campus, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel, Fax: +97-225-662-581; |
2nd Vice-Chair: |
Hans VAN BAREN, ISRIC - World Soil Information, P.O.Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands; Fax.: +31-317-47-1700; |
IUSS Standing Committee officers (2002-2006)
Committee on awards and prizes |
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Chair: |
Winfried E.H. Blum, |
Members: |
H.P. Blume, Germany |
Committee on budget and finances |
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Chair: |
Robin F. Harris |
Members: |
L.M. Netto, Brazil |
Committee on statutes and byelaws |
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Chair: |
John Kimble |
Members: |
L. Wilding, USA |
ISSS-IUSS Secretaries General and Deputies (1924-2014)
Secretary General |
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D.J. Hissink |
Netherlands |
1924-1950 |
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F.A. van Baren |
Netherlands |
1950-1974 |
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R. Dudal |
Belgium |
1974-1978 |
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W.G. Sombroek |
Netherlands |
1978-1990 |
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W.E.H. Blum |
Austria |
1990-2002 |
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S. Nortcliff |
UK |
2002-2010 |
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A.E. Hartemink |
Netherlands |
2010-2014 |
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Deputy Secretary General |
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P. Buringh |
Netherlands |
1956-1974 |
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I. Szabolcs |
Hungary |
1974-1990 |
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J.H.V. van Baren |
Netherlands |
1990-2002 |
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A.E. Hartemink |
Netherlands |
2002-2010 |
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A.B. McBratney |
Australia |
2010-2014 |
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