IGS Council
About The Council
The IGS Council is responsible for the management of the Society in accordance with its bylaws, objectives and policies. Meeting at least once a year, it sets IGS’s working program and supervises the finances. The Council consists of 10-16 Elected Members, excluding the President and Vice President, and up to five Co-opted Members, and a number of Invited Members. All are drawn from – and representative of – the IGS membership. There are five elected Council Officers: President, Vice-President, Immediate Past President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Further details are available in the Bylaws.
Meet The 21st IGS Council
IGS Officers
Sam Allen
IGS President
Mr. Sam Allen is the Director of the TRI Environmental Group (TRI), a globally active, independent geosynthetic laboratory and research services provider. His work over the past 35 years has involved significant interaction with public and private entities around the world giving him a strong understanding of the needs in world regions for geosynthetics, infrastructure, and sustainability.
Edoardo Zannoni
IGS Vice President
Mr. Edoardo Zannoni is a Senior Civil Engineer at Knight Piesold Southern Africa, working on projects across the continent. He was previously Secretary General of the IGS and President of the Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa.
Laura Carbone
IGS Secretary General
Dr. Laura Carbone is an Application Manager at Freudenberg Performance Materials in Germany. She has actively served the IGS for 10 years. She co-founded the IGS Young Members Committee in 2012 and was the past Chair of the European Regional Activities Committee. She is the founder and current Chair of the IGS Diversity task force.
Jie Han
IGS Treasurer
Dr. Jie Han is the Glenn L. Parker Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Kansas in the USA. Dr. Han served as an elected IGS council member from 2018 to 2022 and led two task forces to develop the IGS Digital Library and the IGS University Lecture Series.
Chungsik Yoo
IGS Immediate Past President
Dr. Chungsik Yoo is a Chair Professor at the School of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. Chungsik is President of the Federation for International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS), an umbrella organisation of which the IGS is a member. He is also Immediate Past President of the Korean Geosynthetics Society, and Vice-President of the Korean Tunnelling and Underground Society.
Council Members - Current
Fady B. Abdelaal
Dimiter Alexiew
Eric Blond
Jacques Cote
Gautam Dalmia
Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Chiwan Hsieh
Mikio Kubo
Huabei Liu
Guilia Lugli
Viviana Mangraviti
Dawie Marx
Yoshihisa Miyata
Nicola Moraci
Jabulile Msiza
Francisco Pizarro
Kasia Ria Zamara
Angelo Ricciuti
Miranda Rine
Amir Shahkolahi
Tim Stark
Erol Tutumluer
Amie Wang
Zhijie Wang
IGS Executive Director
John Kraus, UK
IGS Secretariat Manager
Elise Oatman, USA
For IGS Council contact information please use the IGS Directory or contact the Secretariat Manager.
Past Council Members and Officers
Council Members:
Samuel R. Allen
President
Edoardo Zannoni
Vice President
Laura Carbone
Secretary General
Jie Han
Treasurer
Chingsik Yoo
Immediate Past President
Dimiter Alexiew
Francesco Fontana
Jacek Kawalec
Yoshi Miyata
Jabulile Msiza
Eric Blond
Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Nicola Moraci
Amir Shahkolahi
Tim Stark
Helmut Zanzinger
Erol Tutumluer
Chiwan Hsieh
Dawie Marx
Mikio Kubo
Huabei Liu
G L Sivakumar Babu
Francisco Pizarro
Maria das Graças A. Gardoni
Rami El-Sherbiny
Julia Putih
Tao Han
Jacques Cote
Council Members:
Samuel R. Allen
President
Edoardo Zannoni
Vice President
Laura Carbone
Secretary General
Jie Han
Treasurer
Chingsik Yoo
Immediate Past President
Dimiter Alexiew
Francesco Fontana
Jacek Kawalec
Yoshi Miyata
Jabulile Msiza
Eric Blond
Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Nicola Moraci
Amir Shahkolahi
Tim Stark
Helmut Zanzinger
Erol Tutumluer
Chiwan Hsieh
Dawie Marx
Mikio Kubo
Huabei Liu
G L Sivakumar Babu
Francisco Pizarro
Maria das Graças A. Gardoni
Rami El-Sherbiny
Julia Putih
Tao Han
Jacques Cote
Council Members:
Chungsik Yoo
IGS President
Nathalie Touze
IGS Vice President
Edoardo Zannoni
IGS Secretary Chair
Ian Fraser
IGS Treasurer
Russell Jones
Immediate Past President
Sam Allen
Laura Carbone
Jacques Cote
Francesco Fontana
Pietro Rimoldi
Takeshi Katsumi
Jacek Kawalec
Preston Kendall
Hong Kwan (Hogan) Kim
Jabulile Msiza
Yoshi Miyata
Helmut Zanzinger
Erol Tutumluer
Jie Han
Chiwan Hsieh
Kasia Zamara
Fatma Baligh
André Estêvão Silva
Vivek Kapadia
Tim Stark
Dawie Marx
Council Members:
Russell Jones
IGS President
Chungsik Yoo
IGS Vice President
Elizabeth Peggs
IGS Secretary
Peter Lagg
IGS Treasurer
Jorge G. Zornberg
Immediate Past President
Sam Allen
Augusto V. Alza
Gerhard Brau
Jacques Cote
Kazem Fakharian
Francesco Fontana
Ian Fraser
Erol Guler
Warren Hornsey
Chiwan Hsieh
Rajagopal Karpurapu
Takeshi Katsumi
Jacek Kawalec
Hong Kwan
Junichi Koseki
Flavio Teixeira Montez
Boyd Ramsey
Pietro Rimoldi
Nathalie Touze-Foltz
Kent von Maubeuge
Chao Xu
Edoardo Zannoni
Martin Ziegler
Council Members:
Russell Jones
IGS President
Chingsik Yoo
IGS Vice President
Elizabeth Peggs
IGS Secretary
Peter Legg, PrEng
IGS Treasurer
Jorge G. Zornberg
Immediate Past President
Mr. Sam R. Allen
Prof. Dennes T. Bergado
Mr. Eric Blond
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bräu
Jacques Cote
Mr. Ian Fraser
Dr. Fazli Erol Guler
Univ.Prof.Dr.-Ing. Martin Ziegler
Mr. Warren Hornsey
Dr. Hsieh, Chiwan
Dr.Eng. Takeshi Katsumi
Dr. Jacek Kawalec
Prof. Jiro Kuwano
Eng. Flávio Teixeira Montez
Prof. Nicola Moraci
Eng. Victor Eduardo Pimentel
Prof. K. Rajagopal
Mr. Boyd J. Ramsey
Ing. Pietro Rimoldi
Dr. Nathalie Touze-Foltz, Ph.D.
i. V. Kent P. von Maubeuge
Mr. Edoardo Zannoni
Council Members:
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, P.E.
IGS President
Dr. Russell Jones
IGS Vice President
Mrs. Elizabeth Peggs
IGS Secretary
Mr. Peter Legg, PrEng
IGS Treasurer
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
Immediate Past President
Mr. Sam R. Allen
Mr. Eric Blond
Prof. Chungsik Yoo
Dr. Neil Dixon
Dr. Nathalie Touze-Foltz, Ph.D.
Mr. Juan Carlos Rivera Baca
Prof. K. Rajagopal
Mr. John W. Cowland
Prof. Jun Otani
Mr. Pedro Abad Santos
Prof. Xiao-Wu Tang
Dr. Fazli Erol Guler
Prof. Dennes T. Bergado
Mr. Warren Hornsey
i. V. Kent P. von Maubeuge
Prof. Nicola Moraci
Univ.Prof.Dr.-Ing. Martin Ziegler
Eng. Victor Eduardo Pimentel
Prof. Jiro Kuwano
Mr. Boyd J. Ramsey
Mr. Edoardo Zannoni
Council Members:
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, P.E.
IGS President
Dr. Russell Jones
IGS Vice President
Mrs. Elizabeth Peggs
IGS Secretary
Mr. Peter Legg, PrEng
IGS Treasurer
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
Immediate Past President
Mr. Sam R. Allen
Mr. Eric Blond
Prof. Chungsik Yoo
Dr. Neil Dixon
Dr. Nathalie Touze-Foltz, Ph.D.
Eng. Germán Vivar
Prof. K. Rajagopal
Mr. Peter Legg, PrEng
Prof. Jun Otani
Mr. Pedro Abad Santos
Prof. Xiao-Wu Tang
Dr. Abdelmalek Bouazza
Prof. Dennes T. Bergado
Ing. Pierpaolo Fantini
Dr. Han-Yong Jeon
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Univ.Prof.Dr.-Ing. Martin Ziegler
Eng. Victor Eduardo Pimentel
Prof. Jiro Kuwano
Council Members:
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
IGS President
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, P.E.
IGS Vice President
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson
IGS Secretary
Mr. John W. Cowland
IGS Treasurer
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. Cazzuffi
Immediate Past President
Mr. Sam R. Allen
Prof. Dennes T. Bergado
Dr. Abdelmalek Bouazza
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bräu
Prof. Yun-min Chen
Dr. Neil Dixon
Ing. Pierpaolo Fantini
Eng. Jose Ferreyros
Mr. Nicolas Freitag
Dr. Han-Yong Jeon
Dr. Russell Jones
Prof. Jiro Kuwano
Mr. Peter Legg, PrEng
Prof. Michele Maugeri
Prof. Jun Otani
Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira
Mrs. Elizabeth Peggs
Eng. Victor Eduardo Pimentel
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Univ.Prof.Dr.-Ing. Martin Ziegler
Council Members:
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
IGS President
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, P.E.
IGS Vice President
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson
IGS Secretary
Mr. John W. Cowland
IGS Treasurer
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. Cazzuffi
Immediate Past President
Mr. Patrice Allemand
Mr. Sam Allen
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bräu
Mr. John H. Dixon
Mr. Nicolas Freitag
Prof. Michele Maugeri
Prof. Jun Otani
Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira
Mrs. Elizabeth Peggs
Eng. Jose Ferreyros
Prof. Yun-min Chen
Mr. Peter Legg, PrEng
Dr. Abdelmalek Bouazza
Prof. Masashi Kamon
Mr. Bernard Myles MICE SVR DECEASED
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Dr. Eun-Chul Shin
Council Members:
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. Cazzuffi
IGS President
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
IGS President
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson
IGS Secretary
Ir. Wim Voskamp
IGS Treasurer
Dr. Richard J. Bathurst
Immediate Past President
Dr. Abdelmalek Bouazza
Ing. Pierpaolo Fantini
Mrs. Danette R. Halloran
Mr. John W. Cowland
Prof. Masashi Kamon
Mr. Bernard Myles
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, P.E.
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bräu
Mr. Stephen P. Corbet
Mr. Philippe Delmas
Prof. Michele Maugeri
Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira
Mr. Seung-Mock Shin
Council Members:
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. Cazzuffi
IGS President
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
IGS Vice President
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson
IGS Secretary
Mr. Phillippe Delmas
IGS Treasurer
Dr. Richard J. Bathurst
Immediate Past President
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bräu
Mr. Stephen P. Corbet
Prof. Michele Maugeri
Dr. Hiroshi Miki
Ir. Wim Voskamp
Eng. Ernesto Alió
Prof. Bao Cheng-Gang
Dr. Barry R. Christopher. P.E.
Prof. Bao Cheng-Gang
Mrs. Danette R. Halloran
Mr. John W. Cowland
Prof. Masashi Kamon
Dr. Valentin Feodorov
Prof. Jean Lafleur
Dr. Eun-Soo Lee
Maria de Lurdes Lopes
Mr. Bernard Myles MICE SVR DECEASED
Mr. James Paul DECEASED
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Council Members:
Dr. Richard J. Bathurst
IGS President
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. Cazzuffi
IGS Vice President
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson
IGS Secretary
Mr. Philippe Delmas
IGS Treasurer
Prof. Colin J.F.P. Jones
Immediate Past President
Mr. John W. Cowland
Mrs. Danette R. Halloran
Prof. Masashi Kamon
Prof. Jean Lafleur
Prof. Song Lee
Maria de Lurdes Lopes
Mr. Bernard Myles
Mr. James Paul
Dr. Valentin Feodorov
Mr. Mike Sadlier
Dr. James G. Collin, P.E.
Mr. Stephen P. Corbet
Prof. Jean-Pierre Gourc
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Heerten
Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira
Ing. Pietro Rimoldi
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka
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