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. 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 Council

    IGS Officers

    Chungsik Yoo

    IGS President

    Dr Chungsik Yoo is a Chair Professor at the School of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. Chungsik is also Immediate Past President of the Korean Geosynthetics Society, and Vice-President of the Korean Tunnelling and Underground Society.

    Nathalie Touze

    IGS Vice President

    Dr Nathalie Touze is President of the INRAE Ile-de-France Research Center at Jouy-en-Josas-Antony. She has been conducting research at this public institute for the past 27 years. Nathalie is the Immediate Past-President of the French chapter of the IGS and Chair of the IGS Sustainability Committee.

    Edoardo Zannoni​

    IGS Secretary General

    Edoardo Zannoni is a Senior Civil Engineer at Knight Piesold Southern Africa, working on projects across the continent. He was previously President of the Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa.

    Ian Fraser​

    IGS Treasurer

    Ian Fraser is Technical Director at TCS Geotechnics in the UK. 

    Russell Jones

    Immediate Past President

    Dr Russell Jones is Commercial Director, Earth & Environment and Planning at WSP. He chairs the IGS TCs Coordination Committee and is Interim Chair of the Stabilization Technical Committee (TC-S).

    Council Members

    Dimiter Alexiew 
    Sam Allen
    Laura Carbone
    Jacques Cote
    Francesco Fontana
    Jie Han
    Takeshi Katsumi
    Jacek Kawalec
    Preston Kendall
    Yoshi Miyata
    Jabulile Msiza
    Pietro Rimoldi

    Tim Stark
    Helmut Zanzinger
    Erol Tutumluer
    Chao Xu
    Chiwan Hsieh
    Hong Kwan (Hogan) Kim
    Kasia Zamara
    Dawie Marx
    Vivek Kapadia
    Andre Estêvão Silva
    Fatma Baligh

    IGS Secretariat Manager

    Elise Oatman

    For IGS Council contact information please use the IGS Directory or contact the Secretariat Manager.

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    Past Council Members and Officers

    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

    Dimiter Alexiew 
    Sam Allen
    Augusto Alza
    Gerhard Bräu
    Laura Carbone
    Jacques Cote
    Francesco Fontana
    Erol Guler
    Pietro Rimoldi
    Takeshi Katsumi
    Jacek Kawalec
    Preston Kendall
    Hong Kwan (Hogan) Kim
    Junichi Koseki
    Flavio Montez
    Boyd Ramsey
    M. Venkataraman

    Kent von Maubeuge 
    Chao Xu
    Martin Ziegler
    Jie Han
    Warren Hornsey
    Chiwan Hsieh
    Kent von Maubeuge

    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
    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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