IMMS Executive Board

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Executive Director

• Laura Azevedo, USF College of Marine Science, USA (2020–present)

• Karynne Morgan, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (1993–2019)

 

Officers

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President

• John Wiltshire, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (2024–2025)

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President-Elect

• ​Mark Luther, University of South Florida, USA (2024-2025)

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Past-President​

• Samantha Smith, Blue Globe Solutions, Canada (2021–2023)

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Past Past-President

• Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine Exploration (2019–2020)

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Treasurer

• John Wiltshire, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (2014–2026)

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Secretary (and Soundings Editor)

• Kira Mizell, USGS, USA (2024-2028)

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Directors

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• Pedro Madureira, University of Évora, Portugal (Term: 2025 through 2029)

• Tom Dettweiler, CIC, USA (Term: 2025 through 2029)

• Katsuhiko Suzuki, JAMSTEC, Japan (Term: 2025 through 2029)

• Annemiek Vink, BGR, Germany (Term: 2024 through 2028)

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Presidents Emeritus (ex officio)

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• Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine Exploration (2019-2020)

• Robert Goodden, Subsea Minerals (2017-2018)

• Samantha Smith, Blue Globe Solutions (2015-2016)

• James R. Hein, c/o US Geological Survey, USA (2013–2014)

• Georgy Cherkashov, Institute of Mineral Resources of the Ocean, VNIIO, St. Petersburg, Russia (2011–2012)

• Cornel de Ronde, GNS Science, New Zealand (2009–2010)

• Akira Usui, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan (2007–2008)

• Peter M. Herzig, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany (2005–2006)

• David S. Cronan, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London (2003–2004)

• James R. Hein, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California (2001–2002)

• Alexander Malahoff, University of Hawai‘i (1999–2000)

• Steven D. Scott, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (1995–1998)

• Charles L. Morgan, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (1991–1994)

• Robert M. Owen, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1989–1990)

• John Noakes, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (1987–1988)

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By Laws

Download the PDF (updated 11-17-15) of the by laws of the International Marine Minerals Society.