Membership Committee (2025-2026):

• Secretary General: Prof. Vladislav Kecojevic, Queen's University, Canada
• Deputy Secretary General: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President: Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech
• President-Elect: Prof. Domingo Javier Carvajal Gomez, University of Huelva, Spain
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Director of IT and Membership: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA

Strategic Planning Committee (2025-2026):

SOMP Council Officers:

• Secretary General: Prof. Vladislav Kecojevic, Queen's University, Canada
• Deputy Secretary General: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President: Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech
• President-Elect: Prof. Domingo Javier Carvajal Gomez, University of Huelva, Spain
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President-Elect Designate: Prof. Victor Liu, University of Alberta, Canada

SOMP Council Members:

• Member for Oceania: Prof. Ismet Canbulat, UNSW, Australia
• Member for South America: Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
• Member for Africa: Assoc. Prof. Harmony Musiyarira, Namibia University of Science & Technology, Namibia
• Member(s) for Asia: Prof. Liu Li, Chongqing University, China; Assoc. Prof. Nga Nguyen, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam
• Member for North America: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA
• Member(s) for Europe: Assoc. Prof. Marilena Cardu, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Co-Opted Member: Prof. Oliver Langefeld, TU Clausthal, Germany
• Co-Opted Member: Assoc. Prof. Ronny-Webber Youngman, University of Pretoria, South Africa

SOMP Members At Large:

• Prof. Michael Karmis, past Secretary General, Virginia Tech, USA
• Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite, past Secretary General, UNSW, Australia
• Prof. Jürgen Kretschmann, Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

Education Committee (2025-2026):

• Ms. Sandra Nowosad, Curtin University, Australia, Coordinator
• Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
• Prof. Biljana Kovacevic-Zelic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Assoc. Prof. Ronny Webber-Youngman, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Dr. Gabriela Paszkowska, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
• Prof. Liu Li, Chongqing University, China
• Prof. Patrick Foster, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
• Assoc. Prof. Simit Raval, UNSW, Australia
• Prof. Navid Mojtabai, New Mexico Tech, USA
• Dr. Sakshi Anderson, Curtin University, Australia
• Dr Ghislain Bournival, UNSW, Australia
• Prof. Juan Maria Menendez Aguado, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

Research and Development and Industry Committee (2025-2026):

• Assoc. Prof. Veiko Karu, Estonian Business School, Estonia, Coordinator
• Prof. Victor Wei Liu, University of Alberta, Canada
• Assoc. Prof. Rudraijt Mitra, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA
• Assoc. Prof. Sergei Sabanov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
• Dr. Ke Hu, University of Alberta, Canada
• Assoc. Prof. Guangyao Si, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Prof. Godfrey Dzinomwa, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
• Assoc. Prof. Binghao Li, UNSW, Australia
• Dr. Danqi Li , Curtin University, Australia
• Assoc. Prof Chengguo Zhang, UNSW, Australia
• Assoc. Prof Danny Daniel, University of La Guajira, Colombia
• Assoc. Prof Waqar Asad, Curtin University, Australia
• Assoc. Prof Mishra Brijes, University of Utah, USA

Members Development Committee (2025-2026):

• Dr. George Barakos, Curtin University, Australia, Co-Coordinator
• Ms. Natalija Pavlovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Co-Coordinator
• Ms. Alexandra Radl, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Dr. Chengguo Zhang, UNSW Sydney, Australia
• Ms. Mareike Schubert, TU Clausthal, Germany
• Dr. Sela Akdag, UNSW, Australia
• Mr. Md Ariful Islam, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Capacity Building Committee (2025-2026):

• Prof. Godfrey Dzinomwa, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia, Co-Coordinator
• Prof. Seher Ata, UNSW, Australia, Co-Coordinator
• Assoc. Prof. Harmony Musiyarira, Namibia University of Science and Technology
• Prof. Jürgen Kretschmann, Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
  
• Prof. Domingo Javier Carvajal Gomez, University of Huelva, Spain
• Prof. Helmut Mischo, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
• Dr. Nga Nguyen, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Jorge Soto, National University of San Marcos, Peru
• Prof. Hermogenes Edgard Gonzales Zenteno, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru
• Honorary Prof. Angel Tobar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
• Mr. Georg Meissner, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Mining and Minerals Programs Sustainability (2025-2026):

• Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech, USA, Coordinator
• Dr. Jannie Maritz, Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Ms Stefanie Walter, Senior Communications Advisor, Lots* Society for Changing Communication, Germany
• Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
• Dr. Micah Nehring, University of Queensland, Australia
• Prof. Ismet Canbulat, UNSW, Australia
• Dr. Amy McBrayer, West Virginia University, USA
• Prof. Oliver Langefeld, TU Clausthal, Germany

IT  Committee (2025-2026):

• Director of IT and Membership: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA, Coordinator
• Prof. Domingo Javier Carvajal Gomez, University of Huelva, Spain
• Assoc. Prof. Steve Schafrik, University of Kentucky, USA

Honorifics Committee (2025-2026):

• Prof. Vladimir Pavlovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Coordinator
• Prof. Christoph Dauber, TH Georg Agricola University, Germany
• Prof. Pierre Mousset-Jones, University of Nevada - Reno, USA

Guenter Fettweis Award Committee (2025-2026):

• Prof. Michael Karmis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA, Coordinator
• President-Elect: Prof. Domingo Javier Carvajal Gomez, University of Huelva, Spain
• Member at Large: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA
• Member at Large: Prof. Helmut Mischo, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Ludwig Wilke Award Committee (2025-2026):

• Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales, Australia, Coordinator
• President: Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Member at Large: Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Tim Shaw Award Committee (2024-2025):

The Tim Shaw Award is administered by the Education Committee, currently chaired by Ms. Sandra Nowosad, Curtin University, Australia.

Michael Karmis SOMP PhD Fellowship Award Committee (2024-2025):

• Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA, Coordinator
• Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech, USA
• Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Bruce Hebblewhite SOMP Best Paper Award Committee (2024-2025):

The Bruce Hebblewhite SOMP Best Paper Award is administered by the session chairs at the SOMP Annual General Meeting and the SOMP Deputy Secretary General Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia.