Membership Committee (2023-2024):

• Secretary General: Prof. Vladislav Kecojevic, West Virginia University, USA
• Deputy Secretary General: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• President-Elect: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Oliver Langefeld, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany  
• Director of IT and Membership: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA

Strategic Planning Committee (2023-2024):

Council Officers:

• Secretary General: Prof. Vladislav Kecojevic, West Virginia University, USA
• Deputy Secretary General: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• President-Elect: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• President-Elect Designate: Assoc. Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech, USA
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Oliver Langefeld, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany 

Council Members:

• Member for Oceania: Prof. Ismet Canbulat, UNSW, Australia
• Member for South America: Assoc. Prof. Jorge Soto, National University of San Marcos, Peru
• 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. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
• Co-Opted Member: Prof. Ronny-Webber Youngman, University of Pretoria, South Africa

SOMP Members:

• 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 (2023-2024):

• Ms. Sandra Nowosad, Technische Univ Clausthal, Germany, Coordinator
• Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
• Prof. Biljana Kovacevic-Zelic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Prof. Jürgen Brune, Colorado School of Mines, USA
• Prof. Ronny Webber-Youngman, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Ms Angela Binder, Technische Universitaet Clausthal, Germany
• Dr. Gabriela Paszkowska, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
• Prof. Liu Li, Chongqing University, China
• Assoc. Prof. Patrick Foster, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
• Dr. Simit Raval, UNSW, Australia
• Prof. Oliver Langefeld, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany
• Dr. Sakshi Anderson, Curtin University, Australia

Research and Development and Industry Committee (2023-2024):

• Dr. Victor Wei Liu, University of Alberta, Canada, Coordinator
• Assoc. Prof. Jhon Silva-Castro, University of Kentucky, USA
• Assoc. Prof Veiko Karu, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
• Prof. Radoslaw Zimroz, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
• Dr. Joung Oh, University of New South Wales, Australia

Members Development Committee (2023-2024):

• Dr. George Barakos, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, Co-Coordinator
• Ms. Natalija Pavlovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Co-Coordinator
• Prof. Deborah Shields, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Ms. Alexandra Radl, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Dr. Chengguo Zhang, UNSW Sydney, Australia
• Ms. Mareike Bothe-Fiekert, Technische Univ Clausthal, Germany

Capacity Building Committee (2023-2024):

• Dr. Harmony Musiyarira, Technical University of Namibia, Namibia, Interim Co-Coordinator
• Prof. Jürgen Kretschmann, Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Interim Co-Coordinator
• 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
• Ms. Isabel Casasbuenas, Colorado School of Mines, USA
• Prof. Juan Mayhua, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano - Puno, Peru

IT  Committee (2023-2024):

• 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 (2023-2024):

• 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 (2023-2024):

• Prof. Michael Karmis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA, Coordinator
• President-Elect: Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Member at Large: Prof. Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, USA
• Member at Large: Prof. Helmuth Mischo, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Ludwig Wilke Award Committee (2023-2024):

• Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales, Australia, Coordinator
• President: Prof. Serkan Saydam, UNSW, Australia
• Immediate Past President: Prof. Oliver Langefeld, Technische Univ. Clausthal, Germany
• Member at Large: Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Tim Shaw Award Committee (2023-2024):

The Tim Shaw Award is administered by the Education Committee, currently chaired by Ms. Sandra Nowosad, Technische Univ Clausthal, Germany.

Michael Karmis SOMP PhD Fellowship Award Committee (2023-2024):

• Assoc. Prof. Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech, USA, Coordinator
• Prof. Elisabeth Clausen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Bruce Hebblewhite SOMP Best Paper Award Committee (2023-2024):

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.