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All IGS members are eligible to become members of the open committees. For more information, write to the chairman of any committee in whose work you are interested. The By-Laws Committee is formed as necessary.
Download the below list of open and closed committees

Open Committees
Closed Committees

 

African Activities

Chair:
Mr. Peter LEGG
Peter Legg Consulting
28 8th Avenue
Northmead, Benoni, 1501
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: 27 (0) 11 425 1197
FAX: 27 (0) 82 881 8090
EMAIL: peterlegg@telkomsa.net

 

 

Asian Activities Committee

Chair:
Prof. Masashi KAMON
Kyoto University
Department of Global Engineering
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-Ku,
Kyoto 606-8501
JAPAN
TEL: 81 753 5114
FAX: 81 753 5116
EMAIL: kamon@geotech.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Co Chair:
Dr. Abdelmalek BOUAZZA
Monash University
P O Box 60
Melbourne, Victoria 3800
AUSTRALIA

TEL:
61 3 9905 4956
FAX: 61 3 9909 4944
EMAIL: malek.bouazza@eng.monash.edu.au
Co Chair:
Prof. Yun-min CHEN
Zhejiang University
Geotechnical Engineering Institute
Hangzhou, 310027
CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)


TEL:
86 571 87951340
FAX: 86 571 87952269
EMAIL: cym@civil.zju.edu.cn
Secretary:
Dr. Eun-Chul SHIN
University of Incheon
Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engr.
177 Dowha-Dong, Nam-Gu
Incheon, 402-749
KOREA
TEL: 82 032 770 8466
FAX: 82 032 770 8460
EMAIL: ecshin@incheon.ac.kr
Assisted by:
John W. COWLAND
Geosystems Ltd.
38 Magazine Gap Road Fl.#2
HONG KONG, CHINA


TEL: 852 9884 8616
FAX: 852 2849 2918
EMAIL: cowland@netvigator.com
Mr. Jun OTANI
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Kumanoto University
Kurokami 2-39-1
JAPAN
TEL: 96 342 3535
FAX: 81 342 3535
EMAIL: junotani@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Mr. Mike SADLIER
Geosynthetic Consultants Australia
120 Male St
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA

TEL:
61 3 9503 0393
MOBILE: 61 412 887 000
EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net

 

 

Communication Committee

Chair:
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. CAZZUFFI
CESI SpA
Via Rubattino, 54
I-20134 Milano
ITALY
TEL: 39 02 2125 5375
FAX: 39 02 2125 5475
EMAIL: cazzuffi@cesi.it

Co Chair:
Mr. Sam R. ALLEN
TRI/Environmental Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Rd.
Austin, Texas 78733-6201
USA
TEL: 1 512 263 2101
FAX: 1 512 263 2558
EMAIL: Sallen@tri-env.com

Secretary:
Mrs. Elizabeth J. PEGGS
geosynthetica
6072 North Ocean Blvd.
Ocean Ridge, Florida, 33435
USA
TEL: 1 561 655 2060
FAX: 1 561 655 9922
EMAIL: elizabeth@geosynthetica.net

Assisted by:
Dr. Abdelmalek BOUAZZA
Monash University
P O Box 60
Melbourne, Victoria 3800
AUSTRALIA


TEL: 61 3 9905 4956
FAX: 61 3 9909 4944
EMAIL: malek.bouazza@eng.monash.edu.au
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard BRÄU
Universitaet Muenchen
Grundbau, Bodenmechanik
und Felsmechanik
Baumbachstrasse 7
D-81245 Muenchen
GERMANY

TEL:
49 089 289 27 139
FAX:49 089 289 27 189
EMAIL: g.braeu@bv.tum.de
Ing. Pierpaolo FANTINI
Huesker S.r.L.
P. za della Libertá 3
34132 Trieste
ITALY



TEL:
39 040 363605
FAX: 39 040 3681343
EMAIL: p.fantini@huesker.it

Mr. Jun OTANI
Kumamoto University
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng.
Kurokami 2-39-1
Kumamoto 860-8555
JAPAN

TEL:
81 96 342 3535
FAX: 81 96 342 3535
EMAIL: junotani@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Mr. Mike SADLIER
Geosynthetic Consultants Australia
120 Male St
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA


TEL:
61 3 9503 0393
MOBILE: 61 412 887 000
EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net
 

 

 

Corporate Members Committee
Chair:
Mr. Bernard MYLES
M.I.C.E. S.V.R.
15 Greystones Drive
Reigate, Surrey RH2 OHA
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: 44 1737 246284
FAX: 44 1737 222785
EMAIL: bmylesgeo@aol.com
Co-Chair:
Ing. Pierpaolo FANTINI
Huesker S.r.L.
P. za della Libertá 3
34132 Trieste
ITALY
TEL: 39 040 363605
FAX: 39 040 3681343
EMAIL: p.fantini@huesker.it
Secretary:
Mr. Peter E. STEVENSON
226 Sitton Road
Easley, South Carolina
29642-8393
USA
TEL: 1 864 444 3297
FAX: 1 864 859 1698
EMAIL: IGSpete@aol.com
Assisted by:

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard BRÄU
Universitaet Muenchen
Grundbau, Bodenmechanik
und Felsmechanik
Baumbachstrasse 7
D-81245 Muenchen
GERMANY
TEL:
49 089 289 27 139
FAX:49 089 289 27 189
EMAIL: g.braeu@bv.tum.de

Eng. Jose FERREYROS V.
Tecnologia de Materiales S.A.
Chorrillos, Los Horizontes 905
Lima 09
PERU


TEL:
51 1 6174717
FAX: 51 1 6174701
EMAIL: jferreyros@tdm.com
Mr. Nicolas FREITAG
Terre Armee International
1 bis, rue du Petit Clamart
78 190 Velizy-Villacoublay
FRANCE
TEL: 33 1 96 01 89 89
FAX: 33 1 96 01 86 87
EMAIL: nfreitag@terre-armee.com

Mrs. Elizabeth J. PEGGS
geosynthetica
6072 North Ocean Blvd.
Ocean Ridge, Florida, 33435
USA
TEL: 1 561 655 2060
FAX: 1 561 655 9922
EMAIL: elizabeth@geosynthetica.net

Mr. Mike SADLIER
Geosynthetic Consultants Australia
120 Male St
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA
TEL: 61 3 9503 0393
MOBILE: 61 412 887 000
EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net
 

 

 

Education Committee

Chair:
Dr. Ennio M. PALMEIRA
University of Brasilia
Department of Civil Engineering-FT
70910-900 Brasilia - DF
BRAZIL
TEL: 55 61 3273 7313 Ext 217
FAX: 55 61 3273 4644
EMAIL: palmeira@unb.br  

Co Chair:
Dr. Abdelmalek BOUAZZA
Monash University
P O Box 60
Melbourne, Victoria 3800
AUSTRALIA

TEL:
61 3 9905 4956
FAX: 61 3 9909 4944
EMAIL: malek.bouazza@eng.monash.edu.au
Co Chair:
Prof. Michele MAUGERI
University of Catania
Department of Civil Engineering
Via A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania
ITALY


TEL:
39 095 7382205
FAX: 39 095 7382249
EMAIL: mmaugeri@dica.unict.it
Secretary:
Mr. Jun OTANI
Kumamoto University
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng.
Kurokami 2-39-1
Kumamoto 860-8555
JAPAN
TEL: 81 96 342 3535
FAX: 81 96 342 3535
EMAIL: junotani@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Assisted by:
Mr. Sam R. ALLEN
TRI/Environmental Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Rd.
Austin, Texas 78733-6201
USA



TEL:
1 512 263 2101
FAX: 1 512 263 2558
EMAIL: Sallen@tri-env.com
Dr. Ahmet AYDILEK
University of Maryland
1173 Glenn Martin Hall
College Park, Maryland 20742
USA



TEL:
1 301 314 2692
FAX: 1 301 405 2585
EMAIL: aydilek@eng.umd.edu
Dr. Richard J. BATHURST
GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC
Civil Engineering Dept
13 General Crerar
Sawyer Building, Rm 2085
Royal Military College of Canada CANADA
TEL: 1 613 541 6000 ext. 6479
FAX: 1 613 545 8336
EMAIL: bathurst-r@rmc.ca
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. CAZZUFFI
CESI SpA
Via Rubattino, 54
I-20134 Milano
ITALY


TEL:
39 02 2125 5375
FAX: 39 02 2125 5475
EMAIL: cazzuffi@cesi.it
Prof. Yun-min CHEN
Zhejiang University
Geotechnical Engineering Institute
Hangzhou, 310027
CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)


TEL:
86 571 87951340
FAX: 86 571 87952269
EMAIL:cym@civil.zju.edu.cn
Dr. Neil DIXON
Loughborough University
Department of Civil & Building Engineering
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: 44 01509 228 542
FAX: 44 01509 223 945
EMAIL: n.dixon@lboro.ac.uk
Prof. Jean-Pierre GOURC
Lirigm-Universite Joseph Fourier
BP 53, Maison des Geosciencis
38041 Grenoble Cedex 9
FRANCE

TEL:
33 476 82 80 90
FAX: 33 476 82 80 70
EMAIL: gourc@ujf-grenoble.fr

Mr. Peter LEGG
Peter Legg Consulting
28 8th Avenue
Northmead, Benoni, 1501
SOUTH AFRICA

TEL:
27 (0) 11 425 1197
FAX: 27 (0) 82 881 8090
EMAIL: peterlegg@telkomsa.net

Mrs. Elizabeth J. PEGGS
geosynthetica
6072 North Ocean Blvd.
Ocean Ridge, Florida, 33435
USA
TEL: 1 561 655 2060
FAX: 1 561 655 9922
EMAIL: elizabeth@geosynthetica.net
Dr. Eun-Chul SHIN
University of Incheon
Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engr.
177 Dowha-Dong, Nam-Gu
Incheon, 402-749
KOREA

TEL:
82 032 770 8466
FAX: 82 032 770 8460
EMAIL: ecshin@incheon.ac.kr
Jorge G. ZORNBERG, Ph.D., P.E.
The University of Texas at Austin
Fluor Centennial Associate Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department
1 Univ. Station C1792 Rm ECJ9.227G
Austin, Texas 78712-0280
USA
TEL: 1 512 232 3595
FAX: 1 512 471 6548
EMAIL: zornberg@mail.utexas.edu
 

 

 

European Activities Committee

Chair:
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard BRÄU
Universitaet Muenchen
Grundbau, Bodenmechanik
und Felsmechanik
Baumbachstrasse 7
D-81245 Muenchen
GERMANY
TEL: 49 089 289 27 139
FAX: 49 089 289 27 189
EMAIL: g.braeu@bv.tum.de

Co-Chair:
Mr. Nicolas FREITAG
Terre Armee International
1 bis, rue du Petit Clamart
78 190 Velizy-Villacoublay
FRANCE
TEL: 33 1 96 01 89 89
FAX: 33 1 96 01 86 87
EMAIL: nfreitag@terre-armee.com

Secretary:
Dr. Neil DIXON
Loughborough University
Department of Civil & Building Engineering
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU
UNITED KINGDOM

TEL:
44 01509 228 542
FAX: 44 01509 223 945
EMAIL: n.dixon@lboro.ac.uk

Assisted by:
Ing. Pierpaolo FANTINI
Huesker S.r.L.
P. za della Libertá 3
34132 Trieste
ITALY

TEL: 39 040 363605
FAX: 39 040 3681343
EMAIL: p.fantini@huesker.it

 

North American Activities Committee

Chair:
Jorge G. ZORNBERG, Ph.D., P.E.
The University of Texas at Austin
Fluor Centennial Associate Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department
1 Univ. Station C1792 Rm ECJ9.227G
Austin, Texas 78712-0280
USA
TEL: 1 512 232 3595
FAX: 1 512 471 6548
EMAIL: zornberg@mail.utexas.edu

Co-Chair:
Mr. Sam R. ALLEN
TRI/Environmental Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Rd.
Austin, Texas 78733-6201
USA

TEL:
1 512 263 2101
FAX: 1 512 263 2558
EMAIL: Sallen@tri-env.com

Secretary:
Mrs. Elizabeth J. PEGGS
geosynthetica
6072 North Ocean Blvd.
Ocean Ridge, Florida, 33435
USA

TEL: 1 561 655 2060
FAX: 1 561 655 9922
EMAIL: elizabeth@geosynthetica.net

Assisted by:
Mr. Peter E. STEVENSON
226 Sitton Road
Easley, South Carolina
29642-8393
USA
TEL: 1 864 444 3297
FAX: 1 864 859 1698
EMAIL: IGSpete@aol.com

 

 

South American Activities Committee
Chair:
Dr. Ennio Marques PALMEIRA
University of Brasilia
Department of Civil Engineering-FT
70910-900 Brasilia - DF
BRAZIL
TEL: 55 61 3273 7313 Ext 217
FAX: 55 61 3273 4644
EMAIL: palmeira@unb.br
Co-Chair:
Eng. Jose FERREYROS V.
Tecnologia de Materiales S.A.
Chorrillos, Los Horizontes 905
Lima 09
PERU

TEL:
51 1 6174717
FAX: 51 1 6174701
EMAIL: jferreyros@tdm.com
Secretary:
Eng. Flávio Teixeira MONTEZ
Huesker Ltda
Rua Sete, 375
Centro Empresarial Eldorado
Sâo José dos Campos (SP) 12238-577
BRAZIL
TEL:
55 1239 039300
FAX: 55 1239 039301
E-MAIL: flavio@huesker.com.br

 

 

Strategy/Membership Committee

Chair:
John W. COWLAND
Geosystems Ltd.
38 Magazine Gap Road Fl.#2
HONG KONG, CHINA
TEL: 852 9884 8616
FAX: 852 2849 2918
EMAIL: cowland@netvigator.com

Co-Chair:
Dr. Ing. Daniele CAZZUFFI
CESI SpA
Via Rubattino, 54
I – 20134 Milano
ITALY
TEL: 39 02 2125 5375
FAX: 39 02 2125 5475
EMAIL: cazzuffi@cesi.it
Secretary:
Mr. Peter LEGG
Peter Legg Consulting
28 8th Avenue
Northmead, Benoni, 1501
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: 27 (0) 11 425 1197
FAX: 27 (0) 82 881 8090
EMAIL: peterlegg@telkomsa.net
Assisted by:

Mr. Sam R. ALLEN
TRI/Environmental Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Rd.
Austin, Texas 78733-6201
USA


TEL:
1 512 263 2101
FAX: 1 512 263 2558
EMAIL: Sallen@tri-env.com

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard BRÄU
Universitaet Muenchen
Grundbau, Bodenmechanik
und Felsmechanik
Baumbachstrasse 7
D-81245 Muenchen
GERMANY
TEL: 49 089 289 27 139
FAX: 49 089 289 27 189
EMAIL: g.braeu@bv.tum.de

Eng. Jose FERREYROS V.
Tecnologia de Materiales S.A.
Chorrillos, Los Horizontes 905
Lima 09
PERU
TEL:
51 1 6174717
FAX: 51 1 6174701
EMAIL: jferreyros@tdm.com

Mr. Mike SADLIER
Geosynthetic Consultants Australia
120 Male St
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA
TEL: 61 3 9503 0393
MOBILE: 61 412 887 000
EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net
Mr. Peter E. STEVENSON
226 Sitton Road
Easley, South Carolina
29642-8393
USA
TEL:
1 864 444 3297
FAX: 1 864 859 1698
EMAIL: IGSpete@aol.com
 

 

 

Technical Committee

Chair:
Mr. Mike SADLIER
Geosynthetic Consultants Australia
120 Male St
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA


TEL: 61 3 9503 0393
MOBILE: 61 412 887 000
EMAIL: sadlier@attglobal.net

Co-Chair:
Dr. Neil DIXON
Loughborough University
Department of Civil & Building Engineering
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: 44 01509 228 542
FAX: 44 01509 223 945
EMAIL: n.dixon@lboro.ac.uk
Secretary:
Mr. Nicolas FREITAG
Terre Armee International
1 bis, rue du Petit Clamart
78 190 Velizy-Villacoublay
FRANCE
TEL: 33 1 96 01 89 89
FAX: 33 1 96 01 86 87
EMAIL: nfreitag@terre-armee.com
Assisted By :

Mr. Sam R. ALLEN
TRI/Environmental Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Rd.
Austin, Texas 78733-6201
USA
TEL: 1 512 263 2101
FAX: 1 512 263 2558
EMAIL: Sallen@tri-env.com

Dr. Myint Win BO
DST Consulting Engineers
605 Hewitson St.
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5V5
CANADA
TEL: 807 629 2074
FAX: 807 623 1782
EMAIL: mwinbo@dstgroup.com

John W. COWLAND
Geosystems Ltd.
38 Magazine Gap Road Fl.#2
HONG KONG, CHINA

TEL: 852 9884 8616
FAX: 852 2849 2918
EMAIL: cowland@netvigator.com

Prof. Michele MAUGERI
University of Catania
Department of Civil Engineering
Via A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania
ITALY

TEL: 39 095 7382205
FAX: 39 095 7382249
EMAIL: mmaugeri@dica.unict.it

Mr. Bernard MYLES
M.I.C.E. S.V.R.
15 Greystones Drive
Reigate, Surrey RH2 OHA
UNITED KINGDOM


TEL:
44 1737 246284
FAX:44 1737 222785
EMAIL: bmylesgeo@aol.com

Dr. Eun-Chul SHIN
University of Incheon
Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engr.
177 Dowha-Dong, Nam-Gu
Incheon, 402-749
KOREA
TEL: 82 032 770 8466
FAX: 82 032 770 8460
EMAIL: ecshin@incheon.ac.kr

 

Closed Committees

 
Awards Committee
Awards Committee Members are elected by the Council.
 

 

By-Laws Committee
This Committee is formed as necessary
 


International Liaison
Chair:
Dr. Ing. Daniele A. CAZZUFFI
CESI SpA
Via Rubattino, 54
I-20134 Milano
ITALY
TEL:
39 02 2125 5375
FAX: 39 02 2125 5475
EMAIL: cazzuffi@cesi.it
Jorge G. ZORNBERG, Ph.D., P.E.
The University of Texas at Austin
Fluor Centennial Associate Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department
1 Univ. Station C1792 Rm ECJ9.227G
Austin, Texas 78712-0280
USA
TEL: 1 512 232 3595
FAX: 1 512 471 6548
EMAIL: zornberg@mail.utexas.edu
Prof. Michele MAUGERI
University of Catania
Department of Civil Engineering
Via A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania
ITALY



TEL:
39 095 7382205
FAX: 39 095 7382249
EMAIL: mmaugeri@dica.unict.it
 

 

Financial Committee

Chair:
Ing. Pierpaolo FANTINI
Huesker S.r.L.
P. za della Libertá 3
34132 Trieste
ITALY
TEL: 39 040 363605
FAX: 39 040 3681343
EMAIL: p.fantini@huesker.it

Mr. Chris LAWSON
Royal Ten Cate Regional Office
11th Floor, Menara Glomac
Kelana Bus. Ctr. 97 Jalan SS7/2
47301 Petaling Jaya
MALAYSIA
TEL: 60 3 582 8283
FAX: 60 3 582 8285
EMAIL: chris_lawson@tcn-asia.com

Mr. Boyd RAMSEY
GSE Lining Technology, Inc.
19103 Gundle Road
Houston Texas 77073
USA


TEL:
1 281 230 8695
FAX:1 281 230 2525
EMAIL: bramsey@gseworld.com

Mr. Wim VOSKAMP
Maasoord 27
3448 BM Woerden
THE NETHERLANDS




FAX: 31 348 430961
EMAIL: voskamp@planet.nl

 
Investment Advisory Committee

Chair:
Dr. Ing. Georg HEERTEN
Naue GmbH & Co. KG
Wartturmstr. 1, 32312 Lübbecke
GERMANY
TEL:49 5741 4008-10
FAX: 49 5741 4008-83
EMAIL: gheerten@naue.com

Mr. Stephen M. WARNER
Industrial Fabrics Association International
1801 W. County Road B
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4601
USA
TEL: 1 651 222 2508
FAX: 1 651 631 9334
EMAIL: smwarner@ifai.com
IGS Investment Policy

Additional members include a USA Bank Representative and a Certified Public Accountant