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ISM Presidium


 

The official seat of  ISM is the seat of the President.

According to the ISM Statutes, the term of office of the new presidium board begins four months after the members assembly at which they were elected. The current board is in force since February, 2024 and will change in October, 2026.

 


 

President

Prof. Hendrik Grobler

Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying, The University of Johannesburg

33 Kingsway Johannesburg 2092, South Africa

+27 11 559 6838

hgrobler@uj.ac.za

Membership (active): presidium

 

Vice-President

Prof. Huang Leting

China University of Mining and Technology

No.1, Daxue Road, Xuzhou City, China

 

ism_china@126.com

Membership (active): presidium, commission 6

 

Vice-President

Prof. Sayyidjabor Sayyidkosimov

Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying,  Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov

2, 100095, Boltayeva, Almazar District,. Tashkent Region, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

+99 8(371) 2465451

Membership (active): Uzbekistan representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Secretary (Pending nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coordinator

Dr. Yang Yongjun

China University of Mining and Technology

No.1, Daxue Road, Xuzhou City, China

 

Membership (active): commission 5

 

 

Presidium members

Albania

Prof. Dr. Reshat Kuka

Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade

Rruga Tefta Tashko, P.132, Ap.8,Tirana, Albania

+355 4 364496

Membership (passive): Albania representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 3, 4

 

Prof. Edmond Hoxha

Polytechnic University of Tirana

Sheshi Nënë Tereza, 4 Tirana 1000 Tirana, Albania

+355 69 40 27 170

Membership (active): presidium

 

Prof. Aida Bode

Polytechnic University of Tirana

Sheshi Nënë Tereza, 4 Tirana 1000 Tirana, Albania

+355 69 40 27 170

Membership (active): presidium

 

Australia

Chris Moy

Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors

PO Box 828, Singleton NSW 2330, Australia

 

Membership (active): Australia representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Callum McNaughton

Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors

PO Box 828, Singleton NSW 2330, Australia

 

Membership (active): presidium

 

Dr. Andrew Jarosz

Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors

PO Box 828, Singleton NSW 2330, Australia

+61 (0)3 62942390

Membership (passive): honorary member, presidium, commission 1, 4

 

Mr. Jock Campbell

Mount ISA

 

+61 7 4743 4627

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Mr. Tony Pivac

WA 6210 Mandurah

 

+61-8-9535-2106

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Austria

As. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. Gerhard Mayer

Montanuniversität Leoben

Franz-Josef-Str. 18 8700 Leoben, Austria

+43 (0)3842-402 2030

Membership (active): Austria representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 1, 5

 

Alexander Tscharf

Montanuniversität Leoben

Franz-Josef-Str. 18 8700 Leoben, Austria

 

Membership (active): presidium

 

Belarus

Mr. Ilia Nevelson

 

2223710 Minsk Region

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Bulgaria

Ass. Prof. Stanislav Topalov

Department of Mine Surveying, University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski

1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

+359 2 8060 296

Membership (active): Bulgaria representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 1, 3, 5

 

Katya Assenova

Department of Mine Surveying, University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski

1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

+359 888 497094

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Mr. Nikolay Valkanov

Department of Mine Surveying, University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski

1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Dr. Eng. Tzolo Voutov

 

108, Rakovski Str.

+ 359 2 986 13 79

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Dr. Konstantin Georgiev

Scientific and Technical Union of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy

ul. Dragalevska Bl. 30,1407 Sofia, Bulgaria

+359-2-622591

Membership (passive): honorary member, presidium, commission 4

 

Ass. Prof. Stanislav Topalov

Department of Mine Surveying, University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski

1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

+359 2 8060 296

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1, 3, 5

 

Canada

Prof. Dr. Adam Chrzanowski

University of New Brunswick

3 Bailey Dr, Fredericton NB E3B 5A3, Canada

 

Membership (active): Canada representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 3, 4

 

China

Prof. Huang Leting

Beijing Tian Di Science & Technology Group Co.Ltd

5, Qinniangou Road, Hepingli,100013 Beijing, China

+86 10 84262789

Membership (active): Chinese representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 1, 4, 6

 

Prof. Bian Zhengfu

China University of Mining and Technology

No.1, Daxue Road, Xuzhou City, China

 

Membership (active): presidium, commission 1

 

Prof. Zou Youfeng

Henan Polytechnic University

No. 2001, Century Avenue, Jiaozuo High tech Zone, Henan Province, China

 

 

Prof. Liu Feng

China Coal Society

No. 1 Huangsi Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

 

Membership (active): presidium

 

Prof. Hu Bingnan

Coal Strategic Research Institute, China Coal Research Institute

No. 5 Qingqinggou Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

+86 1360129912

Membership (active): honorary member, presidium, commission 6, representative of CCS as an Institutional member

 

Prof. Xu Aigong

Liaoning Technical University

47 Zhonghua Road, Fuxin, Liaoning Province, China

 

1137835213@qq.com

Membership (active): presidium

 

Prof. Dai Huayang

China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

No. 11, Xueyuan Road Ding, Haidian District, Beijing, China

 

Membership (active): presidium, commission 4, 6

 

Czech Republic

Mr. Miroslav Novosad

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

17. listopadu 2172/15 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Czech Republic.

 

Membership (active): Czech Republic representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Dipl.-Ing. Jan Blin

 

Vrsanská uhelna a.s.

+420 476 202 523

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 3

 

India

Narendra Kumar Patel

 

 

 

Membership (passive): India representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Shyyam Kanhaiya

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Finland

Mr. K. Kangas

 

PUH 90-485276

 

 

Membership (passive): Finland representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Dr. Lennart Lauren

 

Sf 21600 Pargas

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Germany

Prof. Axel Preuße

RWTH Aachen University

Templergraben 55, Aachen, 52062, Germany

+49 (0)241-809-5687

Membership (active): Germany representative-national delegate, honorary member, presidium, commission 1, 2, 6

 

Dr. Ing. Ralf Schulte

Institute for Mine Surveying, Mining Subsidence Engineering and Geophysics in Mining. RWTH Aachen University

Templergraben 55, Aachen, 52062

+49 (0)241-809-5689

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1, 3

 

Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Benecke

DMT GmbH&Co, KG

Germany

+49 201 172-2012

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 3

 

Ghana

Mr. Stephen Djaba

Geo-Tech SYSTEMS Ltd.

 

+976-11350499

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Hungary

Dr. István Havasi

Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying, University of Miskolc

Miskolc - Egyetemvaros 3515, Hungary

+36 (0)46 565 111

Membership (active): Hungary representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 1, 4

 

Prof. Zsolt Somosvari

Faculty of Mining Engineering, University of Miskolc

Miskolc - Egyetemvaros 3515, Hungary

+36 46 366-111

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1, 4

 

Dr. Akos Debreczeni

Institute of Mining and Geotechnics, University of Miskolc

Miskolc Egyetem ut 5 3515, Hungary

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 4

 

Iran

Dr. Abbas Parwaresh

Kakhiran Co.

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Indonesia

Mr. Sukaryono

 

P.T. Koba Tin

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Kazakhstan

Prof. Farit Kamalovich Nizametdinov

Karaganda State Technical University

Main building, Nursultan Nazarbayev Avenue, 56, room 406. Karaganda, Republic of Kazachstan

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 4

 

Nail Nizametdinov

Department of Mine Surveying and Geodesy, Karaganda State Technical University

Main building, Nursultan Nazarbayev Avenue, 56, room 406. Karaganda, Republic of Kazachstan

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Mr. Vitaliy Mamrov

Coal Division JSC Ispat Karmet

40 Let Kazakstana Str. 13 470051, Kasakhstan

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1, 2

 

Mr. Abdraman Yedilbaev

JSC Kazintermetal

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Malaysia

Say Joon Foo

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Dr. Halim Setan

Faculty of Geoinformation Science & Engineering, University Technology Malaysia

81310, Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1

 

Mongolia

Dr. Gelen Yondon

Erdenet Mining Corporation

Bayan-Undur, Orkhon Province, Mongolia

+976 8872 4967

Membership (active): Mongolia representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 2

 

Prof. Dorj Dondov

Technical University of Mongolia

P.O.Box 46/87 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

976-11350499

Membership (passive): honorary member, presidium, commission 1

 

Norway

Dr. Ing. Erik Ludvigsen

Department of Geoscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Bergteknikk 7034 Trondheim, Norway

+47 (0)73594847

Membership (active): Norway representative-national delegate, honorary member, presidium, commission 1, 2

 

Pakistan

Adeel Ahmad

Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)

 

 

geotech@pstu.ac.ru

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Poland

Prof. Agnieszka Malinowska

AGH University of Krakow

Al. Mickiewicza 30 30-059 Krakow, Poland

+48606108905

Membership (active): Polish representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 4

 

Dr. Zygmunt Niedojadlo

AGH University of Krakow

Al. Mickiewicza 30 30-059 Krakow, Poland

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Prof. Ryszard Hejmanowski

AGH University of Krakow

Al. Mickiewicza 30 30-059 Krakow, Poland

+48 (0)12-6174501

Membership (active): presidium, commission 4

 

Prof. Jacek Szewczyk

Faculty of Mining and the Faculty of Metallurgy, AGH University of Krakow

Al. Mickiewicza 30 30-059 Krakow, Poland

+48 (0)12-6331014

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 2, 6

 

Romania

Bucsa Viorel Mircea

General Director for Mineral Resources

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Russian

Alina Kshanovskaia

Department of Surveying and Geodesy, Irkutsk National Research Technical University

Lermontov str 83, Irkutsk, Russia

 

Membership (active): Russian representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 4

 

Viktor Gordeev

Institute for Mine Surveying, Ural State Mining University

Kujbyshev-Str. 30 620144 Ekaterinburg, Russia

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Prof. Yuriy Aleksandrovich Kashnikov

Perm National Research Polythecnic University

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 2

 

Dr. Gyula Graczka

Institute for Mine Surveying, Ural State Mining University

Attaché of Hungarian Embassy in Russian Federation, Moscow

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Mr. Arkady Navitny

State Agency for reorganizastion coal mines

121889 Moscow, Russia

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1

 

Mr. Vladimir Zimitsch

Gosgortekhnadzor of Russia

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Slovakia

Drago Potocnik MSc.

Velenje Coal Mine d. d.

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 4

 

South Africa

Mr. Donovan Andersen

Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa

Room 509, Chamber of Mines Building Corner of Sauer and Marshall Streets, Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Membership (passive): South Africa representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 4

 

Prof. Hendrik Grobler

Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying, The University of Johannesburg

33 Kingsway Johannesburg 2092

+27 11 559 6838

hgrobler@uj.ac.za

Membership (active): presidium

 

Mr. Michael Livingstone-Blevins

Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa

Room 509, Chamber of Mines Building Corner of Sauer and Marshall Streets, Johannesburg, South Africa

+27 83 308 2476

Membership (active): honorary member, presidium, commission 1

 

Sweden

Kenneth Nystrom

Boliden Mineral AB

 

 

Membership (active): presidium

 

Switzerland

Jürgen Mayer

Hexagon’s Geosystems Reality Capture Division

Switzerland

 

Juergen.Mayer@leica-geosystems.com

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alojzy Dzierzega

 

Weedstr. 4

+41 (0)71 7223944

 

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 3, 4

 

Ukraine

Prof. Vaycheslav Myrnyj

Donetsk State Technical University

 

+38062 381 75 36

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Dr. Andrey Antsiferov

Institute of Mining Geology, Rock Mechanics and Mine Surveying, Ukrainian State Research and Design Donetsk, Ukraine

 

+38062 348 16 48

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

Prof. Mykola Gryshchenkov

Institute of Mining Geology, Rock Mechanics and Mine Surveying, Ukrainian State Research and Design Donetsk, Ukraine

 

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

United Kingdom

Dr. Gareth Powell

School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan

Llantwit Road, Treforest CF371DL Pontypridd UK

+44 (0)1443482113

Membership (active): presidium, commission 1, 4

 

Mr. John Barnett

 

John Barnett & Assiciates (UK) Ltd.

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium

 

The United States of America

Mr. Carl S. Vender

 

519 Ave A East Box 239 Napoleon, ND 58561-0239 USA

(406) 373-0997

grandpavender@yahoo.com

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 3, 5

 

Uzbekistan

Prof. Sayyidjabor Sayyidkosimov

Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying,  Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov

,2, 100095, Boltayeva, Almazar District,. Tashkent Region, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

+99 8(371) 2465451

sayyidjabbor@yandex.com

Membership (active): Uzbekistan representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Vietnam

Prof. Vo Chi My

Vietnam Association of Geography, Cartography and Remote Sensing

 

 

vochimytdm@gmail.com

Membership (passive): Vietnam representative-national delegate, presidium

 

Nguyen Quoc Long

Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

 

 

nguyenquoclong@humg.edu.vn

Membership (passive): presidium

 

 

Presidium Member in Memoriam

Prof. Yu Changxing (Passed away in 2019)

Liaoning Technical University

47 Zhonghua Road, Fuxin, Liaoning Province, China

+86 (0)418 3351790

lnfxycx@126.com

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 5, 6

 

Prof. Ranko T. Todorovic (Passed away in 2019)

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Ljubljana

Askerceva 12 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

+386 (0)61 1704612

ranko.todorovic@siol.net

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 1, 2, 3, 4

 

Prof. Anatoly Okhotin (Passed away in 2019)

Irkutsk State Technical University

Lermontov str 83, Irkutsk, Russia

+7 3952 526858

bill@irk.ru

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 2, 3

 

Dr. Martin Vrubel (Passed away in 2020)

Severoceske doly a.s.

Doly Nastup Tusimice 43201 Kadan, Czech Republic

+420 620 111 290

vrubel@sdas.cz

Membership (passive): presidium, commission 5

 

Prof. Ing. Vladimir Sedlák

Faculty of Science Institute of Geography, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

5 Jesenná Street 040 01 Košice SLOVAKIA

+421 55 7201076

vladimir.sedlak@vsbm.sk

Membership (passive): Slovakia representative-national delegate, presidium, commission 5

 

Prof. Frank Hart

School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science, Bluefield State University

19 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV, USA

+1 540-589-8463

fhart@abet.org

Membership (passive): USA representative-national delegate, honorary member, presidium, commission 1, 4

 

Dr. Gyula Graczka (Passed away in 2020)

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

H-1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 7-9

 

 

Membership (passive): presidium