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Meet the geoscientists driving earth science research across Africa and beyond.

Prof. Youssef DRIOUCH
GSAf Vice President Northern Africa (since November 2016); GSAf Councillor Northern Africa (since 2012); Life Member of GSAf
Geology Department, Dhar El Mahraz Faculty of Sciences, Fez University
Morocco
Full Professor of Geology at Fez University. GSAf Vice President for Northern Africa since 2016. Specialist in magmatic ...
GSAf Fellow
Prof. Aberra Mogessie
Past President of GSAf (2008–2016); GSAf Fellow
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz
Austria
GSAf Fellow. Austrian citizen of Ethiopian origin. Former President of GSAf (2008-2016). Fellow of the Geological Societ...
GSAf Fellow
Prof. Lopo Vasconcelos
GSAf Fellow; GSAf Vice-President (2004–2013); GSAf Newsletter Editor (2011–2018); GSAf Councillor (1999–2003)
Eduardo Mondlane University
Mozambique
GSAf Fellow. Pioneer Mozambican geologist. Former GSAf Vice-President (2004–2013) and Newsletter Editor (2011–2018)....
Prof. Olugbenga Okunlola
President of GSAf; Fellow of the Geological Society of London; Fellow of the African Scientific Institute; Fellow NMGS
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
President of the Geological Society of Africa. Full Professor of Economic Geology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. ...
Prof. Prosper M. Nude
GSAf Council Member; GSAf Membership Secretary; Life Member of GSAf
Department of Earth Science, University of Ghana
Ghana
Full Professor of Geology at the University of Ghana. GSAf Council Member and Membership Secretary. Life Member of GSAf....
Dr. Tamer Abu-Alam
GSAf Newsletter Editor & Information Officer (since July 2018); GSAf Councillor North Africa (2016–2018)
University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway
Norway
Egyptian researcher based in Norway. GSAf Newsletter Editor and Information Officer since July 2018. Metamorphic petrolo...
Prof. Wladyslaw Altermann
GSAf Vice-President (South); Chairman: South African Committee for Stratigraphy
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Head of the Department of Geology, University of Pretoria. Exxaro Chair in Geodynamics of Ore Deposits. GSAf Vice-Presid...