EGU Election Autumn 2023

The EGU Election Autumn 2023 for the next Union President, General Secretary, Union representative of the Early Career Scientists and Division Presidents was closed on 30 November 2023. We would like to thank each of the candidates for their initiative in standing for the election. We also sincerely thank all those EGU members who used their voting right. Active participation in elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union!

In total, 1242 EGU members voted in this election. Please see the results below.

Peter van der Beek was elected to serve as EGU President for the term 2025–2027. Peter van der Beek will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria, serving first as the EGU Vice-President (President-Elect) for one year. The elected candidate will then serve as EGU President for two years (2025–2027) and finally as Vice-President (Past-President) for the fourth year. Note that the terms start and end at the Plenary which is held during the General Assembly.

Jane K. Hart was elected as the EGU General Secretary for the term 2024–2026. Jane K. Hart will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria.

Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr was elected as the EGU Union representative of the Early Career Scientists for the term 2025–2026. Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria. The requirements and selection procedure for the Union representative of the Early Career Scientists position are outlined.

All elected candidates will serve as Division Presidents for the term 2025–2027. First-time elected Division Presidents (i.e., candidates who are not serving as Division Presidents at the time of the election) will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria, and serve for one year as Deputy Presidents after their inauguration. They will then serve for a two-year term starting from the 2025 EGU plenary meeting and may stand for re-election for a further two years.

AS Atmospheric Sciences

Philip Stier was elected as the AS Division President for the term 2025–2027.

BG Biogeosciences

Robyn Pickering was elected as the BG Division President for the term 2025–2027.

CL Climate: Past, Present & Future

Kerstin Treydte was elected as the CL Division President for the term 2025–2027.

CR Cryospheric Sciences

Daniel Farinotti was elected as the CR Division President for the term 2025–2027.

ESSI Earth and Space Science Informatics

Kaylin Bugbee was elected as the ESSI Division President for the term 2025–2027.

EMRP Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics

Sergio Vinciguerra was elected as the EMRP Division President for the term 2025–2027.

ERE Energy, Resources and the Environment

Giorgia Stasi was elected as the ERE Division President for the term 2025–2027.

GMPV Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Holly Stein was elected as the GMPV Division President for the term 2025–2027.

G Geodesy

Roelof Rietbroek was elected as the G Division President for the term 2025–2027.

GD Geodynamics

Laetitia Le Pourhiet was elected as the GD Division President for the term 2025–2027.

GM Geomorphology

Kristen Cook was elected as the GM Division President for the term 2025–2027.

GI Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems

Pietro Tizzani was elected as the GI Division President for the term 2025–2027.

HS Hydrological Sciences

Alberto Viglione was elected as the HS Division President for the term 2025–2027.

NH Natural Hazards

Heidi Kreibich was elected as the NH Division President for the term 2025–2027.

NP Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

Davide Faranda was elected as the NP Division President for the term 2025–2027.

OS Ocean Sciences

Joanna Staneva was elected as the OS Division President for the term 2025–2027.

PS Planetary and Solar System Sciences

Anezina Solomonidou was elected as the PS Division President for the term 2025–2027.

SM Seismology

Alice-Agnes Gabriel was elected as the SM Division President for the term 2025–2027.

SSS Soil System Sciences

Heike Knicker was elected as the SSS Division President for the term 2025–2027.

ST Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Alexis Rouillard was elected as the ST Division President for the term 2025–2027.

SSP Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Cinzia Bottini was elected as the SSP Division President for the term 2025–2027.

TS Tectonics and Structural Geology

João C. Duarte was elected as the TS Division President for the term 2025–2027.