John Ludden#
Email: | jludden 'at' bgs.ac.uk |
Membership Number: | 2407 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
Username: | jludden |
Elected: | 2006 |

Present and Previous Positions
- 2006–ongoing Executive Director, British Geological Survey, UK
- 2002 – 2006 Associate Director for Earth Sciences, CNRS-INSU, France
- 1994 – 2002 Director CRPG-CNRS, Nancy, France
- 1984 – 2004 Professor and Research Institute Director, University of Montreal, Canada
- 1978 – 1984 Associate Professor University of Montreal, Canada
- 1976 – 1978 Post Doctoral fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
- 1973 – 1976 PhD Manchester University, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Earth systems science
- Energy science
- Science into government
- Sea-floor hydrothermal systems
Honours and Awards
- Council Member at Geological Society of London
- President of International Association of Geochemistry
- President of European Geosciences Union
- Honorary President of Societe Geologique de France
- Member of American Geophysical Union
- Member of Academia Europaea