!!Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttier - Curriculum Vitae
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__Education: __
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*BS Geochemistry and Petrology, University of Iceland (1979)
*MS (1981) Geological Sciences and PhD (1984) Geochemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. 
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__Current position:__ 
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*Professor of Sustainability Science, Sæmundur frodi Institute for Sustainable Development and Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland (2012- ).  Dean of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland (2008-2012)  
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__EC Related Work:__ 
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*Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for FP7 Environment (including climate change (2006-2008))
*Member of grant evaluation panels for EC since framework 4, for the European Space Agency, for NERC (UK) and for NSF (USA).
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__UK Related Sustainability Work:__ 
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Leader of Sustainability discussion groups in the city of Bristol (2005-2008) that laid the vision for the City Council for the Bristol green capital of Europe (short-listed 2009).
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__Recent Committees in Iceland:__ 
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*Member of a number of committees for the Icelandic government that relate to sustainability and higher education (2008–pres.)
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__Publications:__ 
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Author of over 100 scientific publications, book chapters and reports.  
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__Current Research:__ 
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*Sustainability Science.  Focus is on natural resource availability, food security, soil sustainability and frameworks for sustainable communities
*Systems dynamics studies of financial systems as well as systemic diseases 
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__Journal Editorial Boards:__ 
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Current Associate Editor of Solutions, a journal that emphasizes solutions for sustainability.  Associate Editor for eEarth (2006-2009), Geochemical Transactions (2000-2011), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1999-2002) and Chemical Geology (1996-2009). 
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__Learned Societies Board Memberships:__ 
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Board member and Vice-President of the Balaton Group (2009-pres).  Council member and Chair of Schumacher Society (2006-2011).  Both have been working on sustainability issues for 30 years.  Board Member for International Medical Geology Association (2004-2006), the Geochemical Society (1999-2001), the Geological Society of Great Britain (1999-2001) and the European Association for Geochemistry (1997-2000).
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__Prestigious Medal Committees:__  
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Member of Urey Medal committee of the European Association for Geochemistry (2007-2011) and Member and Chair of Goldschmidt Medal committee of the Geochemical Society (1995-1998).