Bradley D. Cramer Named AGI President Elect

October 6, 2026

University of Iowa geoscientist Brad Cramer, Ph.D., has been named President-Elect of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Board of Directors for 2026–27.

Connecting research and scientific leadership

Dr. Cramer is a professor of stratigraphy and geochemistry in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of Iowa. His research draws on geochemistry, biostratigraphy, geochronology, and related approaches to try to understand the major biogeochemical events in Earth history.

Dr. Cramer builds connections across the geoscience community, exemplified by his extensive experience in scientific leadership and service. Not only does he currently chair the U.S. National Committee for the International Union on Geological Sciences, but he also serves as a member on the National Academies’ Board on Earth Science and Resources, and he founded and is the chair of the International Subcommission on Timescale Calibration. Previously, he served in additional leadership and advisory roles with the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP), the International Commission on Stratigraphy, and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). His history of collaboration across specialties, generations, and borders closely aligns with AGI’s role as a federation of geoscience societies.

Supporting the future of the geoscience enterprise

As President Elect, Dr. Cramer will help support collaboration across the geoscience community and advance AGI’s work to strengthen the profession and communicate the value of geoscience to society.

“The workforce landscape, the research landscape, and the higher education landscape are all changing at an unprecedented pace, and coordinated solutions developed through partnerships between industry, academia, and professional societies are essential to chart the path forward. AGI is the clear global leader in providing geoscience workforce and student outcomes data, and as the federation of geoscience societies spanning of breadth of our discipline — from geodesy and geophysics to geography to soil science, and with a deep history connected to the professional working geoscience societies — it is the only organization strategically positioned to develop the partnerships between industry and academia needed to shape the future of the geoscience enterprise.”

— Bradley D. Cramer

Joining the 2026–27 Board

Cramer is one of three new members of AGI’s Board of Directors. Stella Kafka will serve as Board Liaison, and Abby Seadler Wulf will join the Board as Member-at-Large. Doug Bartlett will take office as AGI President. New and outgoing Board members will be recognized at the Friends of AGI Reception on October 11, during GSA Connects 2026.