Utrecht Centre of Geosciences is a thematic collaboration in geoscientific research in which the following research groups from Utrecht University and TNO participate:

• The faculty of Geosciences: Earth Sciences, Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences
• The faculty of Science, Department of Biology: Botanic Paleo-ecology, Landscape ecology
• The faculty of Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU)
• TNO Built Environment and Geosciences

UCG has a steering committee and a programme committee. Each committee has its own remit.

Steering Committee

The participating organisations are represented on this committee, which creates the frameworks for the thematic research plans. The committee members are the deans or deputy deans of the participating faculties and the director of TNO Built Environment and Geosciences.

Prof. G.J. van der Zwaan (chair), Dean of Faculty of Geosciences
Dr. M. van Bracht, director, TNO Built Environment and Geosciences
Prof. dr. G. van Koten, Dean of Faculty of Science
Managing director: Dr. A. Steenbruggen

Programme committee

Members of this committee develop the research themes and are jointly responsible for safeguarding the coherence of the programme. The latter entails identifying new foci of bi-disciplinary research, promoting the development of joint courses in the graduate degree programme, and promoting collaboration with research groups in the Netherlands and abroad.

Prof. dr. ir. M.F.P. Bierkens (Faculty of Geosciences & TNO Hydrogeology)
Dr. F. van Geer (TNO Groundwater)
Prof. dr. ir. M.S. Hassanizadeh (Faculty of Geosciences & TNO Hydrogeology)
Prof. dr. P. Hoekstra (Faculty of Geosciences, Coast and river studies)
Dr. ir. C. Hofstee (TNO Geo-energy)
Prof. dr. C.J. Spiers (Faculty of Geosciences, Geo-energy)
Prof. dr. J.T.A. Verhoeven (Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Biogeology, Natural resources management)
Dr. R.W.S. van de Wal (Faculty of Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Climate variability)
Prof. dr. M.J. Wassen (Faculty of Geosciences, Natural resources management)
Dr. W.E. Westerhoff (TNO Geo-infrastructure)
Prof. dr. M.J.R. Wortel (Faculty of Geosciences, Geo-dynamics)
Prof. dr. A.F. Lotter (Faculty of Science, Department of Biology)