Scientific Advisory Committee Members
2006 GIA Gemological Research Conference
August 26-27, 2006
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Diego, California

Session Committee Members

* denotes GRC Keynote Speaker

Geology of Gem Deposits
Lee Groat, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
George Harlow,  American Museum of Natural History, New York
Bram Janse,  Archon Exploration, Carine, Australia
David London*,  University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
William (Skip) Simmons,  University of New Orleans, Louisiana
Hanco Zwaan,  National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands

Gem Characterization Techniques
Emmanuel Fritsch*,  Institut des Matériaux, Nantes, France
Frank Hawthorne, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Franck Notari,  GIA GemTechLab, Geneva, Switzerland
George Rossman*, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
Karl Schmetzer,  Petershausen, Germany

New Gem Localities
Edward Boehm,  Joeb Enterprises, Solana Beach, California
Tony Kampf,  Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California
Bob Kane,  Fine Gems International, Helena, Montana

Gem Synthesis
Vladimir Balitsky,  Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Chernogolovka, Russia
James Butler*,  Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC

General Gemology
Shigeru Akamatsu,  K. Mikimoto & Company, Tokyo, Japan
Jaroslav Hyrsl,  Kolin, Czech Republic
Lore Kiefert,  AGTA Gemological Testing Center, New York
John King, GIA Laboratory, New York
Shane McClure*,  GIA Laboratory, Carlsbad, California
Russell Shor,  GIA, Carlsbad, California
Chris Smith,  GIA Laboratory, New York
Ichiro Sunagawa*, Tokyo, Japan
Wuyi Wang,  GIA Laboratory, New York

Diamond and Corundum Treatments
Alan Collins,  King's College, London, England
Ken Scarratt*, GIA Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
Filip de Weerdt,  HRD Research, Lier, Belgium