Ken at Green River Amphitheater

Dr. Ken Miller has been named the Chair of the Subcommission on Neogene Stratigraphy (SNS), a subcommission of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The SNS is the primary body responsible for providing optimum clarity and stability in the Neogene Chronostratigraphic Scale by selecting and defining Global Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) for Series, Subseries, and Stages and promulgating information on major events of the Neogene.  The Chair is responsible for oversight of all activities of the SNS, and Miller will remain in this role until 2024.