This committee is responsible for establishing guidelines for the naming of new meteorites and for overseeing the publication of the Meteoritical Bulletin in Meteoritics and Planetary Science (MAPS). Nine to twelve members are appointed to 3-year terms.
Current members
- Francis McCubbin (Chair) (3rd term) 2024
- Katherine Joy (1st term) 2024
- Bingkui Miao (2nd term) 2024
- Camille Cartier (1st term) 2025
- Bidong Zhang (1st term) 2025
- Devin Schrader (Deputy Editor) (2nd term) 2025
- Cyrena Goodrich (2nd term) 2026
- Ansgar Greshake (2nd term) 2026
- Juliane Gross (2nd term) 2026
Ex officio members
Vice-President of the Society (Guy Consolmagno, 2024) and the Editors of the Meteoritical Bulletin (Jérôme Gattacceca, 2026 – second term) and the Meteoritical Bulletin Database (Jeff Grossman, 2025 – fourth term).
Regional Consultants
The Nomenclature Committee works with Regional Consultants, who are familiar with the geography, language, and culture of regions, to determine appropriate meteorite names, including names for dense collection regions. These Regional Consultants are not members of the Nomenclature Committee but are officially recognized by the society for their important contributions. The Chair or the Nomenclature Committee and the Vice President of the Meteoritical Society work together to appoint any number of Regional Consultants, for terms of up to 4 years with the potential for renewal.
- Djelloul Belhai (first term, ends in 2027) – for Algeria, Libya, and Mali
- Elycheikh Naviée (first term, ends in 2027) – for Mauritania
- Hasnaa Chennaoui (first term, ends in 2027) – for Morocco and Western Sahara