▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Vern ad sky ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ge och em istry ▁( GE OK HI ). ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Gal ina ▁Ag ap ova ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁( AC U F ▁ 2 7 2 ). ▁ ▁Category : Ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Ocean <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Brand ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Brand ▁( minister ) ▁( 1 6 3 5 – 1 6 9 1 ), ▁English ▁non con form ist ▁Thomas ▁Brand ▁( sen ior ) ▁( c . 1 7 1 7 – 1 7 7 0 ), ▁British ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁G at ton , ▁New ▁Sh ore ham , ▁O ke ham pton ▁and ▁T av ist ock ▁Thomas ▁Brand ▁H oll is ▁( 1 7 1 9 – 1 8 0 4 ), ▁British ▁radical ▁and ▁diss enter ▁Thomas ▁Brand ▁( j un ior ) ▁( 1 7 4 9 – 1 7 9 4 ), ▁British ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁A rund el ▁Thomas ▁Brand , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Baron ▁D acre ▁( 1 7 7 4 – 1 8 5 1 ), ▁British ▁Wh ig ▁politician ▁Thomas ▁Brand , ▁ 3 rd ▁Vis count ▁H amp den ▁( 1 8 6 9 – 1 9 5 8 ), ▁British ▁peer ▁Thomas ▁Brand , ▁ 4 th ▁Vis count ▁H amp den ▁( 1 9 0 0