Meetings are held generally on the third Wednesday of each month and usually
at the
Rugby Club, near Circular Quay, Sydney CBD.
An up-to-date notice is listed here whenever details of a meeting are available.
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2008
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October 15th: |
What determines the tectonics of rocky worlds?
Dr. Craig O’Neill – GEMOC/Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University
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September 17th: |
A Physicist's View of Building the Auscope National Virtual Core Library Infrastructure
Dr Lew Whitbourn, CSIRO Exploration and Mining
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September 1st: |
PESA One-Day Practical Trap and Fault Seal Analysis Course
Titus Murray, FaultSeal Pty. Ltd
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August 20th: |
Petrophysical Data Acquisition
Grant Taylor, Oil Search Limited |
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July: |
Social Dinner
East Ocean Restaurant |
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June: |
A Geophysicist in Antarctica
Wayne Stasinowsky, Encom Technology |
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May: |
Results of Recent
Data Acquisition in Onshore and Offshore Frontier basins
Edward Bowen, Geoscience Australia |
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April:
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Plate tectonics
and paleo-stress field evolution of Australia since the Early Cretaceous
Dr Dietmar Muller, University of Sydney
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March:
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Robert (Bob) Musgrave, Senior Geophysicist, NSW Department of Primary Industries
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February:
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Some Recent
Australian Engineering & Environmental Geophysical Case Studies
Bob Whiteley and Simon Stewart - Coffey Geotechnics Pty Ltd
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2007
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December:
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Detailed
Refraction Statics with the GRM and RCS
Dr Derecke Palmer, University of New South Wales
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November:
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Matching
Magnetic Source Models to Geology – An Example from the Bendigo 1:250,000 Map
Sheet, Victoria
Dr Clive Foss, Encom Technology
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October:
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Student Night
- The Wongwibinda Complex - A tilted block? - Cara Danis
Modelling the Contemporary and Paleo-Stress of the Indo-Australian Plate -
Joshua Knight
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September:
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Utilizing
Tuning/AVO Phenomena in Predicting Oil Column Height
- Development Drilling in Tui/Amokura/Pateke Fields, New Zealand.
Balakrishnan Kunjan, AWE
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August:
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Geophysical
techniques around the borehole
Luke Fredericks, Illawarra Coal
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July:
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Social Dinner to
be held at Spicy Island, North Sydney
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June:
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Seismic Inversion - What is it and is it any good?
Prof. Peter Hatherly, University of Sydney
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May:
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Illuminating
Reservoirs With Electromagnetics
Dr Leonard J. Srnka, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
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April:
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What's
happening in the Geological Survey of NSW during 2007?
David Robson, Geological Survey of NSW
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March:
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Imaging three
dimensional ore-bodies using sparse borehole radar arrays
Iain Mason, T. Spindle, P. Manning, J. Harvey and A. Wolfmarans
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February:
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AGM
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2006
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November: |
Developments in mapping water and sediment depths in shallow coastal
waters using airborne electromagnetic (AEM) methods
Dr Julian Vrbancich - Defence Science and Technology Organisation
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October:
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Student Night
- Presentations by Honours students from the
University of Sydney and University of NSW
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September:
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3D as a
collaboration environment for geologists and geophysicists
Dr David Pratt - Encom Technology
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August :
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Magnetotelluric
modelling and inversion: Brief review and case studies
Salah Mehanee - Macquarie University
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June :
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Magnetic
gradient tensor measurements for exploration in the marine environment - CSIRO's
OceanMAG project
Phil Schmidt - CSIRO Industrial Physics
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May :
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Data
representation and de-noising paradigms based on nonlinear dimensionality
reduction
Sureth Kumar - Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney
Bruce Dickson - Dickson Research
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April :
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Geophysical
Methods for Coal Exploration
Allen Rodeghiero - BHP-Billiton
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March :
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Making a
difference in environmental management with airborne geophysics - Where are we
now and where are we headed?
Tim Munday - CSIRO
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February :
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AGM |
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2005 |
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September :
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ATLANTIS
Borehole Magnetometer System for EM
Andrew Duncan - EMIT |
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August :
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Spectral
Decomposition: An evolving technology for interpretation
Matt Lamont, DownUnder GeoSolutions Pty Ltd |
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July :
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Current and
future activities of the NSW Geological Survey
David Robson, Team Leader Exploration and Chief Geophysicist
Geological Survey of NSW, NSW Dept of Primary Industries |
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June :
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Social meeting
- Join the Committee at Zia Pina's Pizzeria |
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May :
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Geophysical
considerations for the new generation of oil and gas explorers in the South
Australian Cooper Basin
Dr Ray Shaw, Managing Director of Great Artesian Oil and Gas Limited |
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April :
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Overview of the
Earth Resources Foundation (ERF)
Adam Wheatley, ERF, University of Sydney |
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March :
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Mine scale
three dimensional borehole radar imaging
Carina Simmat School of Geosciences, University of Sydney |
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Feburary :
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AGM plus
member interaction on Branch
Michael Moore (NSW ASEG President), Mike Smith et al |
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2004 |
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November :
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Some recent
developments in coal mining geophysics
Peter Hatherly, University of Sydney |
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October :
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"Old light
through new windows"
Chris Carty, Eastern Star Gas |
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September :
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The
shifting palaeostress of the North West Shelf
Tara Deen, GEMOC Macquarie University |
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July :
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Use of potential
field data and modelling to complement detailed geological
mapping in the
Braidwood – Goulburn area, NSW
Steve Webster, Owen Thomas, Anthony Johnston & Gary Burton |
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June :
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GETMAG – a new
magnetic tensor gradiometer for exploration and other
applications
Phil Schmidt and Keith Leslie - CSIRO Industrial Physics |
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May :
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Frogs in the
Cooking Pot
Derecke Palmer - UNSW |
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April :
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Discovery and
Delineation – EM Software Strategy for the Minerals Industry
Art Raiche - CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
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February :
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From Cosmic
Geophysics to Geophysical Dust
Roger Henderson, Consultant Geoscientist |
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2003 |
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December :
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Application
of Geophysical Techniques on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Mark Lackie, Macquarie University
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October :
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Student Night
Students from Macquarie, Sydney and NSW universities
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September :
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Integration
of Seismic Data for Coal Mine Planning: A time-to-depth
conversion
issue
Binzhong Zhou - CSIRO Exploration and Mining
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August :
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Chance to
Assist the Recovery of the Mineral Exploration in Australia
Nick Sheard - Currently MIM Exploration
SPECIAL
MEETING
Marine
And Airborne 3d Full Tensor Gradiometery:
A
Gravity Gradient Measuring Technology that Enhances Prospectivity.
What is
it, how does it work, and what can it do for you?
Dr Colm Murphy - Bell Geospace
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July :
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Ramblings of a
Consultant Geophysicist
Steve Webster
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June :
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Evaluation of
airborne EM for Opal Prospect Definition at Lightning Ridge
Michael Moore - NSW Department of Mineral Resources
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May :
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Potential use of
airborne EM as a Rapid Environmental Assessment tool
Dr Julian Vrbancich
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April :
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ASEG NSW Branch
AGM plus
Borehole radar
imaging in three-dimensions by Naomi Osman
Improving the
Resolution of Geophysical Data
Carina Simmat
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March :
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Estimation of
dip from Interpretation of Magnetic Field Data
Dr Clive Foss - Encom Technology Pty Ltd |
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2002 |
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November :
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A Mosaic of
Petroleum Assets
Barry Smith
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October :
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Ocean Bottom
Cable Seismic Surveys
Stephen Greaves
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September :
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Falcon
Airborne Spreads Its Wings
Phil Harmon
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August :
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A Magnetic
Signature for Tin Deposits in South-East Australia - Revisited
Steve Webster
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July :
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The Latest Tools
Used in Capturing Bathymetry by the Royal Australian Navy
Shanti Jayaswal
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June :
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The Use of
Geophysical Methods for Environmental Surveys
Mads Toft
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May :
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High-resolution
Geophysical Investigations at the Muweilah
Archaelogical Site, United Arab Emirates
Ryz Evangelista
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April :
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Annual General
Meeting
Combined Branch and Federal AGM
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March :
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New
Developments and Case Histories of 3D IP surveys
Bob White and Steve Collins
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February :
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Salinity -
Mixing Politics and Pico-Teslas
Dr Andy Green |
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2001 |
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December :
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EM Emission
Monitoring to Warn of Wind Blasts and Gas Outs in Coal Mines
Professor Keeva Vozoff
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November :
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Interpreting
the Environmental Record of Magnetic Minerals
Tim Rolph
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October :
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Prediction of
Facies, Structure and Mineral and Petroleum
Prospect
Localities in Sedimentary Basins, Rifts and Elsewhere
by
Recognising and Mapping Large, Magnetic Intracrustal
Intrusions
Related to Mantle Plumes and Crustal Extension.
Dr Peter Gunn - Consulting Geophysicist
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September :
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The Search for
Opal at Lightning Ridge and
Outline of
Exploration NSW Geophysical Activities
David Robson - Geological Survey of NSW
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July :
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An Expert System
Approach to Potential Field Modelling
Dr David Pratt - Encom Technology
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June :
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Hydrology of the
Hawkesbury Sandstone
John Lee
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May :
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Use of UTS for
Geophysical Applications - A Review
Catherine Foley
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April :
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AGM for NSW Branch followed by
Quo Vadis
Explorator
Don Emerson
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March :
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Geophysics in
the Shallow Regime
Tim Pippett
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February :
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Seismicity
in the Appin area of NSW and its association with mining activities
Peter Hatherley |
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2000 |
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November :
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Annual Student Evening - Borehole Radar
Carina
Simmat - Sydney University - An Analysis of Borehole Radar,
Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation, with a Detailed
Study of the Propagation Characteristics of the Radar Wave
Matthew
Levinson - Sydney University - Orebody Characterisation
for Borehole Radar Applications
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October :
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A Comparative
Study of Modern Airborne EM Systems
Ken Witherley, Condor Consulting
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July :
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The Change of
Australia’s Geodetic Datum (Joint ASEG/SMEDG presentation)
Glen Jones
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June :
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Nifty Copper
Deposit, W.A. (Joint ASEG/SMEDG presentation)
Bruce Hooper
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May :
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Principles and
Examples of Magnetic Petrophysics
Dr Phil Schmidt, CSIRO
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April :
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Science and
geophysics in the next 10 Years
Dr Ken McCracken, Consultant
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February :
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Can The
Convolution Section Modernize Seismic Refraction Methods?
Derecke Palmer,University of New South Wales |
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November :
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Annual
Student Evening -
Caroline
Burge –
Sydney University - Structural Evolution
and Compartmentalisation of the Onshore Foreland
Basin of Papua New Guinea
Tara Deen
– Macquarie
University
3-D Tomographic Seismic Inversion of a Palaeochannel
System in the Lachlan Fold Belt, Central NSW
Duncan
Bradey –
Macquarie University
Electromagnetic Modelling in 2-D
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October :
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The
Electrical Image Method For Environmental Engineering
and
Groundwater Investigation
Ian Acworth - Senior Lecturer,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW
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August :
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ASEG NSW
Branch Annual Dinner and Trivia Night
Different Drummer Wine bar and Restaurant, Glebe - 18th August
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July :
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The aeromagnetic
Connection: A new look at the Gondwana
Geology of
Antarctica and Australia
Dr Carol Finn, USGS
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June :
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Magnetic depth
estimates – how good are they ?
Dr Clive Foss, Encom Technology Pty Ltd
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March :
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Branch AGM
plus The Recent Tsunamigenic Earthquake near
Sissano Lagoon in Papua New Guinea.
Kevin McCue, AGSO |
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December :
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The Gympie
Gold Discoveries - New Exploration Methods
in an Historic Goldfield
Ian Levy, General Manager Development - Gympie Gold Limited
Steve Webster, Geophysical Consultant
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December :
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December :
Annual Student Evening -
The
structure and composition of the crust beneath the Agulhas Plateau
Michael Seargent, Macquarie University
Geophysical
Exploration in China Today, Chinese Tectonics and
Non-Linear Techniques Applied in Geophysical Exploration.
Professor Liu Guanding - President of Chinese Society of Geophysics
Professor Guan Zhining - Chinese Nat. Modern Exploration
Dr Zhang Minghua, Senior Research Geophysicist
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October :
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Recent
Results From the Hummingbird Towed Boom HEM System
Roger Henderson - Geo Instruments Pty Limited
Mike Smith - Geo Instruments Pty Limited
and
An
application of the DIGHEM for bathymetry over the
Sydney Harbour and Long Reef
Michael Hallett - Geoterrex-Dighem Pty Limited
Julian Vrbancich - DSTO, Maritime Operations Division.
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September :
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Gravity
Data Acquisition - Ground or Airborne?
John Peacock; Geoterrex-Dighem Pty. Limited
Ray Lockwood; Geoterrex-Dighem Pty. Limited
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August :
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Annual
Dinner - Guest Presentation - "The Undiscovered Country"
Rag and Famish Hotel, North Sydney |