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ASEG Newsletter | Issue 30 | September 2020
Dear Members,
In the September Newsletter you will find on:
2020 ASEG SA/NT Wine Offer
ASEG Membership Renewal 2021 - Early Bird
Professional Development Course - Quieten your Inner Critic Workshop
Drone Geophysics virtual summit
Science & Technology Australia - Results from COVID Impact Survey
Job Opportunity with Terrex
AEGC 2021 - Short abstract closes soon
Explore SA- The Gawler Challenge
ASEG YouTube
And of course, our regular articles.
For updates on upcoming webinars, events and interesting articles follow ASEG on LinkedIn, twitter and facebook.
2020 ASEG SA/NT Wine Offer
The ASEG SA / NT Branch offering a cracking selection for the 2020 wine offer at heavily discounted prices. The wine offer closes Friday the 8 of November 2020 and is an ASEG Member only offer. Wines will be delivered to a single delivery point in each state / territory. Further information can be found on the ASEG Website.The winning bottles of wine selected for ASEG Members are:
- Chain of Ponds 2020 Black Thursday Sauvignon Blanc
- Maxwell Wines Little Demon Envious N.V. Sparkling
- Nietschke 2018 Jack Shiraz
ASEG Membership Renewal 2021 - Early Bird
This year the ASEG will be offering special "Early Bird" rates for 2021 Australian Memberships renewed by 30 November 2020.
Look out for your membership renewal notice. It will be emailed by the ASEG Secretariat during October, so you have plenty of time to confirm your membership details and complete your renewal before the Early Bird period finishes.
All ASEG memberships for 2021 are due for renewal by 31 December 2020. So, act as soon as you get your notice to be sure that you enjoy the benefits of ASEG membership during 2021.
If you have any questions about your membership please contact the ASEG Secretariat or on +61 (02) 9431 8622.
Professional Development Course - Quieten your Inner Critic Workshop
Wednesday 11 November at 12.30-2.30pm AEST (Online)
We've explored how to break the cycle of feeling like a 'fake' at work. We've worked with the framework to be aware of that nagging voice in our head telling us that it was 'luck'. And we now know, we're not alone. What next?
With 70% of us experiencing 'impostor' like symptoms in our careers, this informative and inspiring interactive workshop sees us shift from an 'Impostor Life' to managing our 'Impostor Moments'. We'll balance our Inner Critic with our Wiser Self, build our evidence and re-energise our confidence to drive future success.
This workshop comes on the back of the popular course, Overcoming your Inner Critic, held in August. This workshop is a continuation, but if you didn't attend - IT'S OKAY - the facilitator will bring you up to speed. Cost is free for ASEG Members, $25 for non-members. Visit the ASEG Events page for further information, or click on the image below to watch the video...
Drone Geophysics virtual summit
The SEG are hosting a Summit on Drones 4-6 November, 2020. If there are more than 10 ASEG members interested there will be a group discount applied with a cost of US$120 per person. To register for this workshop with the ASEG group discount please send an email to secretary@aseg.org.au with the following information
- Name
- Company
- Email Address
- Job Title
- Contact person for us to issue the invoice
Science & Technology Australia - Results from COVID Impact Survey
A couple of months ago, Science & Technology Australia (STA) ASEG Members were invited to participate in the survey Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Australia's Science Workforce. Science & Technology Australia released their findings "scientists reported job losses, pay freezes, changes to job roles, and limitations on their ability to work due to juggling working from home while caring for children." Read more on the STA website.
Job Opportunity with Terrex
Terrex are seeking an experienced infield QC Manager / Survey Planner to undertake a three to six-month contract on a mobile seismic survey and acquisition crew. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply by visiting the Terrex LinkedIn page or the ASEG Job Opportunities page.
AEGC 2021 - Short abstract closes soon
The short abstract submission AEGC 2021 will close 30 October 2020. AEGC 2021 will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) on 15-20 September 2021, under the conference theme of 'Geoscience for a Sustainable World'. Further information on guidelines and how to submit can be found on the AEGC website.
Explore SA - The Gawler Challenge
ExploreSA: The Gawler Challenge was an online competition to uncover new exploration targets in the Gawler Craton, using any technique. from the Government of South Australia. Winners have been announced and share in a pool of $250 000 prize money. Find out more about the challenge, results and winners on the Unearthed Website.
ASEG YouTube
All our ASEG Webinars are available on the ASEG Website and ASEG Youtube. Subscribe to the ASEG YouTube channel to be kept up to date with the latest videos. Three new talks have been uploaded.
Follow our social media pages to stay up-to-date with the latest talks. Past talks can be found on the ASEG Videos Page.
Recommend a talk suggestion? Email communications@aseg.org.au.
ASEG Webinars
SEG Webinars
The SEG are hosting a range of Webinars that are free to attend but require pre-registration.
Branch upcoming events
Due to COVID19 all in-person state branch activity has been suspended. Details about future ASEG Branch events can be found on the ASEG website.
| Branch |
Date |
Event |
Venue & More Info |
| TAS |
Fri 20 Oct
Dinner Event |
Dr Tara Martin
(CSIRO) |
Contact the Tas President or phone 0456 263 803 |
For a more complete calendar of events see Preview
| Date |
Event |
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| 11-16 October, 2020 |
SEG 2020 Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas
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| 7-11 December, 2020 |
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California
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| 8-11 December |
82nd EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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| 25-27 May 2021 |
AustMine, Perth, Australia
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| 15-20 September 2021 |
AEGC 2021, Brisbane, Queensland
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ASEG members can access Exploration Geophysics articles free of charge by logging into the ASEG website and navigating to Professional > Publications > Exploration Geophysics.
Hi all avid Exploration Geophysics readers,
I trust you are all well and still covid free. We have had quite a number of articles come online over the last month. Check out the article by Zhu and colleagues on airborne time-domain electromagnetic data levelling using inequality-constrained polynomial fitting.
Also the article by Cheong and colleagues on using sub-bottom profiler data to investigate the buried site of an ancient wooden shipwreck off the west coast of Korea before underwater excavations.
Cheers and interesting reading,
Dr Mark Lackie
Exploration Geophysics Editor
Mark.Lackie@mq.edu.au
The August issue of Preview is now available online
Our "best of" series, marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, continues with a selection made by Professor Michael Asten. We also have a second feature, a review of 2.5D AEM inversion written by Rod Paterson at Intrepid Geophysics. This review sounds a timely warning about non-expert interpretation of CDIs and 1D inversions. As if two features weren't enough, we have a third. Ken Witherly was prompted by Richard Schodde's PDAC 2020 talk to reflect on the past and future of exploration geophysics. A thought provoking analysis.
Also, David Denham (Canberra observed) considers the good, the not-so-good, the bad and the very bad in Canberra politics. Mike Hatch (Environmental geophysics) is intrigued by geophysics being carried out by archaeologists in the UK. Terry Harvey (Mineral geophysics) urges geophysicists to go that extra mile when reviewing and reprocessing legacy data. Mick Micenko (Seismic window) is pleasantly surprised by AI. Tim Keeping (Data trends) alerts readers to planning for a new petrophysical sampling guide, and calls for input to the formulation of a universal passive seismic data format, and Ian James (Webwaves) provides guidance on the use of the ASEG YouTube channel.
Proposed contributions for future issues can be submitted by email to the editor at previeweditor@aseg.org.au
Enjoy!!
And, an apology to all of you awaiting arrival of your print copies of Preview issues 205, 206 and 207.
The latest from Taylor & Francis is that PV 205 was dispatched from Singapore on 16 June 2020, and PV 206 on 8 July 2020. No word on the dispatch of PV 207, and no word on anticipated delivery dates. As the T&F performance in this regard is clearly unsatisfactory, the ASEG Federal Executive is formally moving to seek resolution.
In the Member Spotlight this month is the Senior Exploration Geophysicist at OZ Minerals, Andrew Thompson.
Photo: Mugshot of Andrew Thompson
- What is your current role?
My current role is Senior Exploration Geophysicist at OZ Minerals
- For how long have you been a geophysicist?
I graduated from Flinders University at the end of 1991, so into my 29th year.
- What do you like most about being a geophysicist?
There are lots of things I love about being a geophysicist, being able to look deep beneath cover where others cannot see, visiting places where few people go, but most of all I love the thrill of discovery.
- If you weren't a geophysicist what would you be?
I have a deep love of history, so if I wasn't a geophysicist, I believe I would do something in the field of history, either as a writer, a teacher or an archaeologist.
- What is your best interview tip?
Interviews work both ways, always have questions ready for your interviewers.
- What's one thing that we wouldn't know about you?
I always wanted to be a fighter pilot ever since I was a kid but it was not to be. It turns out I am prone to motion sickness, so I probably made the right career choice.
- Tell us about your best field meal?
Gotta be roast anything in the camp oven.
- Where was your best sunrise/sunset location?
Cloncurry has the best sunsets.
- What are you reading at the moment?
I have just finished a book written by a friend of mine called "The Dictionary of Lost Words" which is a historical fiction novel about the creation of the first Oxford Dictionary. I am currently reading a Japanese Fantasy book by Lian Hearn called "Across the Nightingale Floor" on loan from one of the geologists from OZ Minerals
- What made you decide to be a geophysicist?
When I first started my degree I had never heard of Geophysics but on reflection I have always enjoyed looking for things. I went to university to study science and was drawn to the Earth Sciences but didn't really enjoy chemistry at all and as such found my niche in Geophysics.
- What's one thing you wish someone had told you when you were at university?
Take a gap year. After 17 years of study the last year or so was a real struggle.
- What's your most treasured textbook?
Applied Geophysics by Telford.
- What's your most treasured textbook?
Applied Geophysics by Telford.
- Your funniest or worst field memory?
Worst field memory is being chronically sick whilst working in the rain forests of Sumatra but I have some good memories of that place as well. I could write a book on that one.
- Your most respected geophysicist?
That's a tough one as there are so many great geophysicists that I know. Ken Zonge for me was someone I had great respect for.
- What do you do in your spare time?
I read a lot, spend time with my family, try to keep fit. More recently I have been trying my hand at coaching netball.
- What is a challenge you have overcome and how did you do so?
I was asked to become chairperson for our school Governing Council. The role was really challenging as it involved a lot of public speaking and people management skills and I learnt a lot. I think my saving grace was that it was a voluntary position and no one else put their hand up so I thought well I will give it a go. I did so for the next 6 years and found it to be a really rewarding experience.
- What is a challenge that you see in geoscience today, and how do you see the community overcoming it?
The biggest challenge in geoscience is our image. We do not do a great job at promoting how much value we add to the community.
- What reaction do you mostly get when you tell someone that you are a geophysicist?
Wow, that sounds interesting. What do you do exactly?
- When you are asked "What's a geophysicist??" or "What does a geophysicist do?" what is your stock answer?
We study the physical properties of the earth such as how dense or magnetic or conductive the earth is.
- What is the best way that the ASEG could let the public know about geophysics and its benefit to the everyday life?
Education through schools. Schools tend to focus on the environment which is important, but the conversation tends to be very one sided. Exploration and mining do not get a good look in and certainly the benefits to society are not discussed even though they are around us everywhere.
- Where do you think exploration geophysics will head in the next 10-15 years?
As discoveries dry up exploration geophysicists will be required to search deeper and deeper to find the next generation of ore bodies. The focus will be on interpretation of those deep seeking technologies such as MT. I also expect drone technology to become more prevalent in our industry.
- Given a choice, would you prefer extra mentoring on the science, your career or the how to handle/explain exploration geophysics and its benefits to the community?
The latter.
- What aspect of geophysics do you enjoy most?
Working with geologists to come up with realistic models.
- Do you think AI will take over your job or will the human element remain vital to exploration successes?
No, AI has been around ever since I started my career and does not seem to have progressed very far in that time despite the rapid improvement in computer power. AI would have to go through a step chance for that to happen.
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