The“On the Rocks”project integrated 3D processing of magnetic data into a form that could be visualised in a low cost, portable 3D light box. The model was rear- projected onto a translucent 3D model of the topography created using a 3D printer. The team developed models for the Gawler Craton and Broken Hill datasets. “Team Macquarie” was awarded 3rd place in the international competition for their submission on “Self-Organising maps”. While there was no monetary award for 3rd place, Macquarie University found some travel funds for the team to travel to Canada to attend the Exploration ‘17 Conference and to participate in the Frank Arnott Award ceremony. Attendance at Exploration ‘17 provided an opportunity for the students to meet the judges, Committee members, sponsors and industry leaders. The“Team Macquarie”project was designed to extract anomalous relationships in a high-resolution, multi-layered dataset from the Broken Hill district. A rapid expansion of their software application skills and some software engineering was required to put together their final project. Tasman and Luke became so enthusiastic about the SOM project, they kept exploring the data and methodology and went on to present their results at the 2018 AEGC Conference and Exhibition, where they won the Best Student Paper Award. Tasman and Luke also presented their results at the local ASEG Sydney Branch meeting. Later on, Tasman had the opportunity to present their results in Japan. They were both very happy with the concepts, processes and outcomes of the Frank Arnott Award competition as it gave them insights into our exciting industry. Tasman was invited to join the UWA PhD programme on the application of AI to geophysics and has now settled into Perth and is working on his first research project. He will be presenting some of this new work at the 2019 AEGC conference in Perth. Mentoring – the key to success in 2017 Mentors do not participate in the project, but they can provide guidance, perspective, access to industry experts, advice, encouragement and opportunities to review progress and outcomes. The discipline of regular meetings during the research period is also important for maintaining perspective and setting achievable goals for the available time. One of the rear-projection models developed by team “On the Rocks”. “Team Macquarie” members Luke Smith and Tasman Gilfeather-Clark being congratulated by David Pratt (at left) at the Exploration ‘17 Gala dinner. AnimageofSOMclassesextractedfromthemultitudeofdifferentdatasetsusedby“TeamMacquarie”. Tasman Gilfeather-Clark (centre) being presented with the 2018 AEGC – Best Student Paper Award by Keith Leslie (CSIRO – at left)) and Chris Wijns (First Quantum Minerals). Education matters 33 PREVIEW JUNE 2019