b'Conferences and eventsNewsmakers that much of the geological storyalgorithms to provide the Australiangrow in physical size and sampling rate, of a region is inherent in the aeromagneticexploration industry and governmenthis codes remain robust and continue data. Their demonstration of the value ofagencies with efficient and practical meansto take advantage of ever-increasing aeromagnetic data to geological mappingto invert and image airborne EM data. computer power. Rosss work has and mineral discovery has helped expandprovided significant practical benefits the demand for aeromagnetic coverageRoss graduated from Queenslandto Australian exploration geophysics. and the other airborne methods thatUniversity in 1990 with a BApSc (FirstFor this contribution to the practical followed. Together they have helped toClass Honours) in geophysics. Afterapplication of geophysical methodology establish aeromagnetics as a primary toola brief stint with Velseis processingin Australia, he is a worthy recipient of for geological mapping and interpretationseismic refraction data, he joined Thethe ASEG Grahame Sands award.throughout Australia, as well as inBureau of Mineral Resources (now many other countries. It is no longer aGeoscience Australia) in 1991, and black art practiced by only specialisedsubsequently followed a distinguished geophysicists, but a valuable basic toolcareer as an influential government and part of most exploration programmes. scientist and academic in designing and promoting robust methodologies for The contributions by David and Leigh toprocessing and displaying airborne EM the understanding and interpretation ofgeophysical data.aeromagnetic data have had a significant influence on generations of geoscientistsRosss development of mathematically in Australia and around the world. Theirrigorous airborne EM forward and endeavours have no doubt promotedinversion codes have been instrumental in the use of geophysics to the broaderthe AEM communitys path toward more geoscience community, and they arequantitative and systematic modelling.worthy recipients of the Lindsay Ingall award. In collaboration with some of AustraliasRoss Brodie receiving the Grahame Sands award and the worlds most recognised EMfrom ASEG President Ted Tyne.geophysicists, he has applied his in-depth knowledge of the technique toEarly Achievement Award: produce algorithms that take complexRegisNeronitime-series number-sets to generate real-earth equivalent sections. Not onlyThe Early Achievement award was adopted by industry and contractors,inaugurated in 2007 to acknowledge the methodology and process flowssignificant contributions to the have been implemented in other areas,profession at an early stage in a including MT and passive seismicpersons career, by way of publications, processing. professional work or contributions to the ASEG by a Member under 36 years of age.Ross has over 46 research works and an extensive list of publications focussingThe Early Achievement award for 2019 is Dave Isles receiving the Lindsay Ingall award fromon the field of Airborne EM, but alsopresented to Regis Neroni from the WA ASEG President Ted Tyne. including collaborative works in regionalBranch, for his outstanding contributions airborne magnetics, radiometrics andto the ASEG through conference and Grahame Sands Award: Ross Brodie other geophysical and data integrationbranch related activities, and through approaches. In 2010 he was awardedmentoring, community engagement and This award is based on an endowmenta PhD with a thesis entitled Holisticdevelopment and application of new made by Members of the ASEG andinversion of Airborne Electromagnetictechnology within his professional career.the geoscience profession in memorydata by the ANU at the Research School of the late Grahame Sands, who wasof Earth Sciences, under the supervisionRegis graduated in 2006 with an Honours tragically killed at the prime of his lifeof Malcolm Sambridge. Degree in Geosciences, Environment and in an aircraft accident in 1986, whilstRisks from the Louis Pasteur University developing and testing new equipmentRoss has played a leadership role inin Strasbourg, France. He came to for geophysical survey aircraft. BecauseGeoscience Australias pioneering useAustralia in July 2006 to undertake of Grahames abilities to turn scientificof Airborne EM as the next generationa hydrogeophysical research project theory into innovative application, theplatform for regional resource andsupervised by Dr Graham Heinson at the award is made for innovation in appliedgroundwater mapping. His knowledgeUniversity of Adelaide. He subsequently geophysics through a significant practicaland skills in the technique havegained employment, initially as a field development of benefit to Australianset Australia up as one of the firstgeophysicist undertaking ground exploration geophysics in the fieldcountries to map and model the earthselectrical geophysical surveys for Zonge of instrumentation, data acquisition,conductivity cross-section across entireEngineering based in Adelaide, and later, interpretation or theory. geological provinces. with Southern Geoscience Consultants in Perth, supporting large exploration The Grahame Sands Award in 2019Ross work has established a newprojects globally.has been awarded to Dr Ross Brodie,standard for the geoscience community in recognition of his development andin terms of the benefits of open-sourceIn 2012, Regis joined Rio Tinto innovation in geophysical modellingcode sharing. While Airborne EM surveysExploration in Perth, providing 29 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2019'