b"Editor's desk Editors deskThis issue of Preview is a bumper issue-education in Australia. David suggestsa replacement, Marina Pervukhina, has in our best Christmas tradition! Donthat societies such as the ASEG couldbeen found, and Michael introduces her Emerson investigates divination and,have important role to play in providingto readers in his column in this issue. as is apparent from the image on ourvocational training - training that mightMarina is particularly keen to explore cover, clearly enjoyed putting a numberalso assist our Members with negotiatingthe options available to ASEG Members of divining rods through their paces onthe twists and turns of a career in thefor self-directed learning and micro-the geophysical test range just outsidegeosciences. credentialling. I look forward to reading of Sydneydeerstalker and all!! Markher columns in the future.Lackie, the current Editor-in-Chief ofDavid Denham (Canberra observed) Exploration Geophysics, makes the finalintroduces Australias new Chief Scientist,On behalf of the Preview team, a very selection in our best of series markingand muses on Canberra politics. Mikehappy festive season and a happy New the 50th anniversary of the establishmentHatch (Environmental geophysics) hasYear to you all!!of the Australian Society of Explorationa play with some data from the newLisa Worrall Geophysicists. Don Emerson gets aLoupe system. The Loupe system is alsoPreview Editor guernseyanother reason to have Doninvestigated in one of the student projectsprevieweditor@aseg.org.auon our front cover! (Fionnuala Campbell, Curtin University). Terry Harvey (Mineral geophysics) reviews We also feature our annual summary ofdrillhole geophysics. Mick Micenko theses completed in Australia that are(Seismic window) reflects on the seismic based on, or use, geophysical methods.methodpun intended! Tim Keeping Thirty-two students submitted abstracts(Data trends) takes a look at pseudo data, and, as Michael Asten (Educationartefacts and recursion, and Ian James matters) remarks, all of these students(Webwaves) celebrates a great leap forward are to be congratulated for gettingin Previews presence on the ASEG website.across the finish line in what has been a very difficult year for our universities.As this issue marks the end of the There can be no doubt that the globalcalendar year (and what a year), it is pandemic has shaken up the universityan appropriate time to thank all those sector, and that more change is onwho have contributed to the ongoing the horizon. David Cohen, Presidentsuccess of Previewour Associate of the UNSW Academic Board and theEditors in particular. Unfortunately, one Australian Geoscience Council, considersof our Associate Editors, Michael Asten, the consequences of these changesis retiring at the end of this year. His for geoscience education in his articlecontribution has been greatly valued and A new model needed for geoscienceI, for one, am sad to see him go. HappilyThe Editor getting into the festive spirit!Free subscription to Preview online Non-members of the ASEG can now subscribe to Preview online via the ASEG website. Subscription is free. Just go to https://www.aseg.org.au/publications/PVCurrent to sign up. You will receive an email alert as soon a new issue of Preview becomes available. Stay informed and keep up-to-date by subscribing now!!NB: ASEG Members dont need to subscribe as they automatically receive an email alert whenever a new issue of Preview is published.1 PREVIEW DECEMBER 2020"