b'PeopleNewsVale: Richard John Llewellyn Lane (1962-2021)Oil and Gas, before deciding to pursue other opportunities in 1996\x08 During his time in CRAE Richard contributed to a variety of exploration activities, including both hard rock minerals and petroleum\x08 He attended and presented at several overseas meetings, including Moscow and Toronto, and gained a broad understanding of geophysical applications for various commodities and in a wide range of field conditions\x08 His keen analytical mind and deep practical understanding of the geophysical profession and exploration industry impressed all those who worked with him, and he built a wide circle of contacts in both industry and academia\x08From 1996 to 2001 Richard worked with World Geoscience Corporation/Fugro Airborne Surveys, based in Perth as Chief Geophysicist Product Development\x08 His primary responsibility was to oversee the development of the TEMPEST Airborne EM system, a role that required him to integrate engineering, geophysical and software development\x08 He was Program Leader of the Airborne EM Systems Program of the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Mineral Exploration Technologies (CRCAMET) from 1997 to 2000, during which time the TEMPEST AEM system was successfully developed and commercialised\x08 TEMPEST became operational in 1999 as a state of the art AEM system with innovative technology that is still evolving\x08Richard Lane In 2001 Richard joined the Australian Many members of the Preview familyMarina Costelloe writes: Government geoscientific agency, will have been distressed to hear of theGeoscience Australia (GA), based death of Richard Lane on January 1, 2021\x08Richard Lane was a true pioneer andin Canberra\x08 In the role of Senior Richards funeral was held in Canberraleader in the field of explorationGeophysicist in the Onshore Energy & on January 12\x08 The funeral was streamedgeophysics\x08 He was well-steeped inMinerals Division (OEMD), he made an online and attended by many ofthe science of geophysics but, moreoutstanding contribution to national Richards friends and colleagues, includingimportantly, passionate about itsgeophysics\x08 His principal achievements at ASEG friends and colleagues, from aroundapplication and sharing his passion andGA have been establishing 3D potential the world\x08 Marina Costelloe and Bobknowledge\x08 He learnt from the best andfield inversion methodologies, which Smith participated in the funeral service\x08his career took him around the world\x08 now underpin all regional geophysical They also contributed to this obituary\x08Richard obtained a BSc (Honours) ininterpretation projects\x08 He also Numerous other tributes to Richardgeology and geophysics from thedemonstrated the application of AEM appeared online after his death\x08 One ofUniversity of Melbourne in 1983\x08 Hemethods to groundwater projects and these tributes, posted to SEGMIN by Nickjoined CRA Exploration (subsequentlyinstigated large regional AEM surveys as Williams, is reproduced in this obituary\x08 Rio Tinto Exploration) as a graduatepart of the 2006 Onshore Energy Security Program\x08geophysicist in 1984\x08 Over the following A draft of the paper that Richard was12 years, he worked for CRAE onRichard was instrumental in the working on at the time of his death alsoAustralian and overseas projects,development of the Geomodeller 3D appears in this issue of Preview\x08 The paperbased in Adelaide, Perth, Canberra,geological modelling package since is proceeded by a preamble writtenThailand/Laos, Alice Springs, Melbourne,2005 and has been intimately involved by Des Fitzgerald, who tells us a littleBrisbane and Mount Isa\x08 Richard hadin the work to restructure and expand more about the manwho was greatlyseveral different roles in CRAE and itsthe GeoModeller geophysical modelling respected and much loved\x08 petroleum exploration subsidiary Pacificcapabilities\x08 Richards other ongoing APRIL 2021 PREVIEW 10'