b'PeopleNewsa profound influence that goes well beyond the lengthy contributions listed in the announcement of Richards passing by Geoscience Australia\x08Richard and I both started work at Geoscience Australia in 2001\x08 I was a young geologist in my first job, and he was already a leading geophysicist\x08 In just the second year of my career I was lucky enough to have Richard teach me all of the fundamentals of gravity, magnetics, physical properties, and inversion, helping me transition to being a geophysicist\x08 I dont know how I got to be so lucky, but for a few hours every week for most of a year, I would sit in his office, and he would Richard Lane deep in discussion about TEM with a team of Russians from SNIIGGIMS. Left to right: Victorslowly and thoughtfully unpack and Surkov (Director of SNIIGGIMS), Dr Vasilii Lotyshev (Science Secretary SNIIGGIMS), Dr Gennadii Isaevdescribe every single detail I needed (Department Chief, SNIIGGMS) , Richard Lane and Kevin Tuckwell (Chief of Pacific Oil and Gas, CRAE). to know to be an effective geophysical practitioner\x08 It was a private, During these years in CRAE I hadGeoscience Australia\x08 Richards healthpersonalised education\x08 I learned so frequent contact with Richard, and wewas declining at the 2016 conference, butmuch in such a short period of time, travelled together to several overseashe attended and participated throughoutand it was always a joy\x08locations, including Russia, Sweden,the conference\x08Canada etc\x08 Richard worked closely withI didnt realise at the time, but we were a Russian team from Novosibirsk whoRichard won many awards andpioneering the use of integrated 3D came to Australia in 1991, with their TEMrecognition by his professionalgeologically-constrained inversion, with equipment, and conducted surveys in SAcolleagues and these have been recordedme riding his coat-tails\x08 He set GA up and NT, under Richards supervision\x08 Weelsewhere\x08 I particularly rememberwith the UBC-GIF gravity and magnetic both subsequently attended the first SEGbeing present at his recent award of anmodelling codes (only three years after conference in Moscow in 1992\x08 ASEG Gold Medal, in Canberra, in 2017\x08Yaoguo and Doug published their 3D Although he was not well, we were allgravity inversion paper), and laid the Richard left CRAE in 1996 to join Worlddelighted that he and Leigha were ablefoundation for all the integrated 3D Geoscience Corporation, based in Perth,to attend and participate\x08 modelling that followed\x08 Just one of from 1996 to 2001\x08 He then movedmany achievements in his long and to Geoscience Australia, in CanberraRichard was an outstanding geophysicist,illustrious career, but so crucial for where he stayed for the rest of hisbut I think we will also remember hismyown\x08career\x08 Although I had less direct contactmodest manner and approachability\x08 with Richard after he left CRAE, weHe was always willing to discuss and/orHis clarity of thought and depth of remained firm friends and collaboratedexplain some of the difficult concepts weknowledge was astounding\x08 His patience on organising several workshops atencountered, to mentor his friends andknew no end\x08 He would always find time ASEG conferences\x08 These included threecolleagues as required, and to providefor me, and he was always genuinely workshops on Airborne Gravity (2004,exceptional leadership in his profession\x08interested in me and my career\x08 I know 2010 and 2016) and one on Natural FieldsWe are all lucky to have known Richardthere have been many others before and EM (2012)\x08 In each case Richard took onand will sorely miss him\x08 My deepestsince that would have had very different the job of editing all the presentationssympathy goes out to Leigha, who hascareers without his deep passion for both and subsequent publications, a jobsupported him over many difficult years\x08the people and science\x08 He would often no one else wanted, but also one heHis work here is done, may he rest instop by ones cubicle for long chats about handled extremely well\x08 There werepeace\x08 life and geophysicsseeking nothing, many eminent geophysicists whoalways giving and supporting\x08were surprised when their submissionsBob Smith greengeo@bigpond.net.au Everything I do in geophysics everyday were rigorously checked and returnedis a reflection of the foundations he gave covered in red ink for corrections\x08me\x08 He suffered much, but now it is our Ultimately, they all agreed and complied\x08Nick Williams writes: turn to suffer without him\x08All the workshops were well attended and papers from the first three wereRichards enthusiasm for the scienceNick Williams eventually published in reports byand the people in geophysics has hadorerocks@outlook.comAPRIL 2021 PREVIEW 12'