b'CommitteesASEG newsASEG Honours and Awards: Nominations open for 2023An important role of the ASEG isgeophysics (including but not necessarilythe shaping and the sustaining of the to acknowledge the outstandinglimited to applications, technologies orSociety and the conduct of its affairs over contributions of its individual Members,education), within the non-geophysicalmany years, consideration will be given both to the profession of geophysics andcommunity, including geologists,to the award of the ASEG Service Medal. to the ASEG. The Society has a numbergeochemists, engineers, managers,Honorary Members are not eligible for of different Honours and Awards acrosspoliticians, the media or the generalnomination.a range of categories. Nominationspublic. The nominee does not need to are now open for the next round ofbe a geophysicist nor a Member of the Awards scheduled to be presented inASEG. Nomination procedureconjunction with AEGC 2023, which isAny member of the Society may submit being held from 1318 March 2023 inEarly Achievement Award nominations. These nominations are Brisbane, Queensland. to be supported by a seconder, and in All ASEG Members, as well as StateFor significant contributions to thethe case of the Lindsay Ingall Memorial and Federal executives, are invited toprofession by a Member under 36Award by at least four geoscientists who nominate those they consider deservingyears of age, by way of publicationsare Members of an Australian geoscience of these awards. A list of the variousin Exploration Geophysics or similarbody (e.g. GSA, AusIMM, AIG, IAH, ASEG available awards is set out below. reputable journals, or by overallor similar).contributions to geophysics, ASEG These awards carry considerable prestigeBranch activities, committees, or events.Nominations must be specific to a within the Society and the geoscienceThe nominee must be a Member of theparticular award and all aspects of the community, and therefore requireASEG and to have been a graduate for atdefined criteria should be addressed. To some documentation to support theleast three years. view the criteria for each award and the nomination. Please visit https://www. information required for a nomination, aseg.org.au/about-aseg/honours-awardsnominators are advised to access and or contact the Committee Chair if youASEG Service Awards view the nomination guidelines and require further information. proforma nomination forms at: https://For distinguished service by a Memberwww.aseg.org.au/about-aseg/honours-to the ASEG, through involvementawardsASEG Gold Medal in, and contribution to, State Branch committees, Federal committees,Proforma nomination forms are also For exceptional and highly significantpublications, or conferences over manyavailable by contacting the Committee distinguished contributions to theyears. The nominee will have been aChair. Nominations including digital science and practice of geophysics,Member of the ASEG for a sustainedcopies of all relevant supporting resulting in wide recognition within theperiod of time. All nominations will bedocumentation are to be sent geoscientific community. The nomineeconsidered for the award of an ASEGelectronically to the Chair, ASEG Honours must be a Member of the ASEG. Service Certificate. Where the nominationand Awards Committee via email: details outstanding contributions toawards@aseg.org.auHonorary MembershipFor distinguished contributions by a Member to the profession of exploration geophysics and to the ASEG over many years. Recipients must have been Members of the ASEG for at least 20 years.Grahame Sands AwardFor innovation in applied geophysics through a significant practical development of benefit to Australian exploration geophysics in the field of instrumentation, data acquisition, interpretation or theory. The nominee does not need to be a Member of the ASEG.Lindsay Ingall Memorial AwardFor the promotion of geophysics to the wider community. This award is intended Dr David Clark, the ASEG Gold Medal winner in 2019, with the then ASEG President, Dr Ted Tyne. The ASEG for an Australian resident, or formerGold Medal winner in 2021 was Malcolm Cattach. Unfortunately the COVID pandemic meant that the resident, and is for the promotion ofaward could not be presented to Malcolm in person.7 PREVIEW JUNE 2022'