b'ASEG Honours and AwardsFeaturecontributions to Government Geoscience and highlighting theJanelle is a high achiever and a role model for younger members importance of exploration geophysics and the ASEG. of the profession. With her achievements and commitment to the profession already demonstrated in her short career, she is Three major impacts of her professional work include: a worthy recipient of the ASEG Early Achievement Award, which includes a $2500 contribution to the recipient in recognition of 1)Promoting stronger integration of geophysics and geologytheir achievement.and fostering cooperation across various stakeholder groups including the ASEG, State Geological Survey, Geoscience Australia and the exploration industry in order to highlightShanti Rajagopalan Memorial Award: Blair McKenziethe importance of integrated geophysical modelling.2)Enabling and supporting new users of magnetotelluricsThe Shanti Rajagopalan Memorial Award, inaugurated in 2013, in taking up a new geophysical technique to furtheris presented for the best paper published by a Student Member exploration, resulting in new tenement uptake inin Exploration Geophysics in the period prior to each ASEG Queensland. Conference.3)A commitment to publish and share knowledge aboutThe award is named in memory of the late Dr Shanti exploration geophysics and the ASEG with other earthRajagopalan, who passed away in 2010 at the prime of her scientists and the broader community, particularly throughcareer. Shanti was one of the best known and respected her ASEG presentations. Members of the ASEG and was well known for her outstanding Janelle has been a Member of the ASEG since 2015 and hascontributions to the geophysical profession.been actively involved in the ASEG at both the local Queensland Branch and Federal levels. Janelle currently sits on the FederalShanti was also a major contributor to the ASEG. She was a Executive board as Branch Liaison representative and has beengreat supporter of her local branch, served as Victorian Branch on the Conference Organising Committee for both the 2021President, and was actively involved in the organisation of ASEG and the 2023 AEGC conferences. In March 2023, Janelle wasconferences in Hobart and Melbourne. She was also Editor of appointed as ASEG President-Elect for 2024. Exploration Geophysics in 2000 and 2001.Since 2016, Janelle has devoted her time in volunteeringBut it is most noteworthy in the context of this award that, in her expertise to support the ASEG. Janelle has driven ASEG1987, as a student member, Shanti received the inaugural Laric mentoring programmes, diversity programmes, Early CareerHawkins Award for the most innovative use of a geophysical programmes and outreach programmes. Janelle is activelytechnique from a paper presented at the ASEG Conference. It is involved in STEM outreach through a variety of programmestherefore very appropriate that an award to encourage technical including Curious Minds, and in the creation of a cross-industryexcellence by our Student Members is named in honour of mentoring programme in 2019 which brought together theShanti.ASEG, Formation Evaluation Society of Australia Queensland (FESQ), Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA),The recipient of the Shanti Rajagopalan Memorial Award Queensland Petroleum Exploration Association (QUPEX), andfor 2023 is Blair McKenzie, formerly of Macquarie University the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to link early careerin Sydney, for his paper entitled The magnetic field and professionals to experienced industry members. magnetic gradient tensor for a right circular cylinder. The paper was published in 2022 in Exploration Geophysics, Vol. 53 Janelle is the Chair of the Australian Magnetotelluric Practitioner(3), 329-358.Group, coordinating efforts to advance the science of MT in Australia and pursuing the goal of ensuring data accessibilityBlair started his PhD at Macquarie University in 2015 on the through adoption of international standards across the MTApplication of magnetic and gravity gradient tensors in processing and modelling streams. exploration: Towards further understanding of some recurring Janelle Simpson receiving the Early Achievement award from ASEG PresidentBlair McKenzie receiving the Shanti Rajagopalan Memorial Award from ASEG Elect Eric Battig. President Elect Eric Battig.47 PREVIEW APRIL 2023'