b'CommitteesASEG newsASEG Research Foundation: Grants made in 2023The ASEG Research Foundation makesTable 1.Successful grant applications in 2023an annual call for grant applications for projects in geophysics at AustralianInstitution Supervisor Student Degree Years Topicinstitutions closing in late February University ofProf MikeAbhijit Kurup BSc1 Understanding magnetic responses in each year. For the details on thisWA Dentith (Hons) the high-grade gneiss terrains in the process see the Foundations pages atYilgarn Craton, Western Australiahttps://www.aseg.org.au/foundation/ University ofProf MikeAlireza Almasi PhD 3 Understanding basin-hosted mineral overview. WA Dentith systems using geophysical datasets: The importance of evaporites and salt In 2023 we received four applicationstectonicsfor four students (one BSc (Hons) andMonashProf PeterAlanis Olesch- PhD 2 Investigating the link between three PhDs). These were reviewed byUniversity Betts Byrne mineralised shear zones and subsurface the appropriate subcommittees, andgranites for rare earth element exploration in Australia: A geophysical all were adjudged worthy of support.study of the Mary Kathleen SynclineBasic details of the four successful grants are shown in Table1. TheUniversity ofProf SimonIain Campbell PhD 3 Geophysical-geomechanical constraints Adelaide Holford on the operating limits for basin-scale total commitment for these projectsCO 2storageis $59 950 over three years. The Foundation acknowledges a donationare gratefully acknowledged. Forbe found athttps://www.aseg.org.au/of $45 000 from the FedEx of theinformation about making donationsfoundation/overview.ASEG that allowed the support ofplease visit https://www.aseg.org.au/these projects. The remaining fundsfoundation/donate. All donations areDoug Roberts come from Member and corporatetax deductible. Further informationASEG Research Foundation Secretary donations to the Foundation thaton the ASEG Research Foundation canresearch-foundation@aseg.org.auASEG Honours and Awards: Call for nominations for 2024The ASEG acknowledges the outstandingLindsay Ingall Memorial Award: For theMembers of an Australian geoscience contributions of its individual Memberspromotion of geophysics to the widerbody (e.g. ASEG, GSA, AusIMM, AIG, both to the profession of geophysics andcommunity. PESA, or similar).to the ASEG, through the presentation of the Societys Honours and Awards acrossEarly Achievement Award: For signi\x1dcantNominations must be speci\x1dc to a a range of categories. The next Awards arecontributions to the profession by aparticular award, and all aspects of the scheduled to be presented in conjunctionMember under 36 years of age, by way ofde\x1dned criteria should be addressed. with the next conference in 2024. We hadpublications in Exploration Geophysics orBecause these awards carry considerable outstanding feedback and praise for thesimilar reputable journals, or by overallprestige within the ASEG and the 2023 awardees and encourage you tocontributions to geophysics, ASEG Branchgeoscience profession, appropriate nominate people in your \x1deld that alsoactivities, committees, or events. documentation is required to support deserve this recognition. ASEG Service Awards: For distinguishedeach nomination.The Honours and Awards Committeeservice by a Member over many years toFurther details of the award categories, does not submit nominations, we rely onASEG Branch activities, Federal or Statelists of previous awardees and citations you, all ASEG Members including Statecommittees, publications, conferences, orfor recent awards, award criteria, and Federal executives, to nominateother Society activities. nomination guidelines and nomination people you consider deserving of theseASEG Members are eligible for allforms can be found on the ASEG website awards. The available awards are: award categories. Non-membersat: https://www.aseg.org.au/about-aseg/also are eligible for the Lindsay Ingallhonours-awardsASEG Gold Medal: For exceptionaland Grahame Sands awards. Under and highly signi\x1dcant distinguishedFurther information can be obtained by contributions to the science andexceptional circumstances, the otheremailing the Chair of the Honours and practice of geophysics, resulting in wideawards may be o\x1eered to a non-memberAwards Committee at awards@aseg.org.au.recognition within the geoscienti\x1dcof the ASEG who has given appropriate community. service to the ASEG or to the professionNominations including digital copies of of geoscience, and who has been dulyall relevant supporting documentation Honorary Membership: For distinguishednominated by the Federal Executive. are to be emailed to: awards@aseg.org.au. contributions by a Member to theAll correspondence and nominations will profession of exploration geophysics andNomination procedure be treated con\x1ddentially. Nominations to the ASEG over many years. will close mid-2024, more details to Any Member of the Society may submitfollow.Grahame Sands Award: For innovationnominations for an award. These in applied geophysics through anominations are to be supported byMarina Costelloe signi\x1dcant practical development in thea seconder, and in the case of theASEG Honours and Awards Committee \x1deld of instrumentation, data acquisition,Lindsay Ingall Memorial Award, byChair interpretation or theory. at least four geoscientists who areawards@aseg.org.au5 PREVIEW JUNE 2023'