ATSE Clunies Ross Award – 2009 call for nominations, closes 30 June 2008

Since its establishment in 1991 by the Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation, the ATSE Clunies Ross Award has become one of the pre-eminent awards for scientists, technologists and innovators across Australia.
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Congratulations

Professor Peter Cawood, Dr Sandra McLaren, Professor Michael Archer and Dr Max Richards

Australian Academy of Science 2008 Mawson Medal and Lecture

Professor Peter Cawood, Professor of Geology, Tectonics Special Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Western Australia

Peter Cawood is an international leader in the application of structural geology, tectonic processes and geochronology, and has contributed greatly to our understanding of the development of the continental lithosphere throughout geological time. His research is concerned with the integration of field-based studies of mountain belts and their bounding cratons with the development and application of tectonic models. http://www.science.org.au/awards/2008awards.htm#mawson

Australian Academy of Science 2008 Dorothy Hill Award

Dr Sandra McLaren, Centenary Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Sandra McLaren has made contributions to our understanding of diverse areas of Earth sciences, including continental tectonics, thermochronology, microstructural and basin analysis. She has tackled inter-disciplinary many-scale research problems reflecting her broad interests and motivation. Her early research affected a significant paradigm shift in understanding thermal and tectonic processes in the Proterozoic period, including high-temperature, low-pressure metamorphism, crustal anatexis and mineralisation. http://www.science.org.au/awards/2008awards.htm#hill

Australia Day Honours List

Professor Michael ARCHER for service to science as a palaeontologist; the promotion of sustainable management of wildlife; scientific education and research; mentoring and administrative roles.

Dr Max RICHARDS (Sydney Maxwell Richards) for service to geological science in the areas of mineral exploration, mining and scientific research and through contributions to industry, public sector and professional organisations.