Geological Society of Australia Inc (1952 - )

Summary

The Geological Society of Australia Inc. was established in 1952. At the start of the twenty-first century the Society had over 3,200 members, which included geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, palaeontologists and other interested professionals. The society has divisions in all Australian States and Territories.

From their Web site, December 2001, "The Geological Society of Australia was established in 1952 as a
learned, non-profit organisation. The society's objectives are to promote, advance and support the earth sciences within the scientific and wider communities."

Details

Award presented by the Society include:
A. E. Ringwood Medal: recognises internationally recognised research in Earth processes, honouring researchers who have made exceptional advances in understanding the fundamental physical and chemical workings of the Earth (2010 - );
Beryl Nashar Award: recognises achievements of women in geoscience, honouring outstanding scientific contribution, leadership and service to the discipline (2021 - );
E. H. Hills Medal: recogniss outstanding contributions by a geoscientist under the age of 45 (2010 - );
Joe Harms Medal: recognises excellence in mineral exploration, honouring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the discovery of ore deposits through leadership, innovation and practical achievement (1994 - );
S. W. Carey Medal: recognises notable achievements in tectonics, honouring individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to understanding Earth's large-scale structural and tectonic processes (1992 - );
W. R. Browne Award: recognises a member of the Society who has made distinguished contributions and demonstrated impact to the geological sciences in Australia (1979 - ).

Publications of the Society include:
Journal of the Geological Society of Australia (0016-7614) vol. 1-30 (1953 - 1983): continued by
Australian journal of earth sciences (0812-0099) 31(1) 1984 - .

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Geological Society of Australia - Records, 1952 - 2000, MS 085; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, Melbourne, 2012, https://www.eoas.info/exhibitions/basser/basser_browse.html. Details

Conference Papers

• Cooper, B. J., 'The Geological Society of Australia', in Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 edited by D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally (Sydney: International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences, 1994), pp. 275-285.. Details

Edited Books

• Cooper, B. J.; Branagan, D. F. ed., Rock Me Hard...Rock me Soft: a History of the Geological Society of Australia Incorporated (Sydney: The Geological Society of Australia Incorporated, 1994), 194 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Cooper, Barry, 'The Geological Society of Australia is fifty years old', Episodes (International Union of Geological Sciences), 25 (3) (2002), 209-12. Details
• Withnall, Ian; with Fletcher, Sue; and Holland, Tim, 'GSA - the last 20 years', TAG: the Australian geologist, 204 (2022), 20-31. Details

Resources

• Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-475476. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_g.html. Details
• Branagan, D. F., 'Mosher, Kenneth George (1913-1990), geologist, public servant and military officer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), p. 186. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mosher-kenneth-george-15028. Details