AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION
GEOPHYSICISTS
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NSW BRANCH
PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2014
MEETINGS
February Љ
Annual General Meeting and election of office bearers.
Brian Spies (Consultant): The science and politics of climate change.
March Љ
Sandeep Chandola (Petronas): 2014 SEG Pacific South Honorary Lecturer Marine Seismic
Acquisition: Expanding the possibilities.
April
Nathaniel Butterworth (University of Sydney): Big data-mining techniques for porphyry deposits.
May
Dean Hillan (CSIRO): Automated Anomaly Analysis and Massive Magnetic Maps.
June
Kevin Hill (Oil Search): Tectonics, Geophysical and Geological Oil Exploration in the Papuan Fold
Belt, PNG – what works? Sponsor: Oil Search
July Љ
NSW Branch Annual Dinner at the Chophouse, Sydney.
August
James Austin (CSIRO): Lightning, Diesel and Dust: Remanent Magnetism and the Search for
Magmatic Nickel Sulphides in Central Australia.
September Љ
Brian Minty (OzSTEP Speaker) (Minty Geophysics): Developments in airborne gamma-ray
spectrometry.
October Љ
Koichi Hayashi (Geometrics): 2014 SEG Near Surface Honorary Lecturer Integrated Geophysical
Methods Applied to Geotechnical and Geohazard Engineering: From Qualitative to Quantitative
Analysis and Interpreation..
October
New South Wales Honours Student’s Evening. Sponsor: AlphaGeoscience
Benjamin Patterson (Macquarie University) – ‘A Geophysical Investigation of the Woodend Base
Metal Occurrences’
Rhiannon Garrett (Sydney University) – ‘Numerical Modelling of Salt Tectonics: Understanding the
Impact of Salt's Thermal Conductivity on Temperature Distribution’
November Љ
Jason Errey (OEMG-Global): A Cost Benefit Analysis of Aquares Resistivity Sub-Bottom Profiling
Surveys - Recent Land and Marine Case Studies from infrastructure projects. Sponsor: OEMGGlobal
December Љ
Rosemary Hegarty (Geological Survey of NSW): Geophysical activities of the Geological Survey of
New South Wales: updates on acquisition, storage & delivery, and current projects. Sponsor:
Geological Survey of NSW
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Sponsored by the NSW Branch of the ASEG.
MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS
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154 Branch members as at December 2014 (compared to 165 in 2013):
Year
Active
Associate
Affiliate
Corporate
Emeritus
Honorary
Life
Student
2014
(2013)
95
(95)
3
(3)
0
(0)
1
(3)
5
(6)
8
(8)
42
(50)
FINANCES
As at the end of 2014, the Branch virtual account balance was $29,430.42, (compared to $27,920.22 at the
end of 2013). Refer to 2014 Treasurer's Report for details.
MEMBER SERVICES
The following members of the NSW Branch served as ASEG office bearers during 2014:
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Dr Mark Lackie (Macquarie University): President, NSW Branch; Editor Exploration Geophysics
Sherwyn Lye (Bridgeport Energy): Secretary, NSW Branch
Roger Henderson (Consultant): Treasurer, NSW Branch
Dr Phil Schmidt (MagneticEarth): Chair, ASEG Publications Committee
Dr Peter Hatherly (Coalbed Geoscience): Chair, ASEG Publications Committee
Wendy Watkins (AGL): Chair, ASEG Education Committee
GENERAL
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The meetings throughout the year were well attended and the range of topics provoked much discussion.
In September, we hosted the 2014 OzSTEP Lecturer, Brian Minty, who gave his workshop and the
monthly technical meeting.
In March, we hosted the 2014 SEG Pacific South Honorary Lecturer, Sandeep Chandola.
In October, we hosted the 2014 SEG Near Surface Honorary Lecturer, Koichi Hayashi.
The NSW ASEG Scholarship for Honours/Masters students to assist in their studies was awarded to
Benjamin Patterson from Macquarie University.
The NSW ASEG sponsored eight students to attend the OzSTEP workshop in September.
Dr Mark Lackie
President, NSW Branch of the ASEG
3 February 2015