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CHRIS POWELL Medal

For Postgraduate Research in Tectonics and Structural Geology

The Chris Powell medal was established in 2003 by the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology (SGTSG) of the Geological Society of Australia in recognition of the significant contributions by Chris to the fields of both tectonics and structural geology.

Designed by Ann Bowman

This medal may be awarded at each regular field conference of the SGTSG for an outstanding research paper arising from postgraduate research on some aspect of structural geology or tectonics.  

Nominees must be members of the SGTSG at the time of the award, and nominations should be made by a supervisor of the research project or other appropriate person. The choice of recipient is at the sole discretion of the SGTSG Executive Committee, who also reserve the right to not to make an award.

The inaugural award was made at the Kalbarri conference in September 2003, to Nathan Daczko for his work on the structural history of the Fiordland region of New Zealand for his PhD at the University of Sydney.

The next field conference of the SGTSG will be held in Queensland in 2005. Further details on the SGTSG can be found at  http://sgtsg.gsa.org.au/

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