Corporate Body
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1970 - )
- From
- 1970
Everton Park, Queensland, Australia - Functions
- Geophysics and Professional Association
- Alternative Names
- ASEG (Acronym)
- Website
- http://www.aseg.org.au
- Location
- Everton Park, Queensland
Summary
The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists was established in 1970. The Society promotes the science of geophysics, encourages co-operation between geophysicists as well as with other earth scientists and assists in the design and teaching of courses in geophysics. In 2002 the Society had over 1400 members.
Details
Awards presented by the Society include:
ASEG Gold Medal: for exceptional and distinguished contributions to the science and practice of geophysics over many years, resulting in wide recognition within the geoscientific community;
Honorary Membership: for distinguished contributions by a Member to the profession of exploration geophysics and to the ASEG over many years;
Grahame Sands Award: for innovation in applied geophysics through a significant practical development in the field of instrumentation, data acquisition, interpretation or theory;
Lindsay Ingall Memorial Award: for the promotion of geophysics to the wider community;
ASEG Distinguished Service Awards (Medal or Certificate): for distinguished service by a Member over many years to ASEG activities.
Journals published by the Society include:
Bulletin (Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists) (ISSN 0155-3429) vol. 1-12 (1970 - 1981): also called ASEG bulletin: continued by
Bulletin of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ISSN 0314-2876) vol. 13-14 (1982 - 1983): continued by
Exploration geophysics: bulletin of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ISSN 0812-3985) vol. 15, no. 1, (1984) -
Preview (ISSN 1443-2471) vol. 15 (1988) -
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Asten, Michael, 'Vale: Joe Cucuzza, MD of AMIRA Ltd and a past President of the ASEG', Preview, 222 (2023), 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14432471.2023.2171361. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30270882. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/136762942. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-562430. Details
Resource Sections
- Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 'Recollections of prominent ASEG members', 2025, https://www.aseg.org.au/index.cfm//governance/history/history-of-members/recollections-of-prominent-aseg-members/. Details
- Smith, Mike and Henderson, Roger, 'A brief history of the formation of the ASEG', Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2014, https://www.aseg.org.au/governance/history/history-aseg/aseg-formation. Details
See also
- Anon, 'ASEG 2024 honours and awards', Preview, 233 (2024), 54-62, https://doi.org/10.1080/14432471.2024.2438998. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 18 December 2002, Last modified: 11 September 2025
