RST Clive Lord Memorial Medal Discontinued
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The MR Banks Medal was established in 1997 and is intended for a scholar of distinction in mid-career in any field within the Society’s purview. This year the recipient of the MR Banks Medal is Associate Professor Jacqueline Halpin (University of Tasmania) for her outstanding contribution to the field of geology.
Associate Professor Jacqueline Halpin is a geologist based at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, and the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science. Professor Halpin’s research bridges both terrestrial and marine settings, generating new insights into the geological evolution of the Antarctic continent and the long-term interaction with the ice sheet. In 2023-24 she led the geology team in remote fieldwork to the Denman Glacier region, providing crucial new samples and data for interdisciplinary Earth-ice sheet science.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
