William Smith Medal
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The William Smith Medal is a medal of the Geological Society of London
, awarded for outstanding research in applied or economic geology
. It was first awarded in 1977. It is named after William Smith
.
Geological Society of London
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
, awarded for outstanding research in applied or economic geology
Economic geology
Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, construction-grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water. The term commonly refers to metallic mineral deposits...
. It was first awarded in 1977. It is named after William Smith
William Smith (geologist)
William 'Strata' Smith was an English geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide geological map. He is known as the "Father of English Geology" for collating the geological history of England and Wales into a single record, although recognition was very slow in coming...
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Twentieth century
- 1977 Robert Ferguson LeggetRobert LeggetRobert Ferguson Legget, CC, FRSC was a civil engineer, historian and non-fiction writer. He was internationally known for his contributions to engineering, geology and building research and standardization...
- 1978 Marion King Hubbert
- 1979 William Harry Mayne
- 1980 George Armstrong
- 1981 John Stewart Webb
- 1982 Albert Walter Bally
- 1983 Roy Woodall
- 1984 Bernard Pierre Tissot
- 1985 Peter George Fookes
- 1986 Peter Robbins Vail
- 1987 Robert StantonRobert StantonBeginning as a seasonal ranger at Grand Teton National Park in 1962, Robert G. Stanton served the NPS as a ranger, superintendent, deputy regional director, assistant director, and regional director of the National Capital Region before retiring in January 1997...
- 1988 Peter ZieglerPeter ZieglerPeter Alfred Ziegler is a Swiss geologist, who made important contributions to the understanding of the geological evolution of Europe and the North Atlantic borderlands, of intraplate tectonics and of plate tectonic controls on the evolution and hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary basins...
- 1989 Richard Allen Downing
- 1990 Desmond A Pretorius
- 1991 William Robert Dearman
- 1992 Daniel Francis Merriam
- 1993 Evert Hoek
- 1994 Ziad Rafiq BeydounZiad Rafiq BeydounZiad Rafiq Beydoun was a petroleum geologist, leading authority on the geology of the Middle East and Emeritus Professor at the American University of Beirut .-Background and education:...
- 1995 John Knill
- 1996 Richard Henry Sillitoe
- 1997 John Anthony Cherry
- 1998 Stephen Larter
- 1999 John William Lloyd
- 2000 Denys Brunsden
Twenty-first century
- 2001 Kenneth William Glennie
- 2002 Nicholas Ambraseys
- 2003 Richard Hardman
- 2004 Jeffrey Hedenquist
- 2005 Robert Knipe
- 2006 Stephen Foster
- 2007 Michael Worthington
- 2008 Martin Sinha
- 2009 Michael Russell
- 2010 Henry Posamentier