Dear Colleagues, I am saddened by the news of Richard Lane’s passing.
I had the honor and pleasure to meet Richard when I was a post-doc. At the time, Richard was deeply involved with AEM research and application. His rigor and integrity impressed me to no end and my respect for Richard grew with time. As a colleague, a reviewer, an Associate Editor, and most importantly as a friend, Richard had always been principled, rigorous, demanding in the best way possible, and extremely encouraging. A brilliant scientist, he had always been extremely open-minded and forward looking. A true scholar and gentleman! Because of Richard, I travelled to Australia for the first time in 2004. By then, Richard was leading the potential-field and gravity gradiometry effort at Geoscience Australia with his technical expertise, vision, and long term planning. He introduced Australia to me, and opened my eyes to the natural beauty and geological wonders of Australia. That trip and my week-long visit to GA was the start of my connection with Australia and many trips there. We all remember the three airborne gravity workshops spanning more than a decade and their impact on the field. Richard was always central to those workshops. Richard, I miss the time when we had coffee after coffee in a quiet corner in the Starbucks in Golden, CO while discussing potential fields all day long! I wish we had the opportunity to have the planned meet at Victor Habour to chat about the cool thing we could do with the magnetic data over the entire Australia! May peace and comfort be with you, Richard! You will be dearly missed. Yaoguo > On Jan 4, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Ken Witherly via SEGMIN > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues > > A sad message from our colleagues in Australia regards the passage of Richard > Lane. I regarded Richard as one of the ‘rabbis’ of exploration geophysics. He > was well-steeped in the science of geophysics but more importantly for me, > passionate about its application. For decades he was a fixture at ASEG > conferences and while I tended to hang back to the middle of the auditorium, > Richard was always in the front section, with a preference to be on the right > hand side, I thought so he could catch every word. Every profession is only > gifted with so many like Richard each generation and they really are key in > defining who we are. Richard, you will be missed. > > Ken > > From: Johnson James <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2021 11:51 AM > > Colleagues, > > It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of our > colleague and friend Richard Lane. > > Richard joined Geoscience Australia nearly 20 years ago and, due to his > professional contribution, is now widely recognised throughout the global > geophysical community for his keen intellect and insight into geophysical > methods in minerals, energy groundwater and hazards. His role at Geoscience > Australia allowed him to share his knowledge widely to improve the science of > understanding the potential of Australia's resources wealth. > Richard first joined Geoscience Australia in 2001 following a distinguished > career in industry and academia. His expertise and contributions were wide > ranging, including innovations in the airborne electromagnetic technique, 3D > inversion and modelling of magnetics and gravity, as well airborne gravity > and gravity gradiometry. These fields are now areas of technical strength in > Geoscience Australia, with much of this capability due to Richard's > endeavours. > > Richard was instrumental in the development of the Geomodeller 3D geological > modelling package and in establishing a national rock properties database to > inform regional modelling studies. He has organised numerous pertinent and > timely geoscientific seminars as well as mentoring many younger scientists > and graduates in the application of numerical methods for geoscientific > problems. > > Richard authored or co-authored numerous scientific publications, and was the > recipient of many awards, the most prestigious being the Australian Society > of Exploration Geophysicists Gold Medal in 2017 for "exceptional and highly > significant distinguished contributions to the science and practice of > geophysics by a member, resulting in wide recognition within the > geoscientific community". > > Richard made significant contributions to a number of high profile > Cooperative Research Centres. Late last year Richard played a leading role in > the development of the 6th edition of the National Gravity Grids, > incorporating, for the first time, ground, airborne and satellite data. This > represented the culmination of one of Richard’s long held visions for > integrating gravity data. > > Richard was a patient, deep thinking, outstanding scientist. He effortlessly > juggled multiple domain specialties and was humble about his own > achievements. Richard was incredibly generous with his time and knowledge. He > would share his insights, knowledge and wisdom openly through mentoring and > workshops. Richard will be deeply missed by us all. > > Peace and comfort be with you, Richard. > > <image001.png> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Funeral arrangements: > Richard’s funeral will be held at 10.30 Tuesday 12th January at the Norwood > Park Crematorium 65 Sandford Street Mitchell and video streamed at this link. > Norwood Park request attendees register using the CBR Covid app at the > crematorium (https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/business-and-work/check-in-cbr) > If you don’t have access to the technology you can sign in manually. > We request that Richard’s GA colleagues who plan to attend in person, please > email Yvette PoudjomDjomani [email protected] at your earliest > convenience to help with planning. > > James > Dr James Johnson (he/him) | Chief Executive Officer > > t +61 2 6249 9236 m +61 (0) 407 896 599 www.ga.gov.au > <image002.png> > > Geoscience Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country > throughout Australia and > recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. 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