Chris Powell Medal

The Chris Powell Medal is a postgraduate research award presented by the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology (SGTSG) recognising an outstanding published research paper arising from postgraduate research in structural geology or tectonics. Eligible papers must be published and based on research undertaken as part of an Honours, Masters, or PhD degree, with the nominee as first author and substantially responsible for the work. The recipient is selected by the SGTSG Executive Committee and is invited to present at an SGTSG field conference, with subsidised registration. The Executive Committee reserves the right not to make an award.

Medal/recognition and invitation to present at the SGTSG field conference with subsidised registration.

Eligible papers must be published at the time of nomination and based on research undertaken as part of an Honours, Masters, or PhD. The nominee must be first author and either be a current postgraduate student or have completed their degree no more than 10 years prior to the closing date. Nominees must be SGTSG members and be nominated by their supervisor or an appropriate nominator via www.sgtsg.org.

Nomination by supervisor or appropriate nominator via www.sgtsg.org with a copy of the published paper, a statement outlining why the paper merits the award, and a contribution statement for multi-author papers.