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Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer
The GSA Foundation is pleased to have established the Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer Fund. The intent of the fund is to provide an honorarium for a Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer at GSA annual meetings.
The fund was established to select a top lecturer in broad, overarching topics of natural resources (water, land, energy, and minerals). Selection of the lecturer will be on the basis of career accomplishments and reputation, as well as the topic of the lecture.
Guidelines
A panel consisting of members of the Annual Program Committee will nominate and vote on the candidates. The winner of this award will be notified in mid-March. The winner of this award will present an hour-long presentation which will be scheduled independently from the technical sessions. The check for $2,000 will be presented to the awardee at the annual meeting.
Nomination topics APC takes into account when selecting a lecturer:
- finite limits on worldwide availability;
- regional overviews (U.S.) of availability, quality, quantity, and use;
- environmental damage from extraction or exploitation;
- geologic aspects of environmental remediation;
- overarching government policies concerning natural resources;
- regional exploration; and
- new exploration tools.