The Society publishes a variety of book series; these are entitled the "Landmark Series", the "Mineralogical Society Special Series", and the "Monograph series". It also publishes scientific journals entitled Mineralogical Magazine, Clay Minerals, and the EMU Notes in Mineralogy. From 1920 to 2008 it also published the Mineralogical Abstractsbibliographic database. Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals are hybrid journals, publishing both subscription-based and open access articles.
Awards and honoursedit
Aside from the denotation of senior members or Fellows of the Society that are permitted to use the post-nomial 'FMinSoc',[2] the Society recognises distinguished accomplishments through medals, lectures, honorary fellowships and awards:
The Mineralogical Society-Schlumberger Award, given since 1990 through the generous sponsorship of SchlumbergerCambridge Research, is the most prestigious honour bestowed by the Society. It is awarded to recognise scientific excellence in mineralogy and its applications.
The Max Hey Medal, given since 1993, recognises research of excellence carried out by young workers, within 15 years of the award of their first degree. It is named in honour of Max H. Hey (1904-1984), eminent British mineralogist.
The Collins Medal, given since 2010, is awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to Mineral Sciences. The award is named after Joseph Henry Collins (1841–1916), mineralogist and one of the founding members of the Society.
Mineralogical Society lectures: Hallimond Lecture, George Brown Lecture, Society Distinguished Lecturer Programme.
^ "About the Mineralogical Society". Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^"Membership categories". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Clay Minerals redirects here For hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates see Clay mineral The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1876 Its main purpose is to disseminate scientific knowledge of the Mineral Sciences mineralogy as it may be applied to the fields of crystallography geochemistry petrology environmental science and economic geology In support of this vision the society publishes scientific journals books and monographs It also organizes and sponsors scientific meetings and the society connects with other societies which have similar scientific interests Some of these other societies are the International Mineralogical Association the European Mineralogical Union the Mineralogical Society of America the Mineralogical Association of Canada the Geological Society of London IOM3 the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers and the Microbiology Society 1 Contents 1 Publications 2 Awards and honours 3 Schlumberger Award recipients 4 Max Hey Medal recipients 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPublications editThe Society publishes a variety of book series these are entitled the Landmark Series the Mineralogical Society Special Series and the Monograph series It also publishes scientific journals entitled Mineralogical Magazine Clay Minerals and the EMU Notes in Mineralogy From 1920 to 2008 it also published the Mineralogical Abstracts bibliographic database Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals are hybrid journals publishing both subscription based and open access articles Awards and honours editAside from the denotation of senior members or Fellows of the Society that are permitted to use the post nomial FMinSoc 2 the Society recognises distinguished accomplishments through medals lectures honorary fellowships and awards The Mineralogical Society Schlumberger Award given since 1990 through the generous sponsorship of Schlumberger Cambridge Research is the most prestigious honour bestowed by the Society It is awarded to recognise scientific excellence in mineralogy and its applications The Max Hey Medal given since 1993 recognises research of excellence carried out by young workers within 15 years of the award of their first degree It is named in honour of Max H Hey 1904 1984 eminent British mineralogist The Collins Medal given since 2010 is awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to Mineral Sciences The award is named after Joseph Henry Collins 1841 1916 mineralogist and one of the founding members of the Society Mineralogical Society lectures Hallimond Lecture George Brown Lecture Society Distinguished Lecturer Programme Honorary membership fellowship Undergraduate student awards Schlumberger Award recipients editSource Mineralogical Society 2020 Geoffrey M Gadd 2019 Sergey Krivovichev 2018 Jonathan Lloyd 2017 Maggie Cusack 2016 Liane G Benning 2015 Simon Harley 2014 Barbara Maher 2013 Michael A Carpenter 2012 Simon Redfern 2011 Georges Calas 2010 Randy Parrish 2009 John Brodholt 2008 Dave Rubie 2007 Roger Powell 2006 David Vaughan 2005 Reinhard Boehler 2004 Dave Manning 2003 Hugh O Neill 2002 Christopher Hawkesworth 2001 Tim Holland 2000 Paul Nadeau 1999 David Price 1998 Ekhard Salje 1997 Tony Fallick 1996 Mike Henderson 1995 Paul Ribbe 1994 Frank Hawthorne 1993 Ian Parsons 1992 Ian Carmichael 1991 Bernie Wood 1990 Jeff WilsonMax Hey Medal recipients editSource Mineralogical Society 2020 E Kiseeva 2019 Thomas Muller 2018 Oliver Lord 2017 Victoria Coker 2016 Philip Pogge von Strandmann 2015 Stuart J Mills 2014 Chris Greenwell 2013 Nicholas J Tosca and Hendrik Heinz joint winners 2012 Madeleine Humphreys 2011 Dan Morgan 2010 Takeshi Kasama 2009 Andrew Walker 2008 Diego Gatta 2007 Michele Warren 2006 A Dominic Fortes 2005 Paul Hoskin 2004 Mark E Hodson and Lidunka Vocadlo joint winners 2003 R J Harrison 2002 Dan J Frost 2001 Andrew C Kerr 2000 Ian C W Fitzsimons and R W Kent joint winners 1999 Alison Pawley 1998 M R Lee 1997 Jamie J Wilkinson 1996 no award 1995 Simon C Kohn 1994 Simon Anthony Turner Redfern 1993 Ross John AngelSee also editMineralogical Abstracts database The Clay Minerals SocietyReferences edit About the Mineralogical Society Mineralogical Society of Great Britain amp Ireland Retrieved 15 January 2012 Membership categories Retrieved 6 November 2018 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland amp oldid 1218862587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
