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GSA Medals & Awards 2009 ® GSA Medals & Awards Presented at the 121st Annualof the Meeting Geological Society of America S 17 October 2009 Portland, Oregon 2009 MEDALS & AWARDS RIP RAPP authored texts in micromorphology and Over the years, Paul and I have geoarchaeology; he also served as author and worked together on a number of North ARCHAEOLOGICAL editor of a collection of papers that focuses on American sites, and these has given me an GEOLOGY AWARD archaeological soils and sediments. extra dimension to my understanding of Rich has also served the academic geoarchaeology especially in hunter and Presented to Richard I. Macphail community as an active member of gather site investigations. Importantly, I think the editorial board of the journal, that I have successfully transferred some of Geoarchaeology, and has done more than his this improved understanding to Europe. share of vetting manuscripts, always a team I am also indebted to my other chief co- player. In addition, he has given numerous worker, Marie-Agnès Courty of the French intensive short courses in Archaeological Soil CNRS, and all those experts who helped Micromorphology for international students train me from my earliest studies in the and researchers, and is an active participant 1970s (including the late Peter Bullock and in Soil Micromorphology Workshops, such as John CC Romans). Equally, I also wish to the one held this past summer in Italy. He has acknowledge the contribution of all members been a visiting scholar in France, Belgium, of the Archaeological Soil Micromorphology and Italy, where he taught geoarchaeology Working Group who have helped develop courses that emphasized the significance and broaden this field within geoarchaeology of soils in archaeological research. Lastly, since 1990. Just as importantly, I thank the Rich’s field areas span the globe, where he many academic bodies (British Academy, has carried out research on sites in the UK, English Heritage, The Leverhulme Trust) Richard I. Macphail the United States, Gibraltar, Korea, Djibouti, and commercial companies (Geo-Marine University College London Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, and Inc, Museum of London Archaeology, China; the sites are too numerous to list. Oxford Archaeology, Statistical Research In sum, Richard is intensely dedicated to Inc, Wessex Archaeology — to name the field of Geoarchaeology. He has not only but a few) for funding. It is clear that produced research of his own but has been a they truly value the contribution of Citation by Paul Goldberg beacon of information and help for students microstratigraphic investigations to Someone came up to me at and colleagues from all over the globe who archaeology. It is also important to note that Micromorphology Working Group meeting have sought out his expertise and knowledge. soil micromorphological results have been in London in 1981 wanting to show me He has contributed immensely to the field of greatly enhanced by the contributions of some thin sections about ancient agriculture geoarchaeology, and has raised the bar about archaeological colleagues (too numerous in the UK, and I said, “sure.” That was the how we go about interpreting archaeological to list), palaeoenvironmentalists (Mike beginning of a friendship that has lasted sites. He is well deserving of the Rip Rapp Allen, Jill Cruise and Pat Wiltshire) and almost 30 years. Since that time, Rich has Award, and I am honored to be able to be his soil chemists (John Crowther and Johan had a lengthy and productive career as a citationist. Linderholm). Lastly, none of these studies geoarchaeologist, contributing his knowledge would have been possible without the of soils and landscapes in order to obtain scientific base provided by the Institute of Response by Richard I. Macphail a better, more complete and accurate Archaeology, University College London understanding of past human occupations and It was a complete, but most welcome since 1978. Over the last decade for example, activities. surprise to become the recipient of the 2009 amazing support has been received from the Rich has been one of the principal Geological Society of America’s Rip Rapp following (again to name but a few!): Sandra promoters of soil microchemical (e.g., Award for Archaeological Geology. As a Brit Bond, Barbara Brown, Kevin Reeves, Thilo microprobe, magnetic susceptibility) and I feel even more gratified by this honour, and Rehren, Arlene Rosen, Stephen Shennan micromorphological techniques applied hopefully this reflects well on the standard of (director of the IoA) and the late Peter Ucko to archaeological issues and topics. The geoarchaeology both in the UK and Europe (retired director of the IoA). spectrum of topics is broad and include: as a whole. Nevertheless, I imagine that part Once again, I’d like to thank Paul palaeoagriculture and early pastoralism in of this recognition results from my close Goldberg for being my citationist for this Europe and the Middle East, Palaeolithic sites collaboration with Paul Goldberg, the journal award, and I am extremely grateful to and their environmental settings (Boxgrove; Geoarchaeology (at which he was an editor the Geological Society of America and Gorham’s Cave), experimental archaeology for so long), and Boston University where committee members such as Ralph Mandel, (e.g., Butser Farm, Overton Down, and I am an Associate Research Fellow in the for honouring me and my discipline in this Wareham), human-induced landscape Department of Archaeology. In fact over the way. changes, urban archaeology (e.g., Dark Earth last decade, Boston has become something of and early Medieval occupation and floor a second home and laboratory! deposits), and the analysis of human materials (e.g., lime plaster, mortar, and other building materials). He has published numerous articles on soils, soil micromorphology, and archaeological sediments, and has co- THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2009 MEDALS & AWARDS GILBERT H. CADY research in this field brought him a wide Response by R. Marc Bustin recognition not only in the scientific world It is great pleasure that I acknowledge AWARD but also in the industry, reflected in countless and thank the GSA for the Cady Award. invitations to present short courses and Presented to R. Marc Bustin Past recipients of the award include the give invited talks in North America and most respected coal scientists and engineers internationally. In my opinion, his outstanding and I am truly honored to be considered in recognition of the key research problems such esteemed company. My interests in and providing creative solutions remain coal geology goes back to the early 1970s unparalleled in the field. when I was a naive student in the Canadian In addition to his outstanding Arctic Islands with the Geological Survey contribution to coal research, Marc is a of Canada under the tutelage of Drs. Hugh dedicated teacher and mentor. Since 1982 Balkwill, Ken Roy and Steve Hopkins. Their he has advised more than 40 students and patience and encouragement are to a great several postdoctoral fellows. Many of extent responsible for my career choice and these individuals hold important academic career values, and I here acknowledge and and industrial positions, a testimony to thank them. As a teacher I have had the his abilities as a teacher as well as to the good fortune to have had some remarkable importance and timeliness of his research. He graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and exhibits a finely honed intuition and a keen research associates and what success I have scientific imagination, and he masterfully R. Marc Bustin had as a researcher must at minimum be instills these traits in his students and co- University of British Columbia equally shared by them. Through the last 30 workers. We all continue to be inspired by years I have had the remarkable good fortune his depth of knowledge, professionalism, and to have had the best job, that of a professor scientific intuition, and often seek his advice. at one of the great universities situated in Bustin has also shown his commitment one of the most beautiful cities in the world Citation by Maria Mastalerz to coal geology by serving as Associate Editor with access to adequate funds to pursue of the International Journal of Coal Geology; It is a great honor to recognize R. Marc my curiosities. Such a great job and work reviewing countless papers for other scientific Bustin for his outstanding contributions environment was made possible by the tax journals; working in various capacities in to the field of coal geology. A graduate of payers of Canada and I hope that the Cady such organizations as CSCOP, ICCP, and University of Calgary and the University Award in some small way helps validate their GSA; and participating in the organization of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, R. investment in my research program over the of scientific conferences, short courses, Marc Bustin has been a Professor of Geology last three decades. at the UBC in Vancouver since 1979. My workshops, and other scientific events. association with Marc started 19 years ago, He has received a number of national and when he offered me a postdoctoral position international awards, including the Thiessen at UBC, but his diversified scientific research Award, the highest award presented by the has been a major resource throughout all my International Committee for Coal and Organic professional career. Petrology. Bustin’s contribution to coal geology R. Marc Bustin is a distinguished coal is immense. His early papers on the geologist, one the best of our time, and for his Fraser River Delta peat deposits are still research, dedication to teaching, and service important references on modern peat- to coal-related professional organizations, it forming environments. Those early papers is an honor to recognize him with the Gilbert already established him as an outstanding H. Cady Award of the Geological Society of sedimentologist/coal geologist.
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