Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland explained

The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (now known as the Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland^[1]) 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.^[2]

Publications

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 Abstracts bibliographic database. Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals are hybrid journals, publishing both subscription-based and open access articles.

Awards and honours

Aside from the denotation of senior members or Fellows of the Society that are permitted to use the post-nomial 'FMinSoc',^[3] 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

Source: 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 Wilson

Max Hey Medal recipients