The highest award of the Geological Association of Canada is presented to an individual for sustained distinguished achievement in Canadian earth science.
2024 Logan Medalist
Dr. Sandra Barr (Acadia University)
“Awarded for Dr. Sandra Barr’s sustained excellence in research in the Northern Appalachian orogen, which has transformed our understanding of the Appalachian-Caledonide orogen and the way we apply plate tectonic principles to ancient orogenic belts.”
Dr. Sandra Barr is a Professor Emerita at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. She has fundamentally changed the way we view orogenic belts, particularly the Northern Appalachians. Her work is timeless because it is always grounded in meticulous field mapping, and seamlessly integrates analytical data from an incredible variety of scientific disciplines, from micropaleontology to geophysics. Dr. Barr is one of the most versatile scientists working in Earth sciences today and nobody knows Nova Scotia’s and the Atlantic Provinces’ geology better than she does. Her research has been fundamental to the study of the Appalachian-Caledonide orogen and has contributed immensely to our understanding of orogenic systems worldwide.
The deadline for National Medal nomination forms is January 5th, 2024
Previous Award Winners
2023 Sandra L. Kamo
2022 Brendan Murphy
2021 Kurt Konhauser
2020 Margot McMechan
2019 Cees van Staal
2018 Barbara Sherwood Lollar
2017 Roy Hyndman
2016 Brian Jones
2015 Richard Grieve
2014 Andrew Miall
2013 George Pemberton
2012 Robert Kerrich
2011 Anthony E. Williams-Jones
2010 Christopher Barnes
2009 Noel James
2008 James M. Franklin
2007 John Clague
2006 Claude Hillaire-Marcel
2005 Ron M. Clowes
2004 Stewart Blusson
2003 Fred Longstaffe
2002 James Monger
2001 S.E. Calvert
2000 H. Gabrielse
1999 R. G. Walker
1998 D.F. Sangster