Gwendy Hall

Gwendy, an Honorary Fellow of the Association as well as the recipient of the AAG's Gold Medal (2005) and Silver Medal (2013), worked as a Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa (retired). Her passion for science and the AAG, a high level of integrity, and a humility that has enabled her to communicate widely as well as encourage and mentor the research of others is well established.

Gwendy Hall has had a prolific publication record over her long career, including 35+ years at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) as a research scientist. She has published over 200 papers in recognized scientific journals (>100 as lead author), over 45 GSC reports, and more than 10 book chapters (many as an invited author). Although she is perhaps best known for her work on selective leaches and their application to mineral exploration, her R&D work and resulting publications cover a wide range of topics, including hydrogeochemistry, the development and application of cost-effective approaches for analysis of a broad range of elements to ultra-low levels, environmental geochemistry, the development of specialized techniques to detect individual elements, evaluation of pXRF technology for real-time acquisition of geochemical data, and the application of geochemistry to detect past nuclear test explosions. She has been on the editorial board of prestigious scientific journals, including Chemical Geology and Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, and was instrumental in the creation of the AAG's journal Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis in 2001, serving as Editor-in-Chief from inception until 2015.

Throughout her career, Gwendy has made a consistent contribution to the transfer and dissemination of applied geochemistry knowledge. She has made more than 270 conference presentations, including at all AEG & AAG symposia since 1987, and has presented over 25 seminars to industry, government and academia, including the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy distinguished lecture series in 2005 and 2006.

Gwendy has been a long-serving member of the AEG and AAG since joining the Association in 1987, serving unselfishly and guiding its development. She has been an ongoing member of the AAG Council since 1989, led it as President in 1994–95, and was the AEG's Distinguished Lecturer in 1998–99. She is currently AAG Treasurer, a key executive position that she has filled since 1996.