David W. Eaton, Co-Director and Scientific Advisor of the Consortium for Distributed and Passive Sensing (C-DaPS), was awarded the Roy O. Lindseth Medal by the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to geophysics research.
As one of the founding Directors of C-DaPS, Prof. Eaton has made a profound and lasting impact on geophysics in Canada and internationally. His career spans more than 40 years and bridges academic excellence with industry application. After completing his Ph.D. in geophysics at the University of Calgary in 1992, he held faculty positions at the University of Western Ontario, where he helped build one of Canada’s strongest seismology research groups, before returning to the University of Calgary in 2007 as Head of the Department of Geoscience.
Through the consortium, Prof. Eaton has supervised more than 40 MSc and PhD students, many of whom now hold senior positions in academia, industry, and regulatory agencies. His former students frequently credit his guidance and encouragement as pivotal to their careers.
About the Roy O. Lindseth CSEG Medal
The Roy O. Lindseth CSEG Medal was introduced in 1988 and is the highest award that the Society bestows. The CSEG Medal title was changed in 2019 to the Roy O. Lindseth CSEG Medal in order to honour Roy and his many contributions to geophysics after he passed away in 2018. The Roy O. Lindseth CSEG Medal is given in recognition of the contribution to Exploration Geophysics by a member of the profession in Canada. It can be gained through a long-standing significant contribution to the application, teaching or business development of Exploration Geophysics. It can also be gained through a single achievement in any of these areas, which has been recognized over a period of years as a significant development. The award will be made to a member of the geophysical profession who is recognized for their integrity as well as their accomplishments.
Below is the full citation of Prof. Eaton. For full details, please refer to the CSEG website: https://cseg.ca/governance/awards/.