The International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR) has instituted a prestigious
Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary
Contribution (2023). This years recipient is Professor
Darren Lingley (Kochi University). The award
citation is given below:
This award recognizes more than
a decade of scholarly collaboration and executive level
contribution on behalf of the International Association
for Gondwana Research (IAGR) academic society. Darren
has been an IAGR Executive Council member since 2010 and
heads the IAGR Japan office. He plays an active role in
helping to steer IAGR and served as Chair the 2019
Annual Convention and 16th International Conference held
in Kochi, Japan. He is the inaugural winner of this
award. The award carries this citation and a cash price
of 200,000 Yen as a token of Prof. Darren Lingley’s
outstanding contributions.