Prof Ian Pilmer on science, environmentalism as religion, Darwin, Wallace & geology

Prof Ian Pilmer has won the following awards •1994 - Daley Prize, for communication of science, Australian Museum •1994 - Goldfields Prize, for best paper in Institution of Mining and Metallurgy •1995 - Eureka Prize, for promotion of science, Australian Museum •1995 - Australian Humanist of the Year, Humanist Society of New South Wales • 1998 - Leopold-von-Buch-Plakette, German Geological Society •1999 Fellow Australian Academy of technological sciences and engineering •2001 - Centenary Medal, Australian Government •2002 - Eureka Prize, for best science book - A Short History of Planet Earth, Australian Museum •2004 - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales •2005 - Rio Tinto Award, for Mining Excellence •2005 - Sir Willis Connolly Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy •2009 - 'Plimerite' a new phosphate mineral named in honour of Plimer for his contributions to the geology of ore deposits, in particular the Broken Hill deposit.