Measured

Measured #30- Jun Cowan

July 26, 2023 RSC Season 1 Episode 30

The conceptual founder of Leapfrog, Jun Cowan has an abundance of knowledge to share about geological modelling. Jun joins Rene in the Dunedin studio to discuss how he got his start, Leapfrog and his latest paper.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

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Timestamps
1:40 Introducing Jun
9:21 Joining SRK and developing ideas
13:26 Making geological sections
19:39 “Auto Domaining”
23:03 Leapfrog – the journey
31:42 Jun’s paper
39:00 What should not have changed in the software
50:20 Our Responsibility 
54:50 Education
1:04:55 Thoughts on the Parker Challenge
1:09:52 Revisiting Jun’s paper
1:12:40 Dealing with the naysayers