Experienced life cycle assessment practitioner providing qualitative and quantitative cradle-to-cradle life cycle assessments (LCA) according to the ISO14040:2006, 14044:2006 and ISO 14067 standards for measuring the environmental impacts of critical metals. Experienced in providing detailed LCAs for lithium, base metals, REE, and graphite materials and Li-ion battery cell/pack manufacturing and recycling. Supported major battery manufacturers and OEMs in providing carbon footprint reports in line with the EU battery regulations.

Michael Page is a Hydrometallurgist and Research Scientist working at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Minerals business unit. Michael has been with ANSTO for over 9 years where his work has focused on process development for commercial lithium projects, including both brine and hard rock resources. At ANSTO, Michael also conducts research on mineral processing technologies. The work presented here is the result of an undergraduate Honours research project completed by Patrick Mankarious at the University of NSW (Chemical Engineering), under Michael’s supervision.

Rorie Gilligan completed a PhD in metallurgy at Murdoch University in 2017 on the leaching of refractory uranium ores. Since then he has worked on more than a dozen metallurgical research projects at Murdoch University with the Hydrometallurgy Research Group led by Professor Aleks Nikoloski, most of which were on lithium or vanadium.

Experienced Process Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the mining & metals industry. Skilled in Mineral Exploration, Copper, Nickel, Mining, and Management. Strong engineering professional graduated from U of QLD.

Claudia is Director Technology – Evaporation and Crystallization and responsible for product strategy and development as well as successful technology delivery to KBR’s customers worldwide. Claudia has a successful track-record of 15 years of industry experience in crystallization and is Vice-Chair of the EFCE Working Party on Crystallization. She holds a PhD in Natural Sciences from ETH Zurich, Switzerland and a Master of Science degree in Geology from Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany.

As a professor of practice at Curtin University, Tony shares his extensive engineering and management experience in critical minerals with students and researchers. Tony is a fellow and chartered professional member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM-CP), and a member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD). Tony is an experienced engineer and executive, who worked in the resources sector for over 30 years, with over 25 professional years of expertise in the full life cycle of mineral processing, extraction, refine and complex chemical projects, from concepts development, test work, engineering design, construction, commissioning, ramp up to steady production operations. Tony is passionate about developing innovative and sustainable solutions for critical minerals and energy challenges and facilitating industry-academia collaboration and knowledge transfer. Tony is also the technical leader, project and operations management of the Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant (CPPPP) – successfully delivered AUD 15 million stage 2 program for the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre -FBICRC, where Tony and his team delivered the development and optimisation of the production of pCAM production of various NCM co-precipitation chemistries for lithium battery. Tony serves as the chairman of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for Perth Branch, where Tony advocates for the professional development and recognition of the minerals sector in Western Australia.