I am a PhD student with the Extractive Metallurgy Hub (Centre for Water, Energy and Waste) at the Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University. My research primarily focuses on mineral extraction and recovery. I have worked as a graduate mineral engineer and Assistant Officer for the Minerals Commission of Ghana for three years, providing services to small-scale miners on mineral rights acquisition and sustainable mining practices. I graduated from the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana, in 2020 with First class honours in Minerals Engineering. My current research project is on the recovery of lithium from lithium liquors using electrodialysis.

Danni Luo is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne, working under Professor George Franks. Her research focuses on fine particle mineral processing, with particular emphasis on spodumene flotation, selective flocculation-flotation, and lithium ore beneficiation. She is affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals and the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC). Danni completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne, with a thesis titled "Fine Spodumene Flotation for Lithium Extraction", developing novel selective flocculation-flotation strategies for fine spodumene recovery using anionic polyacrylamide and calcium activation. She holds a Master of Science (Chemistry) with Distinction. Her work addresses critical challenges in the processing of fine lithium-bearing ores, with direct relevance to improving recovery efficiencies in Australian hard-rock lithium operations and supporting the broader critical minerals supply chain.

Clive Brereton is Chief Technology Officer of NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. and Vice President of NORAM Engineering and Constructors. He is a chemical process engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the development of electrolysis, nitration and thermal technologies and has played a central role over the past three decades in the development, design and commissioning of NESI’s commercial electrolysis systems. Clive holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Bernadette has over 25 years of experience in engineering and mineral processing as well as specific expertise in hydrometallurgy flowsheet development and plant design. Having lived and worked on resources projects and studies (copper, gold, lithium and cobalt) in North and South America, Africa, and Australia, Bernadette has extensive global and commodity experience, such as the Mina Justa Project in Peru, for which she was the oxide plant lead engineer. With experience working for major mining companies including Xstrata / Glencore, BHP and Rio Tinto as well as mid-small tier companies, Bernadette has a good understanding of the owner’s side financial evaluation, capital project execution and growth strategy requirements.   As a process industry leader and passionate champion of a circular economy, her technical depth in metal recovery is in base, critical and battery metals using leaching and solvent extraction, including from secondary (mine or e-waste) sources.  Bernadette was a committee volunteer with the Southern Qld branch of AusIMM, serving two years as exec secretary.

Yogesh is a Technical Manager at Derrick Australia, focusing on operational improvements in mineral processing circuits through improvements in classification. He has an experience of 14 years in the Mining industry in the areas of Research, Operational Excellence, and Design. He has acquired MPhil by submitting a thesis on the “Development of a standard methodology for energy efficiency measurement in comminution processes” at JKMRC, The University of Queensland.

Michael is a Lead Process Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the mining and minerals processing industry, with a focus on critical minerals, gold, copper and coal. He has led multidisciplinary engineering teams through project development, detailed design, commissioning and plant performance testing across major projects in Australia and Canada. His experience spans both engineering and operations, providing a practical perspective on translating process design into safe, efficient and reliable plant performance. Michael brings strong technical and project leadership capability, with a particular interest in the challenges of developing and delivering new critical minerals processing facilities.