BSc degree in Physics from the University of Melbourne in 1967 and subsequently a PhD degree from the same University in 1972 for development of a new electron microscope system and its use in electron diffraction studies of the structure of barium titanate. Joined the CSIRO Division of Mineral Physics in November 1971 to work on the application of nuclear techniques to the on-stream analysis of iron ore and subsequently other mineral commodities, including coal. Over the last twenty years has been involved in mineral processing research, particularly iron ore processing. Currently Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO Mineral Resources, focussing primarily on ore characterisation, comminution, beneficiation, agglomeration, process instrumentation and quality control. Currently an Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), an AusIMM Chartered Professional in Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics, President of the International Mineral Processing Council, and President of the International Pierre Gy Sampling Association.

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Senior geometallurgist at Olympic Dam, BHP. Previous metallurgical experience at Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

Dr Jonathon Speed CChem is the Product and Applications Manager at Keit Spectrometers. Receiving both his Masters and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Southampton, UK. Dr Speed has authored multiple publications in the field of vibrational spectroscopy, including for the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the American Chemical Society (ACS). His areas of expertise include nanotechnology, spectroscopy and the use of chemometrics to monitor and control industrial processes. His most recent experience is in the use of FTIR spectroscopy to improve efficiency and safety for a range of industrial applications such as: pulp and paper manufacturing, fermentation, metals refining and fats refining.

Dr Jillian Moffatt majored in physics, and completed Honours and Masters with the Prescott Environmental Luminescence Laboratory, studying dosimetric properties of glasses and luminescence dating of quartz sands. Jillian completed her PhD in 2020, studying fluorescence signatures of minerals and their applicability to real-time mineral identification. Since then, her research has focused on fluorescence identification of minerals, including projects such as the Fluorine Mineral Sensor, Speciation of Feldspars, and Mineral Identification for Lunar Missions.

Altansukh Batnasan obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemical engineering from Mongolian University of Science and Technology in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. degree in materials engineering in 2011 from Tohoku University, Japan. He is a project lecturer of the Department of Earth Resource Engineering and Environmental Science at the Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Akita University, Japan. His research areas are mineral processing, and extractive metallurgy, wherein effective and eco-friendly processes and methods of separating commercially available minerals from their ores and extracting metals from their mineral deposits are investigated.

Andrew Millar has over 20 years in the mining industry. Andrew is experienced in the mining project life-cycle from discovery to operations. Andrew’s expertise includes metallurgical testwork (bench and pilot plants), process engineering and flowsheet design, as well as plant operation and optimisation. Andrew also has a strong focus on techno-economic modelling and financial evaluation of process flowsheets. Andrew is a member of the AusIMM and has attained charted professional (Metallurgy) status. Andrew has also attained RPEQ status. Andrew has a Bachelors degree in Engineering (Minerals Process) from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Certificate of Finance from Macquarie University.