Graduated PhD in Mechanical Engineering; Sales and Technology Manager with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG in the Department of Pyroprocessing Technologies of BU Mining Technologies, Working on Lithium Thermal Treatment and Decrepitation Projects (e.g. R&D testworks, plant and process design as well as contract execution).

Richard graduated with a MSc(hons) degree in Chemistry and Earth Sciences from the University of Waikato, in New Zealand. Since that time has worked in a variety of roles with global chemical suppliers, mining companies (WMC Resources) and leading equipment suppliers (FLSmith & McLanahan). After an earlier career in the Pulp & Paper industry he now has over 20 years’ experience in mineral processing in Australia. His current position with McLanahan Corporation includes sales and product development and is based in Perth.

Dr Chris Griffith is a Senior Process Chemist and the Business Development Lead within ANSTO Minerals. His role encompasses a wide range of activities including desktop assessment of prospective projects, mineralogy, beneficiation, flowsheet selection and definition, radioactivity deportment/management and continuous piloting. Over an almost 20 year career, Chris has been involved in research in the nuclear industry and process development for the mining industries. Chris joined ANSTO Minerals in 2008 and since then has lead or contributed to the process development and piloting efforts on numerous projects for the extraction of RE, Li, U, Zr and Nb.

Lev Filippov is a Professor at Engineering school of Geology, and Head of Minerals engineering department at GeoResources Laoratory (University of Lorraine, Nancy, France). He otained PhD in Mineral processing in 1985 and Doctor in Geosciences in1996. His current research interests include physical chemistry aspects of oxide minerals flotation, modelling and development of fine particle flotation in column and in new intensive flotation machine. Hi is author of more than 150 published journal and conference papers and more than 20 patents.

Mr Hunwick’s recent focus has been the development of a ‘closed’ process for producing high-purity lithium chemicals from the hard-rock mineral spodumene. This work draws upon an international career in process design, equipment design and marketing, and completing more than 100 business and corporate strategy assignments for clients in the power, other energy and heavy process industries over nearly half a century. A chemical engineer (BE Chem, Adel.), he also has an MBA from the AGSM, and is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Chemical Society (ACS) .

Dr Jewell is a chemical engineer focusing on the extraction of of light metals. Daniel’s PhD examined the production of pure titanium by the electro-extraction of oxygen from TiO2 (FFC/Metalysis process) before he joined the University of Cambridge to develop the the Chinuka Process: electro-deposition of titanium in molten salts. Daniel moved to Australia in 2014 to lead the research and development of a continuous metallothermic titanium extraction process (TiRO/Coogee Titanium) before joining CSIRO in 2016. He currently develops the MagSonic™ and LithSonic™ processes for extraction of magnesium and lithium metal, respectively, through a carbothermal reduction coupled to supersonic quenching.

Mr Huan Li is currently a second-year PhD student in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at Curtin University. Before starting his PhD study, Huan completed a three-year Master by research program in Chemical Engineering at Fuzhou University, China in 2016. Huan’s research areas include the recycling of electronic waste, the recovery of lithium from spodumene, lepidolite and spent electric vehicle batteries.

Thomas is an interdisciplinary Environmental Scientist and Geochemist with expertise in environmental geochemistry, mineralogy, ecological risk assessment, toxicology and ecological restoration. Thomas has nine years’ applied research and consultancy experience in the field of Biogeochemistry and Restoration Ecology, predominantly problem-solving for the mineral resources industry.