Staff, Students and Mentors
Learn more about the people involved in the Hub.
Governance and management
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Governing Board & Science Steering Committee
The Governing Board provided strategic direction and the Science Steering Committee ensured that the research complements industry aims.
Dr Kathy Ehrig
BHPPrincipal Geometallurgist
Mr Brett Triffett
OZ MineralsConcentrate Treatment Plant Project Director
ANSTO Minerals and Radiation ServicesGeneral Manager
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Management Team
The Management Team is responsible for project delivery and coordination.
Ms Louise Beazley
The ³ÉÈË´óƬHub Administrator
Research Nodes
There were three areas of specialty (called Nodes) in our Hub. Each was led by a researcher with international recognition in their field.
Node leaders guided the work program of their team and developed strategies to grow opportunities for the Node. They also facilitated communication with the management team, the board and other Node leaders.
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Node 1 Team: Understanding the minerals
Monash UniversityNode 1 Leader
Uranium, rare earth elements, tellurium geochemistry
Monash UniversityNode 1 Researcher
Metal mobility in mineral-aqueous systems
Monash UniversityNode 1 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Investigating the transport of Pb, Po in natural uranium minerals and associated gangue towards improving processing
Alok Chaudhari
Monash UniversityNode 1 PhD Student
Investigating radiation induced porosity
Prof Nigel Cook
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 Researcher (see also Governing Board and Management Team)
Suflide ore deposits, particularly mineral assemblages, chemistry and texture
A/Prof Yung Ngothai
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 Researcher
Metal sulfide chemistry, materials science and engineering
Dr Ben Grguric
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 Researcher
Geometallurgy. Ore deposit characterisation and research on ore genesis processes
Danielle Schmandt
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 PhD Student - Completed
Mineralogy and chemistry of IOCG ores
Mark Rollog
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 PhD Student - Completed
Polonium chemistry and nano-scale mineralogical analyses
Nicholas Owen
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 1 PhD Student
283U decay deportment with relation to mineralogy and geochemistry
Flinders UniversityNode 1 Researcher
Mineral formation by hydrothermal processes, neutron and x-ray diffraction
Flinders UniversityNode 1 Researcher
Uranium, radioanalytical techniques
Flinders UniversityNode 1 Research Associate
The nature of porous minerals: characterization using neutron and nano-tomography techniques
Flinders UniversityNode 1 Research Associate
Investigate permeability pathways such as porosity and grain boundaries
Dr Kathy Ehrig
µþ±á±ÊÌýNode 1 Industry Mentor
Understanding of the genesis of the Olympic Dam deposit -
Node 2 Team: Analysing the rocks
Professor Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Researcher
Nanocomposite glasses, fabrication techniques, surface functionalisation of glass
Adj Prof Nigel Spooner
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Researcher
Fibre optic and imaging for environmental dosimetry, natural radiation fields
Prof Nigel Cook
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Researcher (see also Governing Board, Management Team and Node 1 Team)
Suflide ore deposits, particularly mineral assemblages, chemistry and texture
Dr Ruth Shaw
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (see also Management Team)
Characterization of doped glass for sensing natural radiation fields
Dr Chris Kalnins
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Radiation field detection and quantification in solid and liquid phase materials
Danielle Questiaux
The ³ÉÈË´óƬNode 2 Research Associate
Alpha particle track detection in Minerals, Image Analysis
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Node 3 Team: Removing non-target metals
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Leader
High temperature processing of minerals and materials
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Researcher
Leaching fundamentals, including ion exchange, adsorption and precipitation reactionsÌý
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Researcher
Froth floatation, solution chemistry, colloid/surface chemistry, electrochemistry
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Researcher
Aqueous processing of minerals and solution chemistry
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
RN leaching, SX/IX and crystallisation processes
Toby Hamilton
The University of QueenslandNode 3 PhD Student
Separating non-target metals from copper concentrates using physical processing
Kelly Byrne
The University of QueenslandNode 3 Masters Student
Investigate the metathesis reaction on non-target metals
Mr Brett Triffett
OZ MineralsNode 3 Industry Mentor
Understanding of the genesis of the Carrapateena deposit
Ms Katie Hulmes
OZ MineralsNode 3 Industry Mentor
Understanding of the genesis of the Carrapateena deposit
Radiation sensing capability
The Hub mineral processing and fundamental minerology research had to be supported by a cheap, fast, reliable analytical program. The Hub made the decision to bring as much as possible of this in-house to create a dedicated unit to deal with sample management and analysis.
Government involvement
The Hub complemented the Department for Energy and Mining's (DEM) .
Hub partner DEM committed $10 million over five years, through the , as innovation seed funding toward next generation minerals processing and other strategically important capabilities – this is also in-line with the Hub’s work.
DEM has provided funding because the Hub's research is crucial to South Australia's Strategic Plan Priority of realising the benefits of the mining boom for all.
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Government personnel
Dr Paul Heithersay
Department for Energy and MiningChief Executive
Mr Paul Goiak
Department for Innovation and SkillsChief Digital and Data Officer
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Our partners
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