Study level
- PhD
- Master of Philosophy
- Honours
Faculty/School
Faculty of Engineering
Topic status
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Supervisors
Professor Graeme Millar
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
Overview
Mining represents one of the largest industry sectors in Australia. It is central to creating 1 million direct or indirect jobs and generates significant wealth to Australia. However, the mining industry produces a substantial amount of waste material which ideally needs to be recycled.
Research activities
- characterization of mining waste
- low-cost activation of mining wastes
- purification of wastes
- synthesis of value-added materials such as zeolites
- process design for material manufacture
- demonstration at scale.
Outcomes
- minimization of the environmental impact of mining waste
- stimulation of jobs in rural areas
- new product lines.
Skills and experience
- industrial chemist
- process engineer
- strong interest in sustainability.
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