Professor Jean-Paul ("J-P") Franzidis (JKMRC)
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J-P
Franzidis graduated with BSc(Chem Eng) and MSc(Eng) from the
University of Cape Town (UCT), and obtained his PhD from the
Open University in England in 1983. He worked for three years
for the Anglo American/De Beers group, gaining experience in
gold, uranium, diamonds and coal processing. He joined the Chemical
Engineering Department at UCT as a senior lecturer in 1983,
and was Head of Department in 1995 and 1996. He was responsible
for developing the Minerals Processing Option within the chemical
engineering curriculum. His research was in the area of fine
coal beneficiation, especially by flotation. With Cyril O'Connor
he established the Gencor Flotation Research Group at UCT in
1990, whose focus was the evaluation of novel flotation technologies
(primarily column cells). He spent 1994 on sabbatical at the
JKMRC and was involved in the flotation module of the P9K project.
While at the JKMRC, he became aware of the possible synergies
of collaboration between JKMRC and the UCT flotation group.
As a result, UCT was invited to participate in the flotation
module of P9L. In 1996, J-P joined the JKMRC as project leader
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Martin
Harris (UCT)
mch@chemeng.uct.ac.za
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Martin
Harris graduated with a BSc Chemical Engineering degree from
the University of Cape Town in 1983, and an MSc in Chemical
Engineering from the same institution in 1987. Since 1986 he
has been employed as a researcher by the Flotation Research
Group (since 1998, the Mineral Processing Research Unit) in
the Department of Chemical Engineering, UCT. From 1986-1990,
he carried out research on fine coal beneficiation, and provided
consulting and design services to the South African minerals
industry on the use of novel flotation technologies. Between
1990 and 1997, he managed the UCT-Gencor flotation research
group investigating and evaluating novel flotation technology.
Since 1996, when the MPRU was sub-contracted by the JKMRC to
collaborate in the AMIRA P9L Research Project, he has participated
in the planning and execution of research conducted on behalf
of sponsors of the flotation module of this project. He is currently
manager of P9 activities in South Africa. In addition, he has
played an active role in furthering the development of the flotation
computer simulation package, JKSimFloat. His main research interests
are in the areas of flotation circuit modelling and simulation,
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Whiten joined what is now the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research
Centre as a research assistant in 1966 and has worked in this
group ever since. He completed a PhD in 1972 on 'Simulation
and Model Building for Mineral Processing' after studying part
time. This thesis among other things developed the now standard
model of industrial crushers, and a systematic approach to model
building that has become the basis for continuing work in improving
and automating model building. He has published more than 70
technical papers on a wide range of topics including process
simulation, regression techniques,model building, and clustering
techniques. He has worked extensively in the development and
application of specific process models for mineral processing
applications. He has worked extensively with models of crushing
and grinding equipment having developed theoretical relations
that govern these models.
In
1993 he shared the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
"Mineral Industry Operating Techniques Award" for
development of the JKSimMet Metallurgical Simulation System.
The citation reads 'In recognition of the development of the
JKSimMet metallurgical simulator system at the Julius Kruttschnitt
Mineral Research Centre in the University of Queensland which
has achieved worldwide acclaim and commercial acceptance'.
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Dr
Dave Deglon (UCT)
dad@chemeng.uct.ac.za
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Dave
Deglon graduated with a BSc Chemical Engineering degree from
the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1989. He
worked for some years within the Rand Mines group as a metallurgist
on coal, gold and platinum operations. He left Rand Mines in
1992 and joined UCT as a part-time research officer in the Department
of Chemical Engineering. The following year he was appointed
as a technical officer of the Western Cape Mineral Processing
Facility, a collaborative educational venture with the University
of Stellenbosch and the Cape Technikon. In 1996 he was appointed
as a senior lecturer in mineral processing within the Department
of Chemical Engineering, and commenced postgraduate studies
in flotation. He was awarded a PhD degree in 1998 for a fundamental
studies on flotation kinetics. Since 1996 he has been heavily
involved in flotation research on mechanical flotation cells
and has played an active role in the day-to-day operation of
the South African component of the AMIRA P9 project. His current
research goal is to quantify and to develop a fundamental understanding
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Stephen
Gay's main field of academic interest is in mathematical modelling.
He graduated in 1982 with First Class Honors at the University
of Queensland. In 1986 he completed an MSc by research from
the University of Sydney, and has recently earned his PhD
at the JKMRC, University of Queensland. The respective research
topics of his degrees reflect a broad and eclectic range of
experience including medical mathematics, oceanography and
mineral processing. He has gained professional work experience
with a similarly broad range of research organizations, commencing
with computer programming for the implementation of algorithms
in operations research. He was also responsible for the numerical
modelling of ocean currents and remote sensing equipment involving
marine projects. At present, he is a Senior Research Officer
at the JKMRC engaged in liberation modelling, stereology,
image analysis and the development of a commercial mass balancing
model.
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Jim
Finch (McGill)
jim.finch@mcgill.ca
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Graduated
from Birmingham University (Minerals Engineering), B.Sc in 1969,
and from McGill University (Metallurgical Eng.), M.Sc, 1971
and Ph.D, 1973. He has been on staff in the Department of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineering (now Mining, Metals and Materials
Engineering), McGill University since 1973, becoming a full
professor in 1985 and serving as Chair from 1988 to 1991. Since
1991 he has held successively the INCO-NSERC Chair (1991-1996)
and Industry Chair in Mineral Processing (1996-) sponsored (2003)
by six Canadian companies. Since 2001 he has collaborated with
the Julius Kruttschitt Mineral research Centre and the University
of Cape Town on the Amira P9 project. His research interests
are flotation chemistry and physics, flotation machines, sensors,
and metal recovery from waste streams. He has had published
over 250 articles and one book, Column Flotation, with Glenn
Dobby. In November 2003 he was inducted into the Academy of
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Emmy
Manlapig received his BSc MetEng at the University of the Philippines,
and joined the JKMRC in 1973 to do postgraduate research on
flotation simulation and control. He was awarded MEngSc in 1975
and PhD in 1977. He then conducted post doctoral research work
at the Michigan Technological University USA from 1977-1979.
He specialised in conventional and autogenous grinding simulation
and control. He returned to the JKMRC in 1979 as a Research
Fellow to implement control at a number of concentrators in
Australia. In 1980 he joined Mount Isa Mines Limited. He was
with MIM from 1980 to 1990 in a number of senior capacities
including Mineral Processing Research Manager. He conducted
and directed research in mineral processing including liberation,
grinding, classification and flotation. He joined the Department
of Mining Minerals and Materials Engineering at the University
of Queensland in 1990 as a Principal Research Fellow. He teaches
minerals processing to undergraduate students at the department.
He supervises graduate students on flotation research at the
JKMRC. He is also a consultant with MIM Process Technologies.
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Sergio
comes from Brazil. He holds a BEng in Mining Engineering from
the Federal University of Ouro Preto and an MEngSc in Mineral
Processing from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
He joined the Flotation Group at the JKMRC in 1997 where he
is currently studying towards his PhD
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