Dr Emmy Manlapig
e.manlapig@uq.edu.au

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.