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Travel Awards 2020
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Minerals, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Minerals Travel Awards.
The Travel Awards were granted to three winners:
Dr. Ahmad Hassanzadeh’s research focuses on coupling fundamental, theoretical, and experimental aspects of mineral processing to industrial applications. He holds a Ph.D. and Post-Doc in mineral processing engineering with three years experience in a copper beneficiation plant. Ahmad will present his most recent results at the XXX IMPC (Cape Town, South Africa).
Dr. Francesco Izzo is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Naples Federico II (DiSTAR). His research is currently focused on the mineralogical and petrographic characterization of exotic, imitation, and traditional ceramic productions from Cumae and other archaeological sites of Southern Italy. The results of his research will be presented at the 43rd International Symposium on Archaeometry (Lisbon, Portugal).
Dr. Gloria Belén Ramírez-Rodríguez, postdoctoral researcher with the BioNanoMetals group at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Granada (Spain). Her research focuses on devising innovative nano-structured materials inspired in bone biomineralization with potential application in several fields from bone regeneration and drug delivery to sustainable agriculture. She will present her most recent work at the World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2020, Glasgow, U.K.).
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference within the next two years.
Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester
Editor-in-Chief, Minerals
Endowed Pevehouse Chair
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
Travel Award in Mineral Processing and Metallurgy 2020
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of Minerals Editorial Board, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Minerals Travel Award in the Mineral Processing and Metallurgy Section.
The award was granted to Dr. Sunil Kumar Tripathy.
Dr. Sunil Kumar Tripathy is a Postdoctorate Fellow at GeoRessources, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. He is involved in a research project on rare metal granite ore for recovering Li and other critical metals. He received his Ph.D. from ISM-Dhanbad, India, in 2016 and has more than 11 years of industrial research experience at Tata Steel Ltd.
Dr. Sunil Kumar Tripathy will present his most recent results at the XXX IMPC (Cape Town, South Africa).
The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend any academic conference within the next two years.
Prof. Dr. Luis Marcelo Marques Tavares
Editorial Board Member, Minerals
Minerals established the Best Paper Award to acknowledge the support of the journal’s authors and to recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments. Nominated candidates are selected by the Minerals Editorial Board based on the rigor of their science, the significance of their contribution to the field, and the originality of their work. All research articles and review papers published in 2018 are eligible for consideration.
The Evaluation Committee consists of 5 Section Editors in-Chief chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Paul Sylvester. The Best Paper Award winners are:
Cao, S.; Yilmaz, E.; Song, W.
Evaluation of Viscosity, Strength and Microstructural Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill
Minerals 2018, 352; doi:10.3390/min8080352
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/8/352
Vind, J.; Malfliet, A.; Blanpain, B.; Tsakiridis, P.E.;Tkaczyk, A.H.; Vassiliadou, V.; Panias, D.
Rare Earth Element Phases in Bauxite Residue
Minerals 2018, 8, 77; doi:10.3390/min8020077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/2/77
Zhang, Y.; Shao, Y.; Zhang, R.; Li, D.; Liu, Z; Chen, H.
Dating Ore Deposit Using Garnet U–Pb Geochronology: Example from the Xinqiao Cu–S–Fe–Au Deposit, Eastern China
Minerals 2018, 8, 31; doi:10.3390/min8010031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/1/31
In recognition of their accomplishments, each Best Paper Award winner will be given a certificate, a cash award of 500 CHF, and an opportunity to publish a paper in Minerals free of charge (a prize equivalent to 1400 CHF) in Open Access format a er the standard peer-review process.
Travel Award 2019
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Minerals, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Minerals Travel Awards.
Travel Awards were granted to Nicola Campomenosi, Ph.D. student at the Department of Earth Science, Environment & Life, University of Genova, to Timothy Gregory, Ph.D. student at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, and to Dr. Juliane Weber, Post-doctoral fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Mr. Nicola Campomenosi’s research focuses on coupling spectroscopic and mineral physics methods to conventional petrology in order to constrain P and T conditions of mineral formation. His PhD study used Raman spectroscopy to quantify the amount of strain in host-inclusion (garnet–zircon/quartz) mineral systems from the stress-induced birefringence. He plans to present his results at the EGU General Assembly 2019 in Vienna, Austria.
Mr. Timothy Gregory’s PhD research area is the chronology of chondrule formation in the early Solar System. He has presented his work entitled “(26Al/27Al)0 Homogeneity Reinstated, and an Early Onset of Silicate Formation in the Nascent Solar System” at the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Houston, USA).
Dr. Juliane Weber’s research is concerned with the immobilization of harmful elements at environmentally relevant mineral–water interfaces using stateof- the-art high-resolution chemical imaging techniques (synchrotron-based X-rays and neutrons). She will present her most recent results, which indicate that the microstructure of rocks controls replacement reactions more than the mineral reactivity, at the 2019 Goldschmidt conference (Barcelona, Spain).
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference during 2019.
Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester
Editor-in-Chief
Travel Award 2018
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Minerals, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Minerals Travel Awards:
Travel Awards are granted to Dr. Elizaveta Kovaleva, Post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Geology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa and to Dr. Indrani Mukherjee, Post-doctoral fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Dr. Elizaveta Kovaleva’s research involves the analysis of zircon microstructures in tectonic and impact-produced pseudotachylites, and suggests new criteria for distinguishing them. Until now, such criteria have been lacking, leading to potential misinterpretations of the origin of pseudotachylites, especially in the large impact structures, where both pre-impact tectonic and shock melts are present. Additionally, she suggests that deformation microstructures facilitate the understanding of zircon deformation history and its original provenance where the petrological context is lacking (e.g., alluvial zircon, zircon in breccia). The research is based on a combination of methods, including in situ EBSD and microprobe mapping, CL and BSE imaging, and Raman spectroscopy mapping. She is planning to present her work at the EGU General Assembly 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Indrani Mukherjee’s postdoctoral research focusses on understanding pyrite trace element distribution along a single black shale unit (Lower Arthur Creek Formation) across the Georgina Basin (~450 km) in northern Australia. Approximately 2000 pyrite LA-ICP-MS analyses have been undertaken in these organic matter-rich black shales. Her study focuses on the variation in pyrite chemistry with sedimentary facies across the basin and factors controlling these variations, including changes in redox conditions and micronutrient availability. Results provide a measure of how robust the pyrite LA-ICP-MS technique is as a proxy for paleo-redox of the atmosphere–ocean system through time, and its potential for understanding cycles of sedimentary ore deposition. This work will be presented at the Goldschmidt2018 conference, Boston, MA, USA.
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend academic conference during 2018.
Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester
Editor-in-Chief
Travel Awards 2017
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Minerals, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Minerals Travel Awards:
Travel Awards were granted to Dr. Ayla Pamukçu, who is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, USA, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science, Brown University, USA; and to Ms. Jessica Hamilton, Ph.D. student at the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Australia.
Dr. Ayla Pamukçu’s research revolves around understanding the longevity of small and giant rhyolite magma bodies erupted from the same vent using crystal size distributions, melt inclusion faceting, and diffusion chronometry, with a focus on supereruptions—rare but enormous volcanic eruptions, the likes of which have never been witnessed. She is planning to present her work on evaluating the mush + multiple magma body model for the Lake City caldera, CO, USA, at the IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly in Portland, OR, USA.
Ms. Jessica Hamilton’s research focus is developing low-cost treatments for trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in mineral wastes generated by mining, and investigating the potential for recovery of valuable trace metals (i.e., Ni, Cr, Co) from leachates and precipitates generated by the process. She is planning to present her work on optimising geochemical treatments to accelerate in situ CO2 sequestration in ultramafic mine tailings at the Goldschmidt 2017 conference in Paris, France.
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference during 2017.
Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester
Editor-in-Chief
Travel Awards 2016
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Minerals, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Minerals Travel Awards:
Travel Awards were granted to Mr. Mattia L. Mazzucchelli, Ph.D. student at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy, and to Dr. Anita Parbhakar-Fox, postdoctoral researcher at the Transforming the Mining Value Chain (TMVC) ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub, University of Tasmania, Australia.
Mr. Mattia L. Mazzucchelli’s research involves making use of crystallography and mineral physics to understand the complex elasticity of mineral inclusions entrapped in Ultra High Pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks. He is planning to present his work at the 2nd European Mineralogical Conference and the associated workshop “Solid inclusions in minerals as records of geological processes”.
Dr. Anita Parbhakar-Fox’s research is focused on delivering new protocols, tools and proxies to the mining industry for improving geoenvironmental practices. She is planning to present her work at the ‘Sustainable Minerals 2016’ and the ‘Biohydrometallurgy 2016’.
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference during 2016.
Prof. Dr. Paul Sylvester
Editor-in-Chief
