Topical Advisory Panel
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Section
- Mineral Deposits Section
- Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section
- Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology Section
- Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals Section
- Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications Section
- Biomineralization and Biominerals Section
- Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials Section
Members
Molecular Quantum Dynamics Group, Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert Einstein Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Interests: computational chemistry; molecular modeling; intermolecular interactions; environmental chemistry; soil chemistry; minerals-water interfaces; soil organic matter; organic pollutants; phosphates in soil; adsorption processes
Interests: computational chemistry; molecular modeling; intermolecular interactions; environmental chemistry; soil chemistry; minerals-water interfaces; soil organic matter; organic pollutants; phosphates in soil; adsorption processes
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT 59701, USA
Interests: iron and steel making; agglomeration; induration; smelting; direct reduction; high-temperature processing; blast furnace ferroalloys and their production; slag manipulation; metal manipulation; reaction kinetics
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Interests: iron and steel making; agglomeration; induration; smelting; direct reduction; high-temperature processing; blast furnace ferroalloys and their production; slag manipulation; metal manipulation; reaction kinetics
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Department of Earth Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates
Interests: U-Pb geochronology (zircon, apatite, titanite, rutile, monazite); tectonics; sediment transport; laser ablation (LA-ICPMS); low-temperature thermochronology
Interests: U-Pb geochronology (zircon, apatite, titanite, rutile, monazite); tectonics; sediment transport; laser ablation (LA-ICPMS); low-temperature thermochronology
Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, O IRD, Géoazur, 250 rue Albert Einstein, 06560 Valbonne, France
Interests: tectonics; structural geology; petrochronology; thermochronology; geochronology; exhumation processes; passive margins
Interests: tectonics; structural geology; petrochronology; thermochronology; geochronology; exhumation processes; passive margins
Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa
Interests: igneous and metamorphic petrology; lithogeochemistry; economic geology
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Interests: igneous and metamorphic petrology; lithogeochemistry; economic geology
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Project Development Scientist KTP Associate, Faculty Research Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Interests: waste to energy and value added product; environmental biotechnology; bioremediation and pyrolysis
Interests: waste to energy and value added product; environmental biotechnology; bioremediation and pyrolysis
Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, 48000 Menteşe/Muğla, Turkey
Interests: biohydrometallurgy of base and precious metals; gold leaching; treatment of refractory gold ores; graphite purification; electrochemical methods in leaching applications; mineral electrode; WEEE; quartz bleaching
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Interests: biohydrometallurgy of base and precious metals; gold leaching; treatment of refractory gold ores; graphite purification; electrochemical methods in leaching applications; mineral electrode; WEEE; quartz bleaching
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Institute of GeoEnergy, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/IG), 73100 Chania, Greece
Interests: petroleum geology; hydrocarbons; oil-gas; shale gas; geochemistry; source rocks; laminites; diatomite; sapropel; mudstones; basin development; rock eval pyrolysis; GC/MS chromatography; SEM; biostratigraphy; CO2, CH4, H2 underground storage, reservoir quality; paleo-environment; redox; MOZ
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Interests: petroleum geology; hydrocarbons; oil-gas; shale gas; geochemistry; source rocks; laminites; diatomite; sapropel; mudstones; basin development; rock eval pyrolysis; GC/MS chromatography; SEM; biostratigraphy; CO2, CH4, H2 underground storage, reservoir quality; paleo-environment; redox; MOZ
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Department of Engineering, University of Borås, S-506 30 Borås, Sweden
Interests: comminution processes; Crushers; screens; HPGR; UFG; process simulations and optimization; multidiciplinary optimization of comminution processes including business mangement; optimization; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Interests: comminution processes; Crushers; screens; HPGR; UFG; process simulations and optimization; multidiciplinary optimization of comminution processes including business mangement; optimization; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Campus of Saint-Etienne 158, National School of Mines of Saint-Etienne (ENSM-SE), Cours Fauriel, 42000 Saint-Etienne, France
Interests: recycling and recovery of industrial waste (circular economy); rehabilitation of industrial wastelands; polluted sites; biotechnology; Precision Agriculture; geo-resources and built cultural heritage
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Interests: recycling and recovery of industrial waste (circular economy); rehabilitation of industrial wastelands; polluted sites; biotechnology; Precision Agriculture; geo-resources and built cultural heritage
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, DC 02139, USA
Interests: hydrometallurgy; separation process; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; microfiltration; solvent extraction; recycling processes; circular economy; SDGs; net-zero emission
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Interests: hydrometallurgy; separation process; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; microfiltration; solvent extraction; recycling processes; circular economy; SDGs; net-zero emission
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Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: geochemistry; trace elements; mineralogy; rare earth elements; ore deposits; karst bauxites
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Interests: geochemistry; trace elements; mineralogy; rare earth elements; ore deposits; karst bauxites
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Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Interests: drill & blast; quarrying; mining exploitation; dimension stones; mining equipment; controlled blasting; vibration monitoring; conventional & mechanised tunnelling; rock-tool interaction; excavation specific energy
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Interests: drill & blast; quarrying; mining exploitation; dimension stones; mining equipment; controlled blasting; vibration monitoring; conventional & mechanised tunnelling; rock-tool interaction; excavation specific energy
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Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi, 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: clay minerals; silicates; adsorption; intercalation; catalysis; gas-trapping; ion exchange; deflocculation; chemical garden
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Interests: clay minerals; silicates; adsorption; intercalation; catalysis; gas-trapping; ion exchange; deflocculation; chemical garden
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Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 310027, China
Interests: Ca isotope; hydrothermal system; methane; carbon cycle
Interests: Ca isotope; hydrothermal system; methane; carbon cycle
State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Interests: high-grade metamorphism; subduction zone geodynamics; thermodynamic modeling; HP-UHP minerals; EPMA microanalyses and applications; crust-mantle interactions
Interests: high-grade metamorphism; subduction zone geodynamics; thermodynamic modeling; HP-UHP minerals; EPMA microanalyses and applications; crust-mantle interactions
Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability, University of South Africa, Pretoria 0003, South Africa
Interests: crushing; grinding; comminution; comminution circuit optimisation.
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Interests: crushing; grinding; comminution; comminution circuit optimisation.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Interests: biomining; chalcopyrite; ecology; extremophiles; horizontal gene transfer; genetics; CRISPR/Cas
Interests: biomining; chalcopyrite; ecology; extremophiles; horizontal gene transfer; genetics; CRISPR/Cas
Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Interests: material characterization; spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Raman optical activity; UV-Vis spectroscopy; quantum-chemical calculations
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Interests: material characterization; spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Raman optical activity; UV-Vis spectroscopy; quantum-chemical calculations
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: georesources; mineralogical and petrographic applications for environment and cultural heritage; alteration and provenance of stones and mortars; petrophysical-mechanical characterization of geomaterials
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Interests: georesources; mineralogical and petrographic applications for environment and cultural heritage; alteration and provenance of stones and mortars; petrophysical-mechanical characterization of geomaterials
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Development of New Mining Resources, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
Interests: economic geology; metallogeny; igneous petrology; regional geology; ore geology; exploration geology
Interests: economic geology; metallogeny; igneous petrology; regional geology; ore geology; exploration geology
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: scanning electron microscopy; microanalysis of minerals; multivariate statistics of mineral phases; asbestos fibers quantification; x-Ray spectrometry; trace elements; vibrational spectroscopy; luminescence
Interests: scanning electron microscopy; microanalysis of minerals; multivariate statistics of mineral phases; asbestos fibers quantification; x-Ray spectrometry; trace elements; vibrational spectroscopy; luminescence
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
Interests: mantle petrology; HP-UHP minerals; ophiolites; fluid inclusions; impact cratering; origin of life; ore geology
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Interests: mantle petrology; HP-UHP minerals; ophiolites; fluid inclusions; impact cratering; origin of life; ore geology
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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
Interests: urban mining; electronic waste recycling; biohydrometallurgy; biomineralization
Interests: urban mining; electronic waste recycling; biohydrometallurgy; biomineralization
Department of Geology, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX 77089, USA
Interests: low temperature geochemistry; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoclimate; paleoenvironment
Interests: low temperature geochemistry; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoclimate; paleoenvironment
Circular Economy Solutions Unit, Circular Raw Materials Hub, Geological Survey of Finland, F1-02151 Espoo, Finland
Interests: geometallurgy; process mineralogy; gravity concentration; Flotation; theory of sampling (TOS); battery minerals; critical metals; rare earths; cobalt
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Interests: geometallurgy; process mineralogy; gravity concentration; Flotation; theory of sampling (TOS); battery minerals; critical metals; rare earths; cobalt
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Department of Earth Systems Analysis, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Interests: clay minerals properties; hydrothermal alteration; rare earth elements recovery from unconventional deposit and mine waste
Interests: clay minerals properties; hydrothermal alteration; rare earth elements recovery from unconventional deposit and mine waste
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, and Milazzo Office, Via dei Mille 46, 98057 Milazzo (ME), Italy
Interests: petrography; mineralogy and geochemistry of magmatic rocks; metal depositions of hydrothermal origin; environmental mineralogy and geochemistry; ancient and recent volcanic systems; archaeometry, analogues of hydrothermal systems on other planets of the Solar System; studies of hydrothermal systems
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Interests: petrography; mineralogy and geochemistry of magmatic rocks; metal depositions of hydrothermal origin; environmental mineralogy and geochemistry; ancient and recent volcanic systems; archaeometry, analogues of hydrothermal systems on other planets of the Solar System; studies of hydrothermal systems
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Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, AGH University of Science and Technology, Av. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Interests: gemstones; igneous petrology; alkaline rocks; ore deposits
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Interests: gemstones; igneous petrology; alkaline rocks; ore deposits
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Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033, Russia
Interests: composition and evolution of mantle; thermal and redox state of subcratonic lithospheric mantle; mantle rocks and minerals; mineral thermobarometry; mineral oxybarometry; thermodynamics of minerals
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Interests: composition and evolution of mantle; thermal and redox state of subcratonic lithospheric mantle; mantle rocks and minerals; mineral thermobarometry; mineral oxybarometry; thermodynamics of minerals
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