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 Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, Western Cape, 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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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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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
Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, Wolston Ln, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3LG, UK
Interests: environmental science; geochemistry; environmental engineering; material science; analytical chemistry and biogeochemistry
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Interests: environmental science; geochemistry; environmental engineering; material science; analytical chemistry and biogeochemistry
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Earth Sciences Department of FCT-NOVA, Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: environmental investigation survey; contaminated soils and groundwater; risk assessment and management of contaminated sites; industrial pollutants and impacts, sustainable remediation; environmental monitoring; data analysis, geological modelling; remote sensing and GIS applied to georesources, agriculture and environmental planning
Interests: environmental investigation survey; contaminated soils and groundwater; risk assessment and management of contaminated sites; industrial pollutants and impacts, sustainable remediation; environmental monitoring; data analysis, geological modelling; remote sensing and GIS applied to georesources, agriculture and environmental planning
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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Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: geomicrobiology; bioremediation; biomineralization; bioleaching; bioweathering; biomining; resource biorecovery
Interests: geomicrobiology; bioremediation; biomineralization; bioleaching; bioweathering; biomining; resource biorecovery
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
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Interests: nano minerals; clay minerals; iron/manganese oxides; crystal nucleation and growth; microstructure; surface reactivity; environmental pollution remediation; energy storage; mineral-based functional nanomaterials
Interests: nano minerals; clay minerals; iron/manganese oxides; crystal nucleation and growth; microstructure; surface reactivity; environmental pollution remediation; energy storage; mineral-based functional nanomaterials
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
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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Department of Civil - Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, CA, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; non-destructive diagnostics for monuments; geophysical–petrographical characterization of stone materials
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Interests: applied geophysics; non-destructive diagnostics for monuments; geophysical–petrographical characterization of stone materials
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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIOMLG), University of Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Interests: microtectonics; rock rheology; petrophysics
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Interests: microtectonics; rock rheology; petrophysics
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1. Material Science Institute (ICMUV), University of Valencia, Carrer del Catedrátic José Beltrán Martinez 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
2. Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Valencia, Avenida de Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: archaeological science; archaeometry; analytical chemistry
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2. Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Valencia, Avenida de Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: archaeological science; archaeometry; analytical chemistry
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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: igneous geochemistry; alkaline rocks; carbonatites; petrology; minerals; archaeometry
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Interests: igneous geochemistry; alkaline rocks; carbonatites; petrology; minerals; archaeometry
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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, A527 Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
Interests: tectonics; structural and metamorphic geology; fluid–rock deformation interactions; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoaltimetry and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Interests: tectonics; structural and metamorphic geology; fluid–rock deformation interactions; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoaltimetry and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Materials Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
Interests: Mössbauer spectroscopy, quantitative research, application to environmental geology, magmatic processes of melt-rock and magma-rock interactions; microanalysis of minerals; microanalysis by MS; mineralogical crystallography; phase transitions
Interests: Mössbauer spectroscopy, quantitative research, application to environmental geology, magmatic processes of melt-rock and magma-rock interactions; microanalysis of minerals; microanalysis by MS; mineralogical crystallography; phase transitions
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: structural geology; tectonics; orogenic belts; regional geology; shear zones; petrochronology; metamorphic petrology; Himalaya; Southern European Variscan belt
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Interests: structural geology; tectonics; orogenic belts; regional geology; shear zones; petrochronology; metamorphic petrology; Himalaya; Southern European Variscan belt
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School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia
Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Geological Institute of Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 184209 Apatity, Russia
Interests: magmatic–postmagmatic ore deposits: geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, resources, modelling and genesis; carbonatite and alkaline magmatism: geology, geochemistry, genesis and ore deposits; spatial analysis: geostatistics, interpolation, fractal analysis; geometallurgy; ore deposit prospecting
Interests: magmatic–postmagmatic ore deposits: geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, resources, modelling and genesis; carbonatite and alkaline magmatism: geology, geochemistry, genesis and ore deposits; spatial analysis: geostatistics, interpolation, fractal analysis; geometallurgy; ore deposit prospecting
Mineral Processing Engineering Department, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Türkiye
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Interests: environmental geochemistry; mineralogy; trace metals contamination; redox; iron cycle; sulfur cycle; arsenic; antimony; XAS; manganese minerals; acid sulfate soils
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Interests: environmental geochemistry; mineralogy; trace metals contamination; redox; iron cycle; sulfur cycle; arsenic; antimony; XAS; manganese minerals; acid sulfate soils
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Petroleum Engineering Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Interests: petroleum engineering; exploration geophysics; exploration geochemistry; Raman spectroscopy; mechanical earth modeling
Interests: petroleum engineering; exploration geophysics; exploration geochemistry; Raman spectroscopy; mechanical earth modeling
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, El-Geish St, Kafr Elsheikh 33516, Egypt
Interests: petrology and geochemistry of ophiolitic/Alaskan-type rocks and their mineralizations (magnetite, chromitites, platinium group elements); geochemistry of iron and titanium-bearing mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions (ilmenite-magnetite ore deposits); mantle processes (melting process, mantle metasomatism/heterogenity, thermal anomaly of mantle, mantle geodynamic, mantle upwelling/recycle etc.); carbonization of mantle (Rodingites and Listvenite)
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Interests: petrology and geochemistry of ophiolitic/Alaskan-type rocks and their mineralizations (magnetite, chromitites, platinium group elements); geochemistry of iron and titanium-bearing mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions (ilmenite-magnetite ore deposits); mantle processes (melting process, mantle metasomatism/heterogenity, thermal anomaly of mantle, mantle geodynamic, mantle upwelling/recycle etc.); carbonization of mantle (Rodingites and Listvenite)
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Department of Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Interests: environmental geochemistry; industry impact on the environment; ecological and health risk assessment; geochemistry of trace elements
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Interests: environmental geochemistry; industry impact on the environment; ecological and health risk assessment; geochemistry of trace elements
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EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK
Interests: high pressure research; solid state science; crystallography; X-ray diffraction; neutron diffraction; rietveld refinement; energetic materials; molecular solids; pharmaceuticals; electron microscopy
Interests: high pressure research; solid state science; crystallography; X-ray diffraction; neutron diffraction; rietveld refinement; energetic materials; molecular solids; pharmaceuticals; electron microscopy
