A world-renowned team of experts

Tim Napier-Munn Experimental Design Teacher Professor Tim Napier-Munn is Mineral Engineer with degrees from Imperial College, London, and the University of the Witwatersrand. Has 50 years of experience in applied research and development. He has published + 150 papers, editor of books, and author of ‘Statistical Methods for Mineral Engineers – How to Design Experiments and Analyse Data’.

Bob Seitz Value Chain Teacher Dr Robert Sietz 40-year career has taken him around the world and into processing operations for commodities as diverse as gold, base metals, iron ore, coal and industrial minerals. He has worked in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, process development and process engineering, and has extensive experience in developing, designing and optimizing mineral processing plants, with a particular focus on problem solving and continuous improvement.

Jan Cilliers Value Chain Teacher Dr Jan Cilliers is Professor of Mineral Processing in the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College London. Many of his work has been focused on develops complex physical models and measurement techniques to improve mineral separations. He serves on the International Mineral Processing Council. In 2010 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Catherine Evans Process Mineralogy Teacher Dr Catherine Evans is Mineral Processing Engineer and Geometallurgist who has been applying her extensive knowledge of geometallurgy, applied mineralogy, comminution and separation processes in geometallurgical projects and the optimisation of mineral processing operations for over 30 years. She has worked on ore types and commodities like lead, zinc, copper, nickel, gold, silver, platinum minerals and iron ore.

Elaine Wightman Process Mineralogy Teacher Dr Elaine Wightman is Mineral Processing Engineer and PhD in the same field. The use of automated tools for mineral characterisation has been core to many of her research and teaching activities. Elaine is a co-editor of ‘Process Mineralogy’ and had also developed and delivered several courses with colleagues from different unis.

Aidan Giblett Comminution Teacher Aidan Giblett is an experienced processing and metallurgy professional with a demonstrated performance history in the mining & metals industry. He has over 25 years’ experience in gold & base metals processing in a combination of operational and corporate roles.

Jim Finch Flotation Teacher Professor Jim Finch is a recognized world leader in flotation. His research has ranged from size reduction to magnetic separation and most prominently, chemistry and physics of flotation. His contributions to mineral processing were recognized by a conference in his honour at the 48th Conference of the Metallurgy and Materials Society, Sudbury (2009).

Nerrida Scott Physical Separation Teacher Dr Nerrida Scott is Chemical Engineering and holds a PhD on Dense Medium Cyclone circuits. She has broad experience from resource and manufacturing industries including coal, alumina, aluminium, phosphates, plastics, automotive components, and paints. She conducts lectures for the Australian Coal Preparation Society in coarse coal beneficiation.

Kathryn Sole Hydrometallurgy Instructor Dra. Kathryn Sole, Process metallurgist, project leader, and subject matter expert with 30 years’ global experience in the chemistry and process engineering of hydrometallurgy processes. I provide independent consulting services and accredited training to the mining industry, particularly technical expertise in the areas of solvent extraction, ion exchange, and electrowinning of base and precious metals.