Minerals

Prof. Dr. Yuri N. Palyanov

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1. VS Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
2. Geology Geophysics Department, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: synthetic and natural diamonds; diamond synthesis and growth; high pressure high temperature; experimental modelling of natural diamond formation; diamond mineralogy; diamond properties and applications
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Dr. Lucia Pappalardo

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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli – Osservatorio Vesuviano, 80124 Naples, Italy
Interests: petrology and volcanology; alkaline rocks; volcanic hazard; supereruptions; microtomography

Prof. Dr. Georgia Pe-Piper

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Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
Interests: igneous petrology and geochemistry; clastic sedimentary diagenesis and provenance; rock-forming minerals; detrital minerals and sediment provenance; diagenetic minerals in sandstones
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Dr. Amin Beiranvand Pour

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1. Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
2. Geoscience and Digital Earth Centre (INSTeG), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Interests: remote sensing; environment; satellite image processing; geological mapping; minerals; exploration geology; mining; exploration geophysics
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Dr. Mark I. Pownceby

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CSIRO Mineral Resources, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, VIC 3169, Australia
Interests: applied/process mineralogy; experimental petrology and phase equilibria; geometallurgy; iron ore characterization and processing (beneficiation, agglomeration, sintering); ore mineralogy; materials characterization (SEM, EPMA, in situ XRD); heavy mineral sand deposits; uranium deposits; hydrometallurgy
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Dr. Olivier Proux

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Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble, OSUG, Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Météo-France, 122 rue de la piscine, 38400 Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Interests: synchrotron instrumentation; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; speciation of trace elements; Earth and environmental sciences; material characterization

Dr. Emilio L. Pueyo

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IGME (CSIC), Unidad de Zaragoza, C/Manuel Lasala 44, 9 B, 50006 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: mineral and rock magnetism and petrophysics; applications to tectonics, structural geology, paleomagnetism and geophysical exploration

Dr. Chongchong Qi

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School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
Interests: solid waste minimisation; cemented paste backfill; pollution reduction; recycling; first-principles calculations; molecular dynamics; artificial intelligence
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Dr. Clemente Recio

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Deportment of Geology (Petrology and Geochemistry), University of Salamanca, Plaza de los Caídos s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: geochemistry; biogeochemistry; stable isotopes; IRMS; granite genesis; mineralizing fluids; hydrocarbon provenance; environmental pollution; forensic isotopes
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Prof. Dr. Neil M. Ribe

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Laboratoire FAST, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
Interests: plume/lithosphere interaction at Hawaii and Iceland; mechanics of polycrystals and the generation of seismic anisotropy; mechanics of liquid ropes; mechanics of elastic rods; Toricelli's curtain: morphology of laminar viscous jets under gravity; dynamics of free subduction

Prof. Dr. Ivica Ristović

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Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Interests: mining; mechanization; environment; secondary raw materials; treatment and recycling of industrial and mining wastes
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Dr. Giovanna Rizzo

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Department of Sciences, Macchia Romana Campus, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: magmatic and metamorphic petrography; naturally occurring asbestos; ophiolitic sequence; geomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Yul Roh

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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Interests: biomineralization (biologically induced mineralization and biologically controlled mineralization); reduction and precipitation of redox-sensitive metals and radionuclides; metal recover; mineral microorganisms
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Dr. Robert A. Root

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Department Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Interests: geochemistry; mineralogy; cycling of nutrients and metal(loid)s; synchrotron X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy and imaging

Dr. Stefano Salvi

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Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), University of Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
Interests: economic geology; formation of high-tech metal deposits; alkaline rocks; hydrothermal transport of REE and HFSE; fluid inclusions; orogenic gold deposits
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Dr. Javier Sánchez-España

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Department of Planetology and Habitability, Astrobiology Center (CAB, CSIC-INTA), 28850 Madrid, Spain
Interests: environmental mineralogy; hydrogeochemistry; biogeochemistry; geomicrobiology; metal-mineral-microbe interaction; biomineralization; biogeochemical cycles; metal transport; metal sorption; mineral solubility; acid mine drainage; lake research
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Dr. José Francisco Santos

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Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: igneous and metamorphic petrology; geochemistry; radiogenic isotope geology; sediment provenance studies; provenance studies applied to archaeology; geology of Iberia; geology of Iran

Dr. Yasuhito Sekine

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Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
Interests: planetary geochemistry; mars science; ocean worlds science; astrobiology
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Dr. Gamini Senanayake

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Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering & Chemistry, School of Engineering & Information Technology, Murdoch University, 90, South Street, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
Interests: characterization; pre-treatment; thermodynamic-kinetic-transport modelling related to metal extraction; mineral-gangue-electro-solution chemistry; roasting; leaching; precipitation; purification; metal recovery; recycling; education

Dr. Victor V. Sharygin

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V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: pyrometamorphism; combustion metamorphism; coal fires; burned dumps; paralava; new minerals; silicate-melt and fluid inclusions in minerals; mineralogy of alkaline rocks; carbonatites; kimberlites; mineralogy of meteorites
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Prof. Dr. Guanghai Shi

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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: mineralogy; petrology; gemmology; ore deposits; U-Pb geochronology
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Dr. Carlos Sierra Fernández

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Department of Mining, Topography and Structural Engineering, University of León, Av/Silverio Fernández Tirador, 24007 León, Spain
Interests: environmental engineering; process engineering; mineral processing; environmental conditions in mines; risk assessment; geometallurgy; environmental geochemistry; soil pollution; soil washing; hazardous materials management
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Prof. Dr. Rolf Sjöblom

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Waste Science & Technology, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden
Interests: inorganic, physical and structural chemistry; waste and tailings management; industrial processes; archaeological and historic aspects

Dr. Alexander G. Sokol

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V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: mantle petrology; fluid regime; abiotic hydrocarbons; diamond genesis; kimberlite
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Prof. Dr. Alireza Somarin

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Department of Geology, Brandon University, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
Interests: mineralogy; geochemistry; hydrothermal alteration; ore deposit

Dr. Mercedes Suárez

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Departamento de Geología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza del la Merced s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: industrial minerals; clay minerals; physicochemical
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Dr. Abbas Taheri

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Chair in Mine Design, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Interests: drilling performance; rock burst investigation; behaviour of cement paste backfill material; slope and underground opening stability; advanced laboratory and field testing methods; soil improvement methods
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Dr. Yutaro Takaya

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Department of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Interests: mineral processing; hydrometallurgy; CCS; CCUS
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Dr. Denis Thiéblemont

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French Geological Survey - BRGM, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin BP 36009, CEDEX 2, 45060 Orléans, France
Interests: geochemistry; geological mapping; surficial geology; mineral resources; petrology; Africa; Alps; Europa; Arabia

Prof. Dr. Phil C. Thurston

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Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
Interests: Precambrian; greenstone stratgraphy; BIF; gold
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