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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

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1. Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Belville 7535, South Africa
2. GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ), 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Interests: metamorphic petrology and deformation in shear zones; tectonic deformation and shock deformation effects in accessory minerals; formation and evolution of shock-generated melts and other impactites
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Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academу of Sciences, Kosygin str. 19, 119334 Moscow, Russia
Interests: PGE-Cu-Ni deposits; Siberian traps; geochemistry; melt inclusions; olivine
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Institute of Ore Geology, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Science (IGEM RAS), 119017 Moscow, Russia
Interests: clays and clay minerals; mineral transformation due to geological and teсhnological processes; bentonite; radioactive waste isolation; sedimentology
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Harald Herlin Learning Centre, Aalto University, Otaniementie 9, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Interests: hyperspectral; mineral exploration; spectroscopy
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Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta CP 1270709, Chile
Interests: tailings; tailings disposal; environmental; mine closure; rehabilitation; phytoremediation; sustainable development; mine reclamation
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Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Interests: iron oxides; surface reactivity; mineral spectroscopy; clay minerals

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Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin, 45000 Orléans, France
Interests: exploration geochemistry; trace elements in minerals; geoenvironmental models; granite-related critical metal ore deposits; partial melting; Variscan orogeny
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Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, Johannesburg 1710, South Africa
Interests: metal leaching; metal recovery; grenner solvents; nanomaterial; adsorptive removal; microwave-assisted extrcation; ultrasound-assisted extraction; sequential extraction; metal speciation; multivariate optimization
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Department of Geology, University of Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile
Interests: fluids in planetary processes; climate change; earth resources; economic development; metals; energy efficiency; natural resources; energy storage; environment; geothermal; innovation
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Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Interests: clay mineral; mining; rare earth elements; ion-adsorption rare earth deposits; electrokinetics; adsorption; surfaces and interfaces
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Institute of Raw Material Preparation and Environmental Processing, University of Miskolc, HU-3515 Miskolc, Hungary
Interests: grinding(superfine grinding) in high energy density mills; mechanical activation; preparation and utilization of solid wastes; geopolymer; development of grindability methods

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1. Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
2. Applied Mineral and Petrology Research Unit (AMP RU), Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Interests: mineral processing; physical separation; coal cleaning; resources recycling; plastic separation; solid waste management; environmental remediation

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Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
Interests: hydrometallurgy; environmental process engineering; reductive precipitation; mine water treatment; particulate processes

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Chemistry Department, Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
Interests: photostability; photoactive materials; material modification for environmental remediation; semiconductor; adsorption; antimicrobial properties
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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), 22607 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: extreme conditions crystallography; high-pressure and high-temperature polymorphism; in situ single crystal X-ray diffraction
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School of Chemistry-Laboratory of Chemical & Environmental Technology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: REE; mineralogy; geochemistry; minerals economics
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Department of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, School of Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), Erbil 44001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Interests: mineral carbonation; CO2 sequestration; reservoir engineering; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); geochemical analysis; elemental analysis; energy conservation

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Interests: sustainable concrete; geopolymer; alkali activated cement; aluminosilicate; natural pozzolan; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; fibre-reinforcement composite


Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Broomhall, Sheffield S10 2TG, UK
Interests: reactive minerals; clay liners; degradation of pollutants
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Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: mineralogy; geochemistry; petrology
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Departament of Historical Sciences and Arts Theory, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
Interests: archaeometry; archaeological ceramics; ceramic petrography; social technology; raw materials
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Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Interests: mechanical enrichment; high-pressure comminution; mathematical modeling; optimization of selected operations in mineral processing; effectiveness of beneficiation processes; aggregate processing; economic of mineral processing; environmental footprints of mineral processing
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Institute of Geology and Geography, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: petrology; field geology; geological processes; geochemistry; geochronology; petrography; regional geology; geoeducation; geoheritage
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Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-002 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: ore minerals; hydrothermal processes; geochemistry; petrology; earth sciences
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Institute for Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: biominerals; geomicrobiology; resource recovery; metals; circular economy

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Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences (CODES), University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
Interests: ore deposits; mineral chemistry; orogenic Au; IOCG
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Department of Soil Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: soil science; soil mineralogy; soil micromorphology; technosols; pedogenesis
Geophysical Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Vuorimiehentie 5, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland
Interests: mineral exploration and mining geophysics; engineering and environmental geophysics; petrophysics, especially electrical conductivity of rocks and sediments; applications of EM, gravity, magnetic and electrical techniques (especially spectral IP) for mineral exploration problems; Arctic infrastructures, mining and permafrost
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