Ian Wark Research Institute
ARC Special Research Centre
ARC Special Research Centre
In 2005, the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded the largest
ever Linkage Project Grant to a collaborative project between the
Universities of Melbourne, Newcastle, Queensland, South Australia and
industrial partners, brokered through AMIRA International.
Three ARC Special Research Centres, located at the Ian Wark Research Institute, UniSA (Particle and Material Interfaces), the University of Melbourne (Particulate Fluids Processing Centre) and the University of Newcastle (Multiphase Processes), comprise AMSRI together with one of the world's foremost engineering centres, the Julius Krutschnitt Mineral Research Centre at the University of Queensland.
AMSRI will undertake transformational research, designed to underpin Australia's minerals industry in the decades ahead. The ARC will provide $8.6 million to the five year program with the universities contributing $4 million. AMSRI industrial partners which include BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Anglo Platinum, Phelps Dodge, Orica Mining and Xstrata Technology are contributing $7.5 million. The South Australian Government has also provided $2.5 million with the headquarters of AMSRI being based at The Wark. Laureate Professor John Ralston, Director of The Wark, will lead the research program.
Working with a dedicated team of researchers, both national and international, AMSRI will conduct research into major technical challenges facing the global minerals industry over the next 25 years. The core skill in AMSRI involves particle science and engineering and draws on the expertise of staff and students across all four research sectors in The Wark. Utilising The Wark's already strong industry partnerships, mechanisms are also in place for technology transfer and commercialisation of valuable intellectual property.
