Ian Wark Research Institute
ARC Special Research Centre
ARC Special Research Centre
Professor John Ralston, Director of The Wark, has been named UniSA’s first Laureate Professor, in recognition of his distinguished career achievements locally and internationally.
Endorsed by the UniSA Council in October, the new title allows a five-year appointment to the highest academic level, rewarding career excellence for the University’s brightest and best.
Laureate Professor Ralston is a physical chemist specialising in colloid and surface chemistry with complementary expertise in metallurgical engineering and technology. He has established a distinguished international reputation in three complementary research fields – the physical chemistry of the mineral flotation process, the surface chemistry of metal sulphides and the static and dynamic wetting behaviour of simple and structured solid surfaces.
Earlier this year Prof Ralston was recognised by his peers, by being elected as a member of the Australian Academy of Science, the elite group of Australian scientists.
