Ian Wark Research Institute
ARC Special Research Centre
ARC Special Research Centre
A
materials research and engineering facility for conducting polymer
devices
Industry
Sponsors: Visiocorp Australia Pty Ltd and Carl Zeiss Vision
Chief investigators: Peter Murphy and Rob Short (Mawson Institute)
A
physicochemical approach for optimising drug delivery from Biosilicon
Sponsor: pSivida
Chief investigators: Clive Prestidge, A Evans (PMS) and P Pendleton (PMS)
Characterizing and controlling the surface properties of fine mineral
particles generated during grinding and the effect on flotation
properties
Sponsor: Magotteaux Australia
Chief investigators: Stephen Grano and Sabina Gredelj
Distinguishing and quantifying the relative contributions of oxidized
iron from grinding media and mineral sources
Sponsor: Magotteaux Australia
Chief investigators: Stephen Grano and Sabina Gredelj
Development of novel
nanostructured electro-optical systems
Sponsor: Visiocorp Australia Pty Ltd
Chief investigators: Hans Griesser, P Murphy (Mawson Institute), G Wallace (University
of Wollongong), P Innis (University of Wollongong) and
S Edwards (Schefenacker)
Improved fouling mitigation: The properties and mechanisms of action
of sodium aluminosilicate scale inhibition polymers
Sponsor: Cytec Australia
Chief investigator: Jonas Addai-Mensah
Improving aqueous processing
and control of copper-uranium leach tails behaviour
Sponsor: BHP Billiton
Chief investigators: Jonas Addai-Mensah and Bill Skinner
Increasing copper and molybdenum recovery from low recovery ores
Sponsor: Rio Tinto - Kennecott Utah Copper
Chief investigator: Max Zanin
Increasing PGM recovery in
the Western Limb tailings retreatment plant deslime circuit
Sponsor: Anglo Platinum
Chief investigators: Stephen Grano and Hamid Manouchehri
Novel nanostructured polymeric membranes for energy storage
applications
Sponsor: ZBB Technologies
Chief investigators: Namita Roy Choudhury and Bill Skinner
Optimisation of flotation system for tantalum recovery from pegmatite
core and plan tailings
Sponsors: Talison Minerals Pty Ltd
Chief investigators: Ray Newell, Keith Quast, Tosha Tichy and Aleksandr
Kaplun
Test systems for microstreak equipment
Sponsor: Labtech Systems Ltd
Chief investigator: Hans Griesser
