:: 2017 MEI Young Person's Award to Grant Ballantyne

The 2017 MEI Young Person’s Award has been presented to an exceptional young mineral processor, Dr. Grant Ballantyne, an early career researcher with six years’ experience on the staff of the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) at the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.

Grant was nominated for the award by Prof. Tim Napier-Munn, Emeritus Professor of UQ, with very strong support from Prof. Dee Bradshaw (Emeritus Professor of University of Cape Town), Prof. Bern Klein (University of British Columbia, Canada), Prof. Luis Marcelo Tavares (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Joe Pease (Chair, CEEC International, Australia), Dr Nick Clarke (Manager Metallurgy, International Region, Anglo Gold Ashanti, Australia), Dr Peter Radziszewski (VP Research, Metso Grinding Media Solutions, Canada), Evert Lessing (Director, Engineering & Product Development, Weir Minerals Australia) and Aidan Giblett (Senior Technical Advisor Mineral Processing, Newmont Mining Corporation, Australia).

The full article including photos can be read on the MEI Blog here: min-eng.blogspot.com/2018/04/2017-mei-young-persons-award-to-grant.html