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Sustainable Minerals Institute 2009/2010

Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships

• Would you like to get project/research experience at the Sustainable Minerals Institute?
• Get paid $300 per week for 10 weeks? (under some circumstances successful applicants may be eligible to apply for a top up)
• Get to work on cutting edge projects and work with leading UQ Minerals Industry researchers?

How to Apply

Please download Application and Guidelines by clicking on the link below.
http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/index.html?page=104601

Study areas available:

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre Number of positions available - Up to 7 Opportunities are available for studies in the field of mineral processing that will provide exposure to both hands on laboratory and pilot scale experimental testing as well as computational modelling work. Project areas Research areas include: • Energy efficiency in comminution • Experimental work directed at a new rock fracture  theory • Application of numerical simulations (DEM, CFD) in comminution and slurry transport • Participation in the development of new insights and models and novel devices for the characterisation of mineral separation devices (such as flotation and cyclones) • Breakage characterisation to better understand ore blends • Validation of new lab scale breakage devices • Measurement of energy consumption during breakage   Contact  Dr Elaine Wightman

Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry Number of positions available - Up to 8   Project areas • Processing land surface remote sensing and climate data for modelling carbon, nutrient and water cycles. Contact: Dr Damian Barrett d.barrett1@uq.edu.au • Development of observation database for landscape carbon and nutrient modelling. Contact: Dr Damian Barrett  d.barrett1@uq.edu.au • GIS processing, data preparation and spatial modelling of conservation regions in landscapes. Contact: Dr Damian Barrett d.barrett1@uq.edu.au Investigating the toxic effects of saline water on freshwater organisms- contact Dr Sue Vink s.vink@uq.edu.au  • Case studies testing a risk assessment tool for determining impact of mining on groundwater systems. Contact: Dr Sue Vink s.vink@uq.edu.au • Determining salt mobilisation from spoil using laboratory and remote sensing data. • Kinetics of Cu leaching from oxide ores. Contact Dr Sue Vink • A novel technique for leaching Ni from lateritic ores. Contact. Dr Sue Vink • Mine site water and constituent mass balances using stable isotope signatures. Contact Dr Sue Vink. Contact Professor Damian Barrett Dr Sue Vink

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Number of positions available - Up to 2   Project areas • Labour migration and mining in the Pacific states: a review of literature – Contact: Rosemary Taufatofua r.taufatofua@uq.edu.au or Dr Cath Pattenden c.pattenden@smi.uq.edu.au • Transport in the minerals industry - currently unclaimed contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and potential for mitigation - Contact: Dr Ben McClelland b.mclellan@smi.uq.edu.au   Contact Rosemary Taufatofua Dr Cath Pattenden Dr Ben McLelland

Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation Number of positions available - Up to 4   Project areas • Expanding the coverage and content of the New  Caledonia metallophyte database. Contact: Dr Laurence Rossato  l.rossato@uq.edu.au • Assessing the germination potential of Australian grasses on metal-contaminated mine tailings. Contact: Dr Laurence Rossato l.rossato@uq.edu.au • Understanding salt movement and salt crust formation in saline substrates. Contact: Dr Thomas Baumgartl t.baumgartl@cmlr.uq.edu.au • Water balance studies on small-scale lysimeters in the glasshouse. Contact: Dr Thomas Baumgartl t.baumgartl@cmlr.uq.edu.au   Contact  Dr Laurence Rossato Dr Thomas Baumgartl

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre Number of positions available - 3   Project area (1) Development of software to assist Risk Assessment of Mobile Mining Equipment to improve safety. Student Skills: Would suit a student with programming skills (eg. Computer Science, IT student.). Skill required include: 1. Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle (Specification, Design, Implementation, Testing, Documentation) 2. Strong proficiency in programming (in languages such as Java, C++, C, C#, Python or others) 3. Knowledge of Databases Specific Advantages: • Program will have significant exposure in the minerals industry. • It will provide an excellent addition to a student’s portfolio. • Though an appropriate amount of time must be committed, work days and hours of work are flexible/negotiable. Contact: A/Prof Tim Horberry; Dr Alan Woodley and Mr Tristan Cooke.   Contact Project area (2) Contact Associate Professor Tim Horberry Dr Alan Woodley Tristan Cooke   • Risk Management in Minerals Industry. Specific areas of work will include but not limited to isolation, vehicle collisions, and rockfalls. Contact: Dr Gul Kizil Dr Gul Kizil Project area (3) Contact • Development of a secure, web-based information management system, including file storage, discussion forums and tracking and monitoring of email activity associated with an enquiries email address.  Contact: Ms Sue Leveritt Sue Leveritt

WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre Number of positions available - Up to 4   Project areas • Blasting for comminution - Contact: Dr Italo Onederra i.onederra@uq.edu.au • Energy efficiency and sustainability practices in mineral extraction - Contact: Dr Marcin Ziemski m.ziemski@uq.edu.au • Blasting engineering - Contact: Dr Marcin Ziemski m.ziemski@uq.edu.au • Silver-Gold Mineralisation in Mexico: Assessing time-deposit size and grade relationships. Contact: Dr Scott Bryan s.bryan@uq.edu.au Contact Dr Italo Onederra Dr Marcin Ziemski Dr Scott Bryan