Positions Held

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• Professor, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (1993-present)
• Chair, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (1999-2005)
• Director, Center for Mineral Bioprocessing and Remediation (1996-present)
• Faculty, Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (1994-present)
• Faculty, Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (1998-present)
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (1988-1993)
• Research Engineer, Mineral Resources Institute and Assistant Professor, Mineral Engineering, University of Alabama, (1985-1988)
• Research Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgy, University of Utah (1981-1985)

 

University of Nevada, Reno Committees

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Faculty Senate Representative from College of Engineering – 2007-2009
Member, Mackay School of Mines Personnel Committee - 1994-1996, 1998-Present
Chair, Mackay School of Mines, Personnel Committee - 1995
Chair, Departmental Chair Search Committee - 1996
Environmental Science and Engineering Facility Committee - 1995
Leadership Conference Committee - 1995
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Departmental Personnel Committee - 1993-1995
Chair, Departmental Personnel Committee - 1994
Chair, Graduate Program, Metallurgical Engineering - 1993-95, 1999-2001
University Environmental Facility Planning Committee, 1995
Outstanding Research Award Committee, 1997-2002
Foundation Professor Selection Committee, 2000
Chair, Outstanding Researcher Award Committee, 2001

 

Reviewer for Proposals

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Department of Energy-Alternate Energy
Department of Energy-SBIR
Department of Energy-Basic Science Division
Idaho State Board of Education
NSF
EPA-EPSCoR
DoD

 

Reviewer for Journals

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The Mineral and Metallurgical Processing
The International Journal of Mineral Processing
Fuels Processing Technology
Metallurgical Transaction
Fine Particle Processing
Energy Sources
Hazardous Materials Journal
Minerals Engineering
Separation Processes
Nature
Chemical Engineering Progress
Science

Professional Society Activities

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Organizing Committee of Emerging Technologies, Paper and Pulp, 1997
Chairman, TMS Aqueous Processing Committee, 1992-94
Vice Chairman, TMS Aqueous Processing Committee, 1991
Member, EPD Executive Committee, TMS 1992-94
Member, Student Affairs Committee, TMS, 1991-95
Member, TMS/EPD Scholarship Committee, 1992
Vice Chair, Education Committee, SME, 1994-95
Member of Fine Particle Organizing Committee, 1988-91
Chairman, Novel Concepts and Biotechnology, Fine Particle Society, 1990
Organizer and Session Chairman of Fine Particle Processing International
Symposium, Boston, 1989
Session Chairman, Novel Processing in Hydrometallurgy, TMS, 1987
Session Chairman, Processing of Energy Minerals, Engineering Foundation, 1985
Session Chairman, TMS/EPD Session on Hydrometallurgy and Aqueous Processing Fundamentals, 1991
Session Chairman, Biosorption Methods and Recovery, Symposium on Residues and
Effluent, TMS, 1992
Session Chairman, Aqueous Processing, TMS, 1992

Editorial Board of Fine Particle Processing Journal
Organizational Committee of 1992 Eastern Oil Shale

 

International Symposium Organized

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Indo-USA Workshop on Nuclear Materials (TBD in 2009)
International Mineral Processing Technology, 2004
International Emerging Technologies Conference, Metals Management in Paper and Pulp, 1997
Separation Processes, TMS, 1995
Electrochemistry Theory and Practice TMS 1994
Aqueous Processing, TMS, 1992-93
Mineral Bioprocessing, Engineering Foundation, 1991
Advances in Fine Particle Processing, Fine Particle Society, FPS 1989
Fine Particle Processing Fine Particle Society, FPS 1988
Processing of Energy Minerals, Engineering Foundation, 1985