Institute Staff - Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland

Professor Rick Valenta

Institute Director

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Melissa Glendenning

Director - Institute Operations

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Professor Alice Clark

Deputy Director - Strategy

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Professor Deanna Kemp

Deputy Director Research

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Director

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

SMI Strategic Programs

Professor Claire Côte

Director

Leading for High Reliability Centre
Group Leader

Environmental Excellence through the Mining Cycle
Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

Program Leader

Resourcing Decarbonisation Program
Director

UQ Drone Research Platform
Principal Research Fellow – Geology

BRC
Professor Mohsen Yahyaei

Director

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre
Program Leader

Future Autonomous Systems & Technologies (FAST)

Transformational Learning

Rosemarie Tapia Rivera

Principal Learning Advisor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Susan Sheng

Senior Learning Designer

Sustainable Minerals Institute

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Student Support

Dr Dion Kent Weatherley

Senior Research Fellow

JKMRC
Director of Higher Degree Research

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Dr Fang You

Senior Research Fellow

CMLR
Deputy Director of Higher Degree Research

Sustainable Minerals Institute

SMI Operational Staff

Mitch Alexander

Laboratory Facilities Coordinator

JKMRC
Dr Bronwyn Battersby

Business Manager

CSRM
Sherrin Brundle

Facilities Coordinator

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Dr Kathleen Cato

Business Manager

BRC
Kaylah Maree Cavuto

Executive Assistant to Professor Rick Valenta

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Allana Cooper

Senior Administration Officer

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Tracey Discombe

Administration Officer

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Andrea Gray

Senior Research Administration Officer

JKMRC
Elisabeth Hansen

Business Manager

CMLR & CWIMI
Stuart Janson

Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Gillian Ievers

Senior Manager Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Gabriella Neufeld

Senior Management Accountant

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Sherrie Palmer

Business Manager

JKMRC
Portfolio Support Office

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Andrew Wight

Principal Communications Officer

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Tash Winters

Senior Manager, Research Partnerships and Development

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Melinda Winton

Administration Coordinator

Sustainable Minerals Institute

Institute Professor

Professor Susan Johnston

Industry Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute

Adjunct and Honorary staff

Emeritus Professor David Brereton

Emeritus Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Emeritus Professor Anna Littleboy

Emeritus Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Emeritus Professor Don McKee

Emeritus Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Ben Adair

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Honorary Professor Saleem Ali

Honorary Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Martin Haase

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Roger Higgins

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor R Anthony Hodge

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor John McGagh

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Neville Plint

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Ian Satchwell

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Adjunct Professor Walter Valery

Adjunct Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute

Trailblazer team

Leigh Staines

Industry Professor – Commercialisation

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Amanda Jones

Senior Project Support Officer

Sustainable Minerals Institute