Congratulations to all the winners at the 2024 SMI Memorial Awards!
The Awards held on Friday 15 November, are an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the innovative work being undertaken by the University's Higher Degree by Research students.
This year's awards and winners included:
- The Inaugural Michael F Young Memorial Prize established to support a research student from SMI's Julius Kruttschnitt Research Centre (JKMRC) to travel to another university or research centre to enhance their experience. Winner: Mayra Jefferson
- The Alban and Barbara Lynch Award - to support the development of an exceptional SMI student facing financial need or disadvantage. Winner: Andres Ortega Lucero.
- The Dan Alexander Memorial Prize - to support SMI research students to seed fund the commercialisation of their research. Winner: Yifei Lin
- The Ian Morley Prize - awarded to a research student from the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC) or Julius Kruttschnitt Research Centre (JKMRC) on the basis of academic achievement, work experience, leadership and contribution to the life of the Centre. Winner: Olivia Mejías González
- The Bill Whiten Memorial Prize - to support a research student engaging in process control and model development at UQ to complete their thesis or participate in a local or international conference. Winner: Yifei Lin
- The Dee Bradshaw Travel Scholarship - to support a mineral processing research student travel to an approved international institution to develop their research capabilities and experience. Winner: Claudia Moreno Silva
The day was a great success and we extend our thanks to Dr Sue Keay, Chair Robotics Australia Group who delivered the keynote on overcoming the barriers associated with research commercialisation, and to the industry-led panel who also discussed the theme later in the day.
Our thanks also to our sponsors, Glencore Australia and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COEMinerals), and of course to the generous donors and their families for their ongoing support.
And a special mention to Emeritus Professor Tim Napier-Munn who was presented with the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the IMPC - very well deserved.
