SMI Leadership

Professor Rick Valenta

Institute Director

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Elizabeth Delgado Alcantarino

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
Professor Doug Aitken

Director

Centre for Environmental Responsibility in Mining
Professor Daniel Franks

Director

Global Centre for Mineral Security
Professor Maureen Hassall

Director

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
Professor Mark Noppé

Director

WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre
Professor Mohsen Yahyaei

Director

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre
Program Leader

Future Autonomous Systems & Technologies (FAST)
Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

Program Leader

Resourcing Decarbonisation Program
Director

UQ Drone Research Platform