Awards

Rock On! SMI-BRC alumnus awarded international prize for mining PhD thesis

Published on: 20 August 2013

SMI Researcher Named Top UQ RHD Supervisor

Published on: 17 September 2013

BRC Founder honoured by Queensland Resources Council

Published on: 7 December 2013

The founder of The University of Queensland’s WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (BRC) has been recognised by the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) for his contribution to the State’s mineral and energy development.

JKMRC Founder named in Hall of Fame

Published on: 13 December 2013

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) Founder Professor Alban Lynch has been named among the first inductees in the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame.

BRC wins the Douglas Hay Medal for 2014 on the application of the HSBM

Published on: 1 August 2014

This award is testimony of the potential strength of the Hybrid Stress Blasting Model (HSBM) for mining applications.

BRC Adjunct Professor and Board member recognised in the Order of Australia awards Honours List

Published on: 27 January 2015

BRC Adjunct Professor and Board member Dan Wood, was recognised in the Order of Australia awards Honours List yesterday.

JKMRC alumnus honoured in UQ Alumni Awards

Published on: 18 August 2015

Dr Jeffrey Dawes, a former JKMRC PhD student who now heads up Komatsu Latin America, has been honoured by The University of Queensland with a Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award.

RISKGATE honoured with ACARP Excellence Award

Published on: 21 September 2015

An innovative approach to risk management in the coal industry has been honoured with an ACARP research excellence award.

UQ ranks at number one in Australia in Mineral Resources and Mining Engineering (10th globally).

Published on: 24 March 2016

The University of Queensland is number one in Australia in two subject areas and among the world’s top 20 in four, a global review published today confirms.