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It is with great sadness that SMI staff and students learned of the passing of Frank Shi in December 2024.

Emeritus Professor Don McKee reflects on the contributions of Professor TC Rao, Dr Geoff Lyman and Honorary Professor Gideon Chitombo.

Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary for the Fiji Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, has received The University of Queensland’s (UQ) International Alumnus of the Year Award in recognition of her contribution to Pacific Island development, sustainability, gender equality, environmental health and work with Indigenous communities.

Gideon Chitombo first walked through the doors of the Julius Kruttscnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) in 1982. Little did he know it was the start of a relationship which would last over four decades and culminate in his appointment as Professor and Chair of Minerals Industry Engagement at The University of Queensland in 2009 – the world’s first professorial position of engagement.

Dr Ben Seligmann is a Research Fellow at SMI's Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre specialising in risk management and hazard identification methods - we sat down with Ben to discuss a new project he has been working on.

New research suggests that increased demand for energy transition metals (ETMs) could be more disruptive to some communities than winding back production of thermal coal.

When researcher Dr Sarah Holcombe was undertaking her PhD field research in the late 1990s, she didn’t realise how important the recordings she made of story and song would become for the next generation.

Professor Mark Noppé is the newly appointed director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC).

The first postgraduate research centre in Australia focusing on mining geology has celebrated its 30th anniversary.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Maureen Hassall as Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre.