SMI Leadership

Professor Rick Valenta

Director (Acting)

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Melissa Glendenning

Director - Institute Operations

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Professor Alice Clark

Deputy Director - Strategy

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Professor Daniel Franks

Deputy Director – Research

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Program Leader

Development Minerals
Associate Professor Claire Côte

Director

Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry
Group Leader

Environmental Excellence through the Mining Cycle
Professor Peter Erskine

Director

Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation
Group Leader

Ecosystem Assessment, Restoration and Resilience
Professor Maureen Hassall

Director

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
Professor Deanna Kemp

Director

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining
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)
Susan Johnston

Program Leader

Governance and Leadership in Mining
Professor Anna Littleboy

Program Leader

Transitions in Mining Program
Professorial Research Fellow

Sustainable Minerals Institute
Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

Program Leader (Acting)

Complex Orebodies Program
Principal Research Fellow – Geology

BRC