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Senior Metallurgist and Adjunct Faculty
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Tech
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
Phone: (575) 835-5730

Research Interests:

Beneficiation of Metallic Ores and Industrial Minerals
Pressure Oxidation of Refractory Gold Ores and Concentrates
Dissolution of Gold in Thiourea and Thiosulfate Solutions
Cyanide Recovery in Processing Copper-Bearing Gold Ores
Electrodeposition, Corrosion and Oxidation

Professional Experience:

1989 - Extractive Metallurgist, NMBM&MR, Adjunct Faculty, Minerals Eng., NMIMT.
1980 - 1989 Asst. & Assoc. Professor of Metallurgy, Metallurgy Dept.,NMIMT, Socorro, NM
1976 - 1980 Instructor & Assist. Professor of Metallurgy, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Courses Taught:

Mineral Processing; Principles and Design
Extractive Metallurgy (Introductory & Advanced)
Metallurgical & Engineering Thermodynamics
Corrosion and Oxidation

Professional and Honor Society Affiliations:

SME-AIME; Metallurgical Fundamentals Committee
Alpha Sigma Mu, Member and Past Faculty Advisor

Related Activities:

NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Mineral Processing Plant Design", Aug. 20-31, 1984, Turkey
Conducted Short Courses on "Mineral Processing" for USBM Western Field Operation Centers, Jan. 14-23, 1992.

Education:

Ph.D. - Metallurgy, Dec.1975, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
M.S. - Chemistry, July 1971, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
B.S. - Chemistry, Jan. 1967, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

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