Graeme Jameson
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![]() Graeme Jameson at theRoyal Societyadmissions day in London, July 2018 | |
Born | Graeme John Jameson |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Cambridge(PhD) |
Known for | Jameson Cell |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mineral processing Flotation[1] |
Institutions | University of Newcastle, Australia |
Thesis | The behaviour of a bubble in a vertically oscillating liquid, and allied topics(1963) |
Website | www |
Graeme John JamesonAOFRSFAAFTSE(born 1936) is an engineer, professor and Director of the Centre for Multiphase Processes at theUniversity of Newcastle, Australia,in New South Wales, Australia.[1]He is notable for being the inventor of theJameson Cellmineral separation device, which he devised in the 1980s. The Jameson Cell uses bubbles to separate super fine particles during mineral processing.[2]It is based on thefroth flotationmineral separation process, first invented in 1905.[3][4][5]
In the coal industry alone, Jameson's cell has retrievedA$36 billion worth of export coal particles.[2]It is being used worldwide in the separation of coal, copper, lead, nickel, platinum, silver and zinc.[3]
Education
[edit]In 1960 Jameson received aBachelor of Sciencedegree inchemical engineeringfrom theUniversity of New South Wales(UNSW), and in 1963 aPhD[6]from theUniversity of Cambridge.[7]
Career and research
[edit]Jameson has been Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle since 1978.[3]
Awards and honours
[edit]Jameson was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia(AO) in 2005, and received theAntoine M. Gaudin Medalin 2013.[3][8]In 2013 he was also NSW Scientist of the Year.[9]In 2015 he won aPrime Minister's Prize for Sciencefor his cell, and the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation.[2][7]Also in 2015, he was elected a member of theNational Academy of Engineeringfor the development of innovative flotation technology for advanced mineral processing. In 2018 he was elected aFellow of the Royal Society(FRS), the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence with a fellowship of 1600 of the world's most eminent scientists.[10]
References
[edit]- ^abGraeme Jamesonpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
- ^abcSturmer, Jake (21 October 2015)."Engineer Graeme Jameson picks up Prime Minister's science prize for billion-dollar bubbles".Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC).Retrieved21 October2015.
- ^abcd"A GOLD MINE OF INNOVATION".newcastle.edu.au. 16 January 2015.Retrieved21 October2015.
- ^Particle processing with bubbles
- ^Jameson, Graeme John, AO, FAA, FTSE (1936-)Trove profile
- ^Jameson, Graeme John (1963).The behaviour of a bubble in a vertically oscillating liquid, and allied topics.jisc.ac.uk(PhD thesis). University of Cambridge.OCLC885437848.EThOSuk.bl.ethos.605048.
- ^ab"2015 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation – Professor Graeme Jameson"(Press release). Science in Public Pty Ltd. 21 October 2015.Retrieved21 October2015.
- ^"Newcastle trailblazer wins prestigious global award".University of Newcastle Blog.21 February 2013.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"NSW Science & Engineering Awards: 2008-2014".chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au.Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer. Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2020.Retrieved21 October2015.
- ^"Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson joins global list of most outstanding scientists".University of Newcastle Blog.10 May 2018.Retrieved22 May2018.