
Heap leaching is a mining process used worldwide for extraction of low-grade minerals. focused on developing partial differential equations (PDEs) for the reaction-transport modelling of chemical species associated with heap leaching of copper in rock piles. Malcolm Davidson (University of Melbourne), and Dr. I was lucky enough to be supervised by two excellent CFD practitioners: Prof. with the University of Melbourne in the Chemical Engineering Department.
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I finished my B.Sc Maths/Stats with an honours degree and started what would be a series of three CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) scholarships in the area of numerical modelling and CFD: firstly in my honours year with a CSIRO scholarship, followed by a CSIRO summer internship, and then a CSIRO Ph.D. Maths/Stats where I majored in Applied Mathematics.

Although I enjoyed physics immensely, mathematics subjects really diverted my attention so much that I switched to a B.Sc. In 1999 I managed to get a scholarship at La Trobe University in Melbourne and admitted to a B.Sc. Competitive sporting activities with my older brother probably encouraged our academic pursuits and we both earned a Ph.D. I love a lot of the outdoor aspects of farm life (hunting, golf, cricket and footy). I grew up on a sheep/cattle farm in Glenaroua, Victoria, a regional town consisting of not much more than a fire-station and farms, as the Glenaroua wiki attests to.

I am lucky to have wonderful family of three children and a wonderful wife, Amy. I grew up and still live and work in Victoria, a southern state of Australia.
