Person
Williams, Courtney John Denton (Ned) (1923 - 2019)
AM
- Born
- 1923
Cardiff, Wales - Died
- 7 March 2019
Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist
Summary
Ned Williams was a pyro-metallurgist internationally recognised as an authority on suspension smelting of nickel, copper and other non-ferrous metals. He was responsible for major technical innovations including the Outkumpu Process for smelting ores containing sulfur. This led to the development of what became the standard type of furnace for refining these ores. Williams served as Chair of the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association the purpose of which was to research the effects of nickel on health and the environment.
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Chronology
- 1947
- Education - Associate Diploma, Sydney Technical College
- 1965 - 1971
- Career position - Smelter Superintendent, Electrolytic Refining & Smelting Co of Australia
- 1971 - 1980
- Career position - Resident Manager, Western Mining Corporation Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter
- 1984 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1984]
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in metallurgical science and engineering
- 2003
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the Australian mining and metallurgical industries, particularly as a leader in the development of suspension smelting of non-ferrous metals
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Courtney "Ned" John Denton Williams: pyro-metallurgist transformed smelting', Impact, 209 (2019), 67-8, https://www.atse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMPACT-2019-September-low-res-spreads-for-web.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 21 January 2020, Last modified: 16 June 2022