Person

Farrow, John

Occupation
Mining chemist and Physical chemist

Summary

John Farrow is an expert in flocculation and thickener technology, in particular with application to minerals processing technology. He was manager of the 'Improving Thickener Technology' project.

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In 1999 Farrow (with the Thickener Technology Team) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for development of new thickener technology for mineral processing.

Chronology

1984
Career event - Joined the CSIRO
c. 1988 - c. 2010
Career position - Manager of Improving Thickener Technology project
1999
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues)

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See also

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 112. Details
  • Ward, Colin, 'CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2013, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/csiro-entrepreneurship-award/. Details

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Created: 24 February 2012, Last modified: 4 April 2024

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