Person

Jorgensen, Frank Richard Arthur (1937 - 2016)

Born
5 May 1937
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died
3 February 2016
Occupation
Metallurgist and Mineral chemist

Summary

Frank Jorgensen is a metallurgist with a specialist interest in the research and development of smelting technology. In the 1970s he was involved in the development of the SiroSmelt system while employed within the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry. He worked for the CSIRO and the G K Williams CRC for Extractive Metallurgy for over 40 years, between 1960 and 2008 on many projects concerning flash smelting, roasting and particle temperature measurement.

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Chronology

1960
Education - BE (Hons) degree, University of Adelaide
1964 - 1970
Career position - Research Scientist (later Senior Research Scientist), CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1965
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in smelting science, University of Adelaide
1970 - 1974
Career position - Technical Manager at United Packages and UPL Silicates
1974 - 1986
Career position - Principal Research Scientist (later Senior Principal Research Scientist), CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1986 - 1988
Career position - Research Manager CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1988 - 1995
Career position - Research Manager and Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Mineral Products
1995 - 1996
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Minerals Division
1999
Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation
2000
Award - Extraction and Processing Science Award, Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, U.S.A.
2004
Award - CSIRO Minerals Lifetime Achievement Award

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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

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