Hydrometallurgy Gordon M. Ritcey Ph.D. Award
2023 Recipient
Guillermo Alvial-Hein, Queen's University
Guillermo is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Hydrometallurgy and Environmental group in the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queen’s University, working under the supervision of Dr. Ahmad Ghahreman. He graduated with a metallurgical engineering bachelor’s degree from the University of Concepcion, Chile. He has experience in metal recovery projects from primary and secondary resources, including gold, lithium, and copper. His thesis focuses on improving gold recovery from refractory gold ores using a bio-oxidation pretreatment with different types of microorganisms. His research aims to develop a new technological opportunity, promoting the view of a net-zero target in the mining industry.
2022 — Maryam Pourmahdavi, Laurentian University | 2012 — T. Feldmann, McGill University |
2021 — Konstantina Chalastara, McGill University | 2011 — G. Nazari, University of British Columbia |
2020 — Kevin Turgeon, Laval University | 2010 — I. Perederiy, University of Toronto |
2019 — Yan Zeng, McGill University | 2009 — G. Azimi, University of Toronto |
2018 — Denver Cowan (Queen’s University) | 2008 — F. Xie, University of British Columbia |
2017 — Ajanthia Gunaratnam (UBC) | 2007 — B. Rivera-Vasquez, University of British Columbia |
2016 — A. D. Bas, Laval University | 2006 — J. Vaughan, University of British Columbia |
2015 — A. Burns, University of British Columbia | 2005 — L. Munholand, Sherbrooke University |
2014 — R. Tavakoli, University of British Columbia | 2004 — F. Lagno, McGill University |
2013 — No award |
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About Gordon M. Ritcey
Dr. Ritcey has published over 150 papers, in addition to a two-volume text on solvent extraction; and an authoritative text on tailings management. Seventeen patents have been granted. Dr. Ritcey has been a technical session chairman of numerous national and international conferences as well as conference chairman of several national conferences . He was President of the Metallurgical Society of CIM (1976-77), and during the period 1986-96 he served as Secretary-General of the International Committee for Solvent Extraction. He was the founding editor of the international journal of Hydrometallurgy (1975), and remained as editor for 19 years.
Dr. Ritcey has received numerous honours, including being the first recipient of the Sherritt Gordon Hydrometallurgy Medal; the Alcan Medal; CIM Silver Medal, the University of Liege (Belgium) Medal; the Mendeleev Medal (Russia) and the Carl Hanson Medal (ISEC).
Eligibility
To be eligible for this award, the candidate must be registered in a Ph.D. program in the field of hydrometallurgy during the entire academic year in a Canadian university.
Applications must include: 1) A copy of the applicant’s academic transcripts 2) A summary of the project, including preliminary results, a discussion concerning subsequent project orientation, and a list of prepared publications or conference presentations (2-3 pages maximum)
Application deadline: March 01, 2023
Please email your application package to:
Thomas Feldmann Chair
Student Support
R&D Manager, 5N Plus Inc.
Email: th.feldmann AT gmx.de
To encourage graduate studies in the field of hydrometallurgy, the Hydrometallurgy Section offers an award of $5,000 to honour the accomplishments of a Ph.D. graduate student in the field of hydrometallurgy in a Canadian university. In addition to the cash award, we award one free registration for the conference at which we present the award, plus free admission to the social events we sponsor at that conference.
Submit your application
Email your application package to Thomas Feldmann, Chair of Student Support at:
The scholarship application program is closed for 2023.
