MPD Plenary Session, Luncheon, Scotch Nightcap, Student Posters await you at MINEXCHANGE 2025

The Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division (MPD) of SME will host its annual MPD Plenary Session in the afternoon of Feb. 24 during the MINEXCHANGE 2025 SME Annual Conference & Expo (Feb. 23-26, Denver, CO). This session features lectures by the recipients of the prestigious Antoine M. Gaudin, Robert H. Richards and Milton E. Wadsworth awards. The award recipients cover technical topics in their lectures while sharing their expertise and experiences in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. They often include personal anecdotes, stories and learnings spanning the entire arc of their careers. The 2025 MPD Plenary Session promises to be just as exciting, interesting and entertaining as in the previous years. It is a must-attend event for members of MPD and other divisions as well. This year’s presentations will be given by: Zhenghe Xu, the Antoine M. Gaudin Award recipient, for his advances in the science of hydrophobic interactions and applications in minerals processing. Jaisen Kohmuench, the Robert H. Richards Award recipient, for his contributions made toward advancing the state-of-the-art in fine and ultrafine particle separation technologies that have been commercially successful and used in processing operations worldwide. Michael L. Free, the Milton E. Wadsworth Award recipient, for his contributions to the understanding of transport, kinetics and interfacial phenomena associated with metal electrolysis, corrosion inhibition and metal extraction. MPD Luncheon Additional MPD awards will be presented and acknowledged at the MPD Luncheon on Feb. 26, including: The presentation of the Mill Gentleman of Distinction Award to Jaeheon Lee. Naci Duru and Carl C. Nesbitt will receive the Arthur F. Taggart Award for their paper on “Sulfur speciation analysis in cyanide leach solutions with liquid chromatography,” published in the Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (MME) journal. The MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award will be presented to Jordan M. Rutledge for bringing new mineral processing techniques to the forefront of the industry and serving as a leader in the new mining generation. Thanks go to Hazen Research for funding this award. Jack Groppo will be recognized for the Frank F. Aplan Award, which will be presented to him at the SME Awards Reception that evening, for his significant contributions to the development, design and commercialization of processes circuits associated with sustainable energy production from coal-based resources. This year’s MPD Luncheon invited speaker is Michael D.S. Blois, director of development at Orion Resource Partners, who will be speaking on “The Application of Contingency in the Development of New Technologies.” MPD Unit Committee Meeting, Scotch Nightcap and Student Poster Contest Other MPD events scheduled for MINEXCHANGE 2025 include: The MPD Unit Committee Meeting on Feb. 23, which is open to all MPD members who wish to get involved in the following year’s MINEXCHANGE 2026 SME Annual Conference & Expo. The famous Scotch Nightcap scholarship fundraising event on Tuesday night, featuring MPD Past Chair David Meadows and the Bass Metals band. Commemorative whiskey glasses (see photo) and T-shirts will be available this year. The MPD Student Poster Contest on Wednesday morning, preceding the MPD Luncheon. Join in the fun Your participation in these events helps the MPD raise scholarship funds, and encourages and supports the future engineers and scientists within the mineral processing and extractive metallurgy field. Come join us for any or all of these events during MINEXCHANGE 2025 in beautiful Denver, CO. Get involved in your division and become more engaged with your colleagues and peers.

MPD Plenary Session, Luncheon, Scotch Nightcap, Student Posters await you at MINEXCHANGE 2025

Authored by: Tarun Bhambhani, Associate Chair, MPD Executive Committee

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