keynote speakers

Luis Cisternas

The keynote lecture "On the sustainable design of polymetallic flotation circuits " will be given by Prof. Luis Cisternas, Director of the Doctoral Program on Mineral Processing Engineering at Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile.

Luis obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His principal research interest is the use of a systems approach to solving problems in mineral processing. In particular, his research combines the development of systematic methods and experimental works for solving problems in the mining industries, which can be classified in terms of the following topics: modeling and optimization; design and analysis of minerals processes; water resources; critical material and circular economy. 

Glenn Dobby

The keynote lecture "A probabilistic approach to understanding particle collection in flotation " will be given by Glenn Dobby, of Woodgrove Technologies Inc., Canada.

Glenn is co-owner and Senior Consultant for Woodgrove Technologies Inc.  Woodgrove is a minerals technology company that develops energy efficient and space efficient flotation systems, as well as advanced process control systems.  From 1991 to 2005 Glenn was co-owner and VP of MinnovEX Technologies Inc, where he was primarily responsible for the direction of technology development in flotation equipment, flotation modelling, comminution modelling and geometallurgy.  

Glenn holds a BEng and a PhD in metallurgical engineering from McGill University.  He was with Vale Thompson for four years and with MIT for two years before becoming a Professor in the Metallurgy and Materials Science Department at the University of Toronto from 1984 to 1991.