keynote speakers

Kathy holds a PhD from the University of Arizona. She has been providing independent hydrometallurgical consulting services since 2011, with clients on six continents, and has worked across a wide range of commodities, including base metals, uranium, titanium, vanadium, and precious metals. Her main areas of expertise are in solvent extraction, ion exchange, and electrowinning. 

She also holds an adjunct professor position at the University of Pretoria. She received the 2019 Milton E. Wadsworth award from SME (USA) and was twice awarded the Silver Medal of the SAIMM. Kathy is a Fellow of SAIMM and the South African Academy of Engineers.