Current projects and Research areas
Ironmaking/Steelmaking
The effect of Ti on the Kinetics of Phosphorous Removal During BOS Steelmaking (3 year ARC Steel Research Hub)
A Fundamental Study into the Use of Different Ferrous Ores on Melt Characteristics of Sinter (3 year ARC Steel Research Hub)
Obtaining Value from Steelplant Waste (5 year ARC Steel Research Hub)
Dynamic Wetting of Slags on Oxides (3 year project sponsored by industry)
The effect of Minerals On Coke analogue Reactivity (1 year ACARP project)
The Kinetics of Coke Analogue Reactivity (3 year internally funded project)
Effects of Minerals on the Carbon Structure of the Coke Analogue (3 year internally funded project)
The Morphology of Steelmaking Inclusions During Processing (3 year project directly sponsored by BlueScope, ongoing)
Coke integrity in blast furnace ironmaking:Understanding and technology development (3 year ARC Linkage)
Other
High efficiency separation and refining in petroleum processing. (3 year China National 973 Program)
Technologies to Enhance the Value of NZ’s Offshore Ironsand Resource (4 year New Zealand Government Science Investment Grant)