Darby Stacey is working on his master’s degree in Metallurgy at Montana Tech. For his thesis, he is studying the electro chemistry of alkaline sulfide leaching systems which are the important factors that make gold leaching economical and faster.  The title of this thesis is, “Alkaline Sulfide Gold Leaching”.

Darby spent two months at Monash University which is located in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne, a port city, is a large commercial and industrial center where many multinational corporations are located.

While conducting research for his thesis at Monash University, Darby was under the direction of Matthew Geffrew.  Darby stated, “The program was excellent. Monash University had world class equipment. I got about six months of research done in about three weeks.  They were very patient and nurturing with me, brought me up to speed on how electro chemistry works, and taught me how to use the equipment.”  He said that he did about one third of the research for his master’s thesis while in Australia.

While attending Monash University, Darby lived near the campus in the Bayview Conference Center which houses many students from the University. He said he now has many friends all over the world from the people he met during this program.   While in the city, he attended concerts and plays in downtown Melbourne, including a concert of “The Who”.

In reference to other students who are interested in Montana Tech’s International Program, Darby said, “Get involved with this program.  I had “zero” out-of-pocket expense and I got a lot of research done, as well as being able to see a different part of the world.”

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