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Faculty and Staff

Courtney Young, ASARCO Professor and Department Head
Corby Anderson, Director, Center for Advanced Metallurgical and Mineral Processing, and Research Professor
Kevin Jaansalu, Assistant Professor
Jerry Downey, Assistant Professor
Vernon Griffiths, Professor Emeritus
Hsin-Hsiung Huang, Professor
Larry Twidwell, Professor
Bill Gleason, Assistant Professor & Newmont Lab Director
K.V. Sudhakar, Assistant Professor
Tammy Ross, Administrative Support
Paul Miranda, Process Engineer, CAMP
DaNette Rule, Administrative Assistant, CAMP

Courtney Young
Dr. Courtney Young
Department Head and ASARCO Distinguished Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
2008 Arizona Event
Education
B.Sc., Mineral Processing Engineering, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
M.Sc., Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah
Research Interests
Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Applications in Environmental Technology and Nanotechnology
Current Research Projects
Slag Treatment of ARD, Gold Thiosulfate Recovery from Solution, Pressure Flotation, Pressure Flotation
Phone
(406) 496-4158
E-mail
cyoung@mtech.edu
Others
Vita
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Corby Anderson
Dr. Corby Anderson
Director of the Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical and Mineral Processing (CAMP), and Research Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Education
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Montana State University, 1979
M.Sc. Metallurgical Engineering, Montana Tech, 1984
Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Idaho, 1988
Research Interests
Extractive Metallurgy
Phone
(406) 496-4794
E-mail
canderson@mtech.edu
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Kevin Jaansalu
Dr. Kevin Jaansalu, CD
Assistant Professor
Education
B.Eng., Royal Military College of Canada, M. Eng., McGill University, Ph.D., Royal Military College of Canada
Research Interests
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibrium, Physical Metallurgy of Copper Alloys, Explosive Fragmentation, and Materials for Ballistic Protection.
Phone
(406) 496-4305
E-mail
kjaansalu@mtech.edu
Others
Vita
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Jerome Downey
Dr. Jerry Downey
Assistant Professor
Education
B.S., Montana Tech
M.S. , Montana Tech
Ph.D. , Colorado School of Mines
Research Interests
Thermal processing and pyrometallurgy, materials synthesis, pyrolysis and gasification, waste treatment, and recycling.
Phone
(406) 496-4578
E-mail
jdowney@mtech.edu
Others
vita
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Vern Griffiths
Dr. Vernon Griffiths
Professor Emeritus
Education
B.Sc., University of Wales
M.Sc., University of Wales
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Physical Metallurgy/Materials Engineering
Phone
(406) 496-4264
E-mail
vgriffiths@mtech.edu
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Hsin Huang
Dr. Hsin-Hsiung Huang
Professor
Education
B.Sc., Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
M.Sc., Stanford University
Ph.D., Stanford University
Research Interests
Extractive Metallurgy, Hydro and Electrometallurgy
STABCAL (computer program) - Stability calculation for aqueous system
Phone
(406) 496-4139
E-mail
hhuang@mtech.edu
Others
vita and publications
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Larry Twidwell
Dr. Larry Twidwell
Professor
Education
B.Sc., Missouri School of Mines
M.Sc., Missouri School of Mines
D.Sc., Colorado School of Mines
PhoneResearch Interests
Extractive Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy
Phone
(406) 496-4208
E-mail
ltwidwell@mtech.edu
Vita and Awards
Vita, AIME Education Award and Tohoku visit , China visit
Published Docs
Acrobat Reader is required
EPA analytical methods
Waste and wastewater publications
PowerPoint is required Removal of As(V) from Solutions by Fe(III) co-precipitation
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William Gleason
Assistant Professor & Newmont Lab Director
Education
B.Sc., Mt College of Liberal Science
M.Sc., Mt College of Mineal Science
PhD., University of Montana & Montana Tech
Phone
(406) 496-4464
E-mail
wgleason@mtech.edu
Vita vita
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K.V. Sudhakar
Assistant Professor
Education

Research Interests
 
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Tammy Ross
Administrative Associate: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Education
B.S. Professional and Technical Communications, Montana Tech, 2004
Phone
(406) 496-4341
E-mail
tross@mtech.edu
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Paul Miranda
Dr. Paul Miranda
Process Engineer
CAMP
Education
B.Sc., Montana Tech
M.Sc., Montana Tech
Ph.D., University of Montana
Research Interests
Novel fundamental research in arsenic and selenium remediation, metal recovery using ion exchange.
Phone
(406) 496-4579
E-mail
pmiranda@mtech.edu
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DaNette Rule
DaNette Rule
Administrative Assistant

CAMP
Experience
30 Years expeience
Phone
(406) 496-4652
Email
drule@mtech.edu

 

Questions or Comments:
Courtney Young, Department Head
406-496-4158

 

 

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