Laurence Dyer

Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University

Originally trained in Chemistry and Physics, Assoc. Prof. Dyer has more than 15 years of experience in Extractive Metallurgy research. He is currently the academic lead for Metallurgical Engineering in the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering based at Curtin University’s Kalgoorlie campus in the heart of Western Australia’s gold and critical mineral mining region. His work spans across a range of commodities (critical and precious metals) predominantly focussing on hydrometallurgical processes and solution chemistry. Assoc. Prof. Dyer and the Metallurgy team are also growing activities in process decarbonisation, waste reprocessing and industrial water treatment and management, which are crucial issues many precincts. With a growing interest in the supply chains that support processes and drivers for large-scale change in the industry, the current environment and predicted opportunity represents the potential to usher in a renaissance for mining and metal production.