| The 3rd Bergforsk Annual MeetingSignificant achievements – 23rd May 2007 (Aula Aurora)
Click here to read extended abstracts from the meeting on the 23rd (pdf) |
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| 13.00 | Registration, refreshments Welcome & Introduction Björn Öhlander, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Göran Bäckblom, MITU The anatomy of three commodity booms Marian Radetzki, Guest Professor in Economics at Luleå University of Technology Mergers in the minerals industries Patrik Söderholm, Professor of Economics at Luleå University of Technology Exploration in Sweden: Potential, opportunities and current R&D Pär Weihed, Professor/Head of Division.Division of Ore Geology and Applied Geophysics Modelling of failure in rock: Recent developments Erling Nordlund, Professor/Head of Division Mining and Geotechnical Engineering |
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| 15.30 | Application of seismic systems to pin-point the location of the drill-bit in real time Anders Nordqvist, LKAB Co-ordination chemistry of adsorption in froth flotation Anna-Carin Larsson, PhD Division of Chemistry at Luleå University of Technology Challenges and opportunities in modern smelting Theo Lehner, Boliden Mineral AB Embedded systems for extreme and harsh conditions. Present status and outlook for the future Jerker Delsing, Professor in Industrial Electronics at Luleå Univiversity of Technology |
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| 17.20 | Recycling in metallurgical processes Caisa Samuelsson , Lecturer in Process Metallurgy at Luleå University of Technology Remediation of tailings impoundments: Time evolution of groundwater quality Björn Öhlander, Professor in Applied Geology at Luleå University of Technology |
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| 18.25 | Summary and closure Björn Öhlander and Göran Bäckblom |
| Buffet | |
| Strategies for excellence In technology and services – 24th May 2007 (Aula Aurora) | |
| 08.30 | Registration, refreshments |
| 09.00 | Welcome speech Lars-Eric Aaro, Chairman of the Swedish Mining Research Foundation MITU and Vice President LKAB Current trends in the global metal and mineral market and industry responses Magnus Ericsson, CEO, Raw Materials Group Industry perspectives on R&D to maintain technological leadership Martin Ivert, Chairman SveMin, CEO LKAB Information on industry development Peter Strömbäck, Director/Head of Division for Research, Innovation and Industry Development. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. |
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| 10.50 | The Mining Research Programme – perspectives from VINNOVA and the Industry Per Eriksson, Director General, VINNOVA, Ulf Marklund, Boliden Mineral AB Two new RTD Programs for the Industrial minerals, Aggregates and Dimension stone sectors Jan Bida, Technical Director SBMI Present status of mining R&D and education at Luleå University of Technology Pia Sandvik Wiklund. President Luleå University of Technology Award Ceremony. Best PhD, Lic and Master Thesis 2006 Lars-Eric Aaro |
| Lunch | |
| 13.30 | Presentations by Award Winners Désirée Nordmark, M Sc Thesis: Stabilization of CCA-contaminated soil by addition of iron compoundsRanjan Kumar Dwari, Licentiate Thesis: Thermal non-coking coal preparation by triboelectric dry process. Daniela Rusanova-Naydenova, Doctor Thesis: The Globalisation of Mineral Industry R&D Strategic Research Agenda for Europe. R&D in Polish mining industry |
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| 15.40 | R&D at Xstrata Nickel Graham Swan, Principal Rock Mechanics Engineer at Xstrata Nickel R&D at Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Technique Sverker Hartwig, Vice President Technology at Atlas Copco CMT Information on the Poster Session Pär Weihed, Luleå University of Technology Closure Lars-Eric Aaro |
| 17.00 | Poster Session with refreshments |
Bergforsk 2007
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