Dr Rob Fitzpatrick

Summary:

Rob is a seior lecturer in Minerals Engineering within the Camborne School of Mines, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. He develeoped and is programme director for the taught Master's 'MSc Minerals Processing'. Rob received his BEng(Hons) in Mining Engineering from the University of Exeter (2004) and was awarded a PhD in Earth Resources from the same institute.

His main area of research is in the physical separation of minerals. With a particular interest in modelling and simulation, including fundemental modelling using techniques such as CFD-DEM. Rob has expertise in modelling and simulation of physcial separation equippment and in prarticulr gravity separation equipment. Rob also has expertise in process mineralogy, applying mineral preoprties to predict processing behaviour.  Rob was the University Exeter Principal Investigator on the H2020 funded OptimOre project which aims to improve modelling of gravity separation equiipment through the use of automated mineralogy. As a part of this project he is also developing novel methods of modelling and controlling gravity separation equip[ment.

Professional Qualifications:

• Member Instutute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
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Reesearch projects:

SPF Critical Minerals Equipment Hub (Co Investigator) - UK funded hub to improve capability of prcessing critical mienrals in Cornwall region

OPTIMORE (H2020 Principal Investigator) Optimize the crushing, milling and separation ore processing technologies for Tungsten and Tantalum mineral processing.
IMP@CT (H2020 Work Package leader and Co-I) Integrated Modular Plant and Containerized Tools for Selective, Low-impact mining of Small High-grade Deposits.
SOSRARE (NERC&EPSRC) Improving understanding rare earth elements (REE) concentration in natural systems to develop efficient and environmentally friendly methods of extraction.
CERES (H2020) Co-processing of coal and electronic mine waste.