Charlotte Gibson

Charlotte Gibson is an Assistant Professor at The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen's University, leading the Critical Minerals Processing Lab. Her expertise spans mining-process integration, machine learning applications in mineral processing, and oxide mineral flotation.

• PhD in Mineral Processing (Queen's University, 2016)
• BEDS in Architecture (Dalhousie University, 2012)
• BASc in Mining Engineering (Queen's University, 2009)

Her research focuses on critical minerals processing for energy storage, flotation optimization, and sustainable resource recovery from primary/secondary sources. Recent work explores virtual reality applications in mining engineering education.

Scientific trends in her publications include:

• Lithium mineral flotation using fatty acids
• Virtual reality for process plant design
• Reprocessing of mine tailings for critical minerals
• Surface chemistry analysis via spectroscopic methods

Charlotte previously held industry roles at SGS, Barrick Gold, and Vale, specializing in mineral processing flowsheet development and data analytics across Canada, US, and Australia.