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Laurence Dyer is an Associate Professor at Curtin University's School of Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, based at the Kalgoorlie Campus. He holds a BSc (Nanotechnology) and PhD (Chemistry) from Curtin University, with a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia. His primary roles include teaching metallurgical laboratory techniques, pyrometallurgy, and metallurgical process design, alongside lecturing in the Mining Cycle program. He actively collaborates with the Leaching and Separation Technology group, focusing on leaching, adsorption, precipitation, and rare earth/nickel/copper extraction. Current research emphasizes precious metal tellurides and alternative rare earth mineral treatments.
Teaching responsibilities span three core units: Metallurgical Laboratory Techniques, Pyrometallurgy, and Metallurgical Process Design. He has delivered invited lectures in Indonesia and Kazakhstan, reflecting international recognition. Research interests include hydrometallurgy, mineral processing, colloid chemistry, and electrochemistry. His work addresses challenges in lithium processing, cobalt/nickel recovery from waste, and sustainable resource extraction.
Publications (2020–2025) highlight advancements in rare earth oxalate resolubilisation, cobalt-nickel recovery from slag, and copper leaching innovations. He leads projects on groundwater treatment for mineral processing and mechanochemical lithium extraction reviews. His contributions bridge chemical principles with industrial metallurgical practices, emphasizing sustainability and process efficiency.
