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Dr. Seher Ata is an Associate Professor in the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Prior to joining UNSW, she was a Research Academic at the Centre for Multiphase Processes, Newcastle University. Her research focuses on fundamental and applied aspects of froth flotation, bubble-particle interactions, and water chemistry effects in mineral processing.
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia
- MSc and BSc in Mining Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Her work spans froth flotation dynamics, bubble coalescence, and recovery of fine/coarse particles, with recent projects addressing lithium recovery from brines and tailings reprocessing. She has led ARC Centre of Excellence, ARC Linkage, and ACARP-funded research initiatives.
Dr. Ata has published over 100 articles in high-impact journals and holds editorial roles at Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Journal and International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. She was elected to the University of Newcastle’s Emerging Research Leadership Program (2011) and recognized in the world’s top 2% of scientists in Mining and Metallurgy (2021).
- Supervised PhD/Masters students: Yesenia Saavedra Moreno, Yueyi Pan, Feng Zheng, Manivannan Selvaraju
- Grants: BHP Tailings Challenge, ARC Centre of Excellence, ACARP projects on flotation standards and water chemistry
