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                                                                                                                                     November 2013
Stephen Grano
Hello and welcome to the final edition of the Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources e-newsletter for 2013.

It has been a challenging year within the mining and energy resources sector. Although we've made considerable progress, we still face major efficiency and sustainability challenges that can only be solved with innovative new technology.

IMER continued to bring industry, government and academia together to tackle a wide range of issues in 2013, including accessing unconventional energy resources, increasing the efficiency of renewable technologies and developing novel approaches to minerals exploration, processing and site rehabilitation. IMER's success in obtaining Australian Research Council funding and our team's award-winning research see us well placed to continue advancing these areas in 2014, albeit while navigating a changing political landscape.

We look forward to continuing our successful local, national and international collaborations in 2014.

Professor Stephen Grano
Executive Director

Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources, The University of Adelaide  SA 5005 AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 8 8 313 1448 email: [email protected]              IMER Annual Report 2012
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IMER researchers and associates featured in the recent Australian Research Council funding announcements, with significant involvement in Discovery grants ($930,000), a Future Fellowship ($755,320) and infrastructure funding ($1,925,000). Read more about the successful funding outcomes.
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 Geophysics group wins innovation prize

 

Dr Stephen Thiel and fellow IMER geophysicists from the Electrical Earth Imaging (EEI) group were announced as a winner of The Australian Innovation Challenge at a gala dinner in Sydney last night. The team took out the Minerals and Energy category for their geophysical tools that can monitor the exploration effects on groundwater in four dimensions. Read more  

    
Sequestering carbon underground is increasingly being investigated as an option to reduce greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. A PhD candidate within IMER is assessing the risks in his award winning paper - read more.

Energy supply is one of the most critical issues facing humanity. In this special year-end event, some of the University of Adelaide's - and Australia's -leading figures in energy and resources will address this issue on Tuesday 10th December. The expert panel will discuss topics ranging from low-carbon energy to microalgal biofuels and invite questions from the audience. More details...    

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Over the last few months, nine IMER staff have recieved awards, ranging from a Tall Poppy Award to an Australia-China Young Researchers Exchange Program. Find out more about their achievements. 

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Making decisions is what keeps business moving forward, but what makes a good decision? Prof Steve Begg is working to improve decision-making in the oil and gas industry - find out how.  
 


Two students within IMER have been recognised for their outstanding work at industry conferences.

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Lasers, robotics and electrical earth imaging were on show during October as industry was invited to participate in an information and communications technology (ICT) showcase at the University of Adelaide. Read more...
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Alternative liquid fuels and solar energy - a new production system    

          

PhD student Peijun Guo is investigating the potential of creating liquid fuels from biomass using solar gasification, with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and improving production efficiency. Read more.