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Mr Adrien Guiraud

Minerals Processing Lead

https://people.csiro.au/G/A/Adrien-Guiraud

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Biography

Adrien Guiraud is a Senior Process Engineer in the Sustainable Process Engineering Group within the Resources, Community and Environment Program in CSIRO Mineral Resources.

His primary responsibility is to identify opportunities for CSIRO to assist the minerals and metals industry, particularly high temperature primary metal production, to capture value through for example, increased productivity, reduced costs and reduced waste.

Adrien is a qualified materials science engineer with over 8 years experience in leading R&D projects for the minerals & metals industry, in the areas of ore and minerals processing and primary aluminium production, with a focus on improving energy productivity and minimising waste and emissions. He has previously worked with Rio Tinto in France (Rio Tinto Alcan) and Australia (Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation).

His areas of expertise are:

  • Management of multidisciplinary project teams from world leading research & technology providers, universities and global industry partners to deliver step-change technologies
  • Conception, construction, commissioning and operation of small and large-scale pilot plants
  • Identification and evaluation of opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to deliver value and competitive advantage across all mining and mineral processing activities
  • Application of Six Sigma methodology to R&D projects

Professional Areas

Fields of Research

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Former

Current Roles

  • Senior Process Engineer
    Project Management and Research Consulting

Academic Qualifications

  • 2005

    Masters of Engineering (Materials Science)
    Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG), France

Professional Experiences

  • 2013-2015

    Senior Advisor, Emerging Technologies
    Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation

  • 2011-2013

    Senior Advisor, Minerals Recovery Technologies
    Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation

  • 2007-2011

    Research Engineer, Aluminium Smelting
    Rio Tinto Alcan

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