Dr Chris Solnordal

Principal Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/S/C/Chris-Solnordal.aspx

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CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Chris Solnordal is a senior member of CSIRO's multiphysics modelling team. He has been with CSIRO since 1992, and has been performing computational modelling for most of that time. He works primarily with industry clients to solve a wide variety of industrial problems in the minerals and process industries. His research interests include wear reduction in the oil and gas and minerals industries, emissions reduction, flash smelting reaction modelling, particle flows and agglomeration, fluidization, heat and mass transfer, and smelting processes. He also spent four years managing CSIRO's state-of-the-art laser flow diagnostics facility. During his time with CSIRO Dr Solnordal has co-authored over 70 journal and conference papers, and over 80 internal reports, primarily for industrial clients.

Dr Solnordal is a member of the following professional organisations:

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
TMS

Other Interests

Science and scepticism
Critical thinking

(and the usual list: running, bushwalking, skiing, rogaining, etc. )

Professional Areas

Fields of Research

Current

Academic Qualifications

1992

PhD (Chemical Engineering)
University of Melbourne
1986

BE (Mechanical)
University of Melbourne

Community and Corporate Citizenship

2019-on

Editorial board member, Journal of Wear
2018- 2018

Organising Committee, Thirteenth International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries
2015-2015

Chair of Technical Committee, Eleventh International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries
2012-2012

Chair of Technical Committee, Ninth International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries
2003-2003

Member of Organising Committee, Third International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries