Oct 30

Investigating microwave induced cracks

Edson Charikinya won the best young author award at the International Mineral Processing Congress in Chile, for his paper: “Use of X-ray computed tomography to investigate microwave induced cracks in sphalerite ore particles”. Edson is a final year PhD student from Stellenbosch University Chemical Engineering. His award winning presentation and a corresponding poster from another recent conference are both available for viewing here, and a photo of him winning the prize (Edson is 4th from the right):

IMPC Young Author Award winners

Edson Charikinya-IMPC-2014

Edson Charikinya-IMA-Poster