Morning Program
Emerging Breakthrough Enabling Technologies

9:00

Welcome and overview of day

Stevan Green , CEO CSRP

Session One: Geopolymer Concrete
Chair: Prof Vijay Rangan, Curtin University of Technology

9:10

Developments in Geopolymer Precast Concrete

Dr Terry Gourley, Rocla

9:30

Developing Geopolymer Concretes from Mineral Wastes (Update on Project 4B1)

Assoc. Prof. Kate Wright, 4B1 Project Leader, Curtin University of Technology

9:50

Low-Calcium Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete - An Engineering Perspective

Prof. Vijay Rangan, Curtin University of Technology

10:00

Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Improved Resource Utilisation in Mining Industry

Panellists: Vijay Rangan, Terry Gourley, Kate Wright, Geoff Brent and Stevan Green

10:20

Morning Tea

Session Two: Biomass as Restorative & Renewable Resource
Chair: Dr Sharif Jahanshahi, CSIRO Minerals

10:50

System Innovation – From Restoring Soil and Land Quality to Production of Green Steel & Cement

Dr Joe Herbertson, Director, CSRP and Natural Step

11:00

Biomass Production – Growth & Harvest in WA

John Bartle, CALM/CRC for Plant-Base Management of Dryland Salinity

11:20

Biomass as Fuel and Reductant in Modern Smelting Processing (Update on Project 4C1)

Dr David Langberg, 4C1 Project Leader, CSIRO Minerals

11.40

Panel Discussion: Opportunities to build on industrial ecology, regional synergies and collaboration across normal business boundaries

Panellists: Joe Herbertson, John Bartle, David Langberg, Steven Green and Sharif Jahanshahi

12:00

Close of Morning Proceedings

Stevan Green , CEO CSRP

12.05

Lunch

1.15

Welcome and overview of afternoon

Stevan Green , CEO CSRP

Session Three: Researchers’ Perspectives
Chair: Rene van Berkel, Research Program Leader CSRP

1.20

Overview of CSRP Regional Synergies Research Strategy

Rene van Berkel, Research Program Leader, CSRP

1.30

Capturing Regional Synergies in Kwinana , (Update on Project 3B1)

Dick van Beers, Research Fellow, Curtin University of Technology

1.55

Capturing Regional Synergies in Gladstone (Update on Project 3C1)

Glen Corder, Senior Program Manager, University of Queensland

2.10

Enabling Tools and Technologies for Regional Synergies (Update on Project 3A1)

Albena Bossilkov, Research Fellow, Curtin University of Technology

2.35

Other Regional Synergies Research

Rene van Berkel, Research Program Leader, CSRP

3.00

Afternoon Tea

Session Four: Industry Perspectives
Chair: Erica Smyth, CSRP Consultant

3.20

Introduction

Erica Smyth CSRP Advisor

3.25

Kwinana Industries’ Perspective

Laurinda Shaw, Chair Eco-Efficiency Committee, Kwinana Industries Council

3.35

Gladstone Industries’ Perspectives

George Bennett Gladstone Power Station (TBC)

3.45

Industry Program Perspectives

Erica Smyth CSRP Advisor

4.00

Panel Discussion: Opportunities to Enhance Regional Synergies for Sustainable Resource Processing

Panellists: Erica Smyth (Chair), Rene van Berkel, Laurinda Shaw, George Bennet (TBC), Philip Bangerter (Hatch), WA Government (TBC)

4.50

Close of Afternoon Proceedings and launch of CSRP regional synergies examples website

Stevan Green , CEO CSRP

5.00

Close/Networking