On October 12, Dr. Barry Wills, founder and editor-in-chief of Minerals Engineering, the most authoritative journal in the field of international mineral processing, was officially appointed as an honorary professor of Central South University (CSU).
(Vice President Professor Zhu Xuehong and Dr. Barry Wills (middle) in a group photo)
Barry Wills has been engaged in the mineral processing industry for nearly 50 years since he obtained his PhD degree from the University of Leeds. Dedicated to promoting mineral processing knowledge around the world, he has made outstanding contributions to the international development of the discipline of mineral processing. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Minerals Engineering, the most authoritative academic journal in mineral processing in the world and a top journal in Section 1 of CAS. He also acts as the chief adviser of Minerals Engineering International (MEI) conferences and MEI Online website, which are the most authoritative in mineral processing in the world. In 2014, he became the winner of the Distinguished Service Award of the International Mineral Processing Council (IMPC), which, so far, has been granted to only four scholars around the world. In 2017, he received the Medal for Excellence of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Dr. Wills said that he is glad to become a member of CSU, and looked forward to more cooperation outcomes in the future. He also expressed his hope that MEI would help CSU internationalize its mineral processing discipline.
At the invitation of Deputy Vice President Hu Yuehua, Dr. Barry Wills visited CSU for exchanges from October 9 to 12. On the afternoons of October 10 and 11, Dr. Wills delivered two special reports, titled “The importance of, the evolution of, and the future of mineral processing” and “How to get your paper published in Minerals Engineering” respectively, at the 301 International Lecture Hall, Biology Building of the School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering. More than 200 teachers and students from the mineral processing discipline participated in the lectures.
In his reports, Dr. Wills expounded on the history, importance and future development of the mineral processing discipline, commended CSU’s international leadership in the theoretical research of flotation chemistry, and stressed that the resource recycling will become an important research direction, in which CSU is already in the forefront worldwide. Dr. Wills also shared information regarding the recent contribution and publication of papers in Minerals Engineering, in particular the reasons of rejection. He spoke highly of CSU’s capacity for scientific research in mineral processing. The participating teachers and students said that the lectures are mind-blowing and insightful, and that they are proud of being part of CSU’s mineral processing discipline and ready to make more contributions to its development.
During his visit, Dr. Wills had in-depth discussions with the ten representatives of teachers and doctoral students in mineral processing, listened to their reports on the characteristics and progress of their researches and offered valuable advice to them.
After the visit, Dr. Wills will publish the results of his 4-day visit with a long report on MEI Online, the most authoritative website of mineral processing in the world, as a commendation of the achievements and international leadership of CSU in the discipline of mineral processing.
Source: School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Author: Gao Zhiyong
Original article link: https://news.csu.edu.cn/info/1002/139305.htm
