Professor Kevin Galvin

Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle

Kevin Galvin is the inventor of the Reflux Classifier used in gravity separation of fine mineral particles. With over 240 installations around the world, the technology has been used to beneficiate iron ore, mineral sands, metallurgical coal, potash, chromite, lithium, tantalum, cassiterite and other base metal oxides. More recent developments include the Reflux Flotation Cell and the GradePro. Other innovative systems are emerging including the Graviton, CoarseAIR, and a novel agglomeration technology.

Kevin Galvin is a Laureate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and previous recipient of numerous awards including the Ian Wark Medal, ATSE Clunies Ross Award, AUSIMM Mineral Technique Award, and Antoine Gaudin Award in mineral processing. He is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals.