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Emeritus Professor, Curtin University

Emeritus Professor Ifan Odwyn Jones was Principal of the Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) at Kalgoorlie for 15 years and one of its most passionate advocates. He began his mining career in Wales and, when he joined WASM in 1976, brought extensive experience in mining education from his time spent teaching at Bristol Polytechnic.

Odwyn Jones was a strong believer in mining education being delivered in a mining district and successfully fought attempts to relocate WASM from Kalgoorlie to Perth. In 1978 he was made the Goldfields Citizen of the Year.

He is a longstanding member of the Minerals Research Institute of WA (MRIWA), which has established the Odwyn Jones Awards Program in honour of his contribution to the long-term future of the minerals industry in Western Australia. Jones chaired its Minerals Research Advisory Committee from 1999-2013 and also played a significant role in developing the Goldfields Mining Expo.

In 2006, he was awarded the Order of Australia for service to the mining industry and the broader Kalgoorlie-Boulder community. He was also named the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Walk of Fame recipient for 2015, recognising his dedication to the School and the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region over many years.

Experience

  • –present
    Member, Editorial Board, International Transactions of Mining and Metallurgy: Section A
  • –present
    Emeritus Professor, Curtin University
  • –present
    Member, Project Management Committee, Mining Society on Monograph 19 Update, AusIMM
  • –present
    Member, Mine Managers Handbook Sub-Committee, AusIMM
  • –present
    Member, MRAC Engineering Sub-Committee, Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia
  • 1998–2013
    Chairman, Minerals Research Advisory Committee (MRAC), Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia
  • 1996–2001
    Principal Consultant, Minerals & Energy, and Chairman Advisory Boards, Central TAFE, Perth
  • 1996–1996
    Visiting Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • 1989–1995
    Director, Brodie-Hall Research and Consultancy Centre Pty Ltd
  • 1991–1995
    Director, University Development (International), and Director, Brodie-Hall Research and Consultancy Centre, Curtin University
  • 1991–1994
    National Councillor, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • 1994–1994
    National Vice President , Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • 1988–1994
    External Examiner, University of Sains Malaysia
  • 1986–1992
    Chairman, Board of Directors, Resource Information Unit Ltd
  • 1976–1991
    Principal, Western Australian School of Mines, and Dean of Mining and Minerals Technology, Curtin University
  • 1990–1990
    Chairman, Eastern Goldfields Branch, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • 1985–1989
    Director, North Kalgurli Mines Ltd
  • 1984–1987
    Chairman and Leader of the Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Panel, Institute of Engineers Australia
  • 1984–1987
    Member, Accreditation Board, Institute of Engineers Australia
  • 1972–1976
    Head of Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Bristol Polytechnic, UK
  • 1970–1972
    Principal Lecturer in Environmental Technology of Buildings, Polytechnic of the South Bank, London, UK
  • 1957–1970
    Lecturer in Mining Engineering, Strathclyde University
  • 1950–1957
    Employee and sponsored student , National Coal Board, UK

Education

  •  
    University of Wales, Diploma of Metals and Mining
  •  
    University of Wales, Bachelor of Science (Hons 1st Class)
  •  
    Glasgow University, Doctor of Philosophy

Publications

  • 2015
    Health Challenges facing Underground Hard-Rock Mining, Australian Mining Journal
  • 2009
    Chapter 32:‘Drainage and Dewatering of Mines’, AusIMM Monograph 12, “Australasian Coal Mining Practice"
  • 1996
    An Excavating Power Model for Continuous Surface Miners, Proceedings of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • 1995
    Subsidence Prediction and Management in the Collie Coalfield, Western Australia, Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Land Subsidence
  • 1994
    Excavatability of Rock - A New Approach, Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Mining Conference
  • 1994
    The Human Resource - Education, Training and Research for the Minerals Industry - Keynote Address, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Mineral Resources
  • 1994
    Subsidence and Groundwater Management in Panel/Pillar Mining in Western Australia, Proceedings from 5th International Mine Water Association Congress
  • 1994
    Use of Seismic Techniques to Evaluate Rock Mass Quality for Excavatability Assessment, Proceedings of Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 64th Annual Meeting
  • 1993
    Size Effect on Strength and Deformability of Brittle Intact Rock, Proceedings of 2nd International Workshop on Scale Effects and the 1993 ISRM International Symposium, EUROCK ‘93
  • 1993
    An Integrated Approach to Subsidence Modelling and Prediction in the Collie Coal Basin, Western Australia, Proceedings of 12th Conference on Ground Control
  • 1993
    Mining Coal in Water Bearing Strata in Western Australia, Proceedings of Conference on Environmental Management, Geo-Water and Engineering Aspects
  • 1992
    Air Quality at Workplaces in Underground Gold Mines, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environmental Issues and Management of Waste in Energy and Mineral Production

Professional Memberships

  • FIMM Fellow of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (UK)
  • FAIMM Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • MIE Member of the Institute of Engineers (Australia)
  • MIME Member of the Institute of Mining Engineers (UK)
  • CCM Certified Colliery Manager (UK)

Honours

Order of Australia