Ben is a geoscientist currently working with the MinEx Cooperative Research Centre and has previously been involved with the real-time analysis of geological samples from coiled tubing drill rigs within the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC.
About me
Ben is a geoscientist currently working with the MinEx Cooperative Research Centre and has previously been involved with the real-time analysis of geological samples from coiled tubing drill rigs within the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science Honours The University of South Australia
Bachelor of Science The University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
MinEx Project 3 Phase 2: Real-time downhole assay, MinEx CRC, 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024
MinEx Project 2 Phase 2: Coiled Tubing Drilling for Definition of Mineral Deposits, MinEx CRC, 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024
MinEx CRC Project 2: Coiled Tubing Drilling for definition of Mineral Deposits, MinEx CRC, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021
MinEx CRC Project 3: Real-time downhole Assay, MinEx CRC, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Imdex Limited | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-designer of the prototype sampling solution for the RoXplorer coiled tubing drill rigDeep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre (DET CRC) |
2016 |
RoXplorer awarded #2 in the Top 10 Science Meets Business Innovations of 2016KnowHow Magazine, CRC Association |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Generating synthetic data for training predictive spectroscopic models | Current |
| Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis for real-time downhole chemical assay. | Current |
