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Current research interests include:Impurity and tramp element control Sustainable metal production and recycling Physical properties (viscosity, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity) of high temperature solids and liquids Mechanisms of the interactions between slag and refractories, and ways to reduce refractory wear Thermodynamic properties of high temperature liquid phases and the application of mathematical models to describe them. Expertise in:Designing and undertaking high temperature experimental studies examining the physico-chemical properties of melts, including: gas/metal/slag equilibrium studies kinetic studies transport property measurements such as viscosity Understanding of the thermodynamic behaviour of metallurgical slags and the interactions of species in the slag with other phases including gas, mattes, liquid alloys, fluxes and refractories Selecting and applying solution models of melts and appropriate thermodynamic data for calculating equilibria in complex smelting systems and process feasibility studies.