Shafiq Alam
GRADUATE STUDENT / POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES
Currently I am recruiting graduate students and post-doctoral fellow for the following hydrometallurgical projects:
- Gold recovery using bioadsorbents prepared from biomass wastes.
- Nickel recovery from Ni-Fe alloys.
Assistant Professor
B.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng.
After graduating with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1986, I worked as a Process Engineer at Shell Oil Company for over six years. I then received a fellowship from the British Council to pursue an M.Eng. program at Heriot-Watt University, UK.
In 1995-1998, I obtained my M.Sc./Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Saga University, Japan. I then joined the hydrometallurgy group at the University of British Columbia as a post doctoral fellow where I was involved in an innovative research project of Falconbridge Ltd. At the University of Toronto as a post-doc research fellow, I carried out state-of-the-art research on nickel ore processing using pressure hydrometallurgy. This was a project of INCO Ltd., during their investigation of different alternative process strategies to recover nickel from the newly discovered deposit of Voisey’s Bay.
In 2001, I took a position of hydrometallurgist with Process Research ORTECH Inc. at Mississauga , where I was actively involved with different challenging projects of mining, metallurgical, chemical and recycling industries. I am a recipient of industrial fellowship from Materials and Manufacturing Ontario (MMO). I also received a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship through NSERC to work as a “Visiting Research Scientist” at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
After spending two years in a highly technologically developed research facilities at AIST, I headed back to Vancouver, taking a position at Fluor Canada Ltd., where I was involved with different projects for the pre-feasibility study, feasibility study and detailed process engineering works to design a commercial copper production plant for Phelps Dodge at Arizona. In November 2006, I moved from the west coast to the east coast to establish my new research base in hydrometallurgy at Memorial University.
My research interest is Hydrometallurgy. I hold 2 patents and over 70 publications with presentation in different conferences. I am a registered Professional Engineer both in Ontario (PEO) and Newfoundland & Labrador (PEG-NL). I am a Committee Member of the Hydrometallurgy Section of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Recognizing the need for sustainable development for mining, metallurgical, chemical and recycling industries, I am interested in developing novel process technologies for economic advantage, environmental stewardship and socital care. I am looking forward to establishing an active research and teaching program at Memorial University for the greater benefit of the mineral industries in Atlantic Canada through research, teaching and industry collaboration.
