TMS Logo Recipient: 1997 EPD Extraction & Processing Distinguished Lecture Award
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's Extraction & Processing Division Extraction & Processing Lecture Award, established in 1955, recognizes an eminent individual in the field of the extraction and processing of nonferrous metals with an invitation to present a comprehensive lecture at the TMS Annual Meeting.
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Robert W. Bartlett

Lecture Title: "Metal Extraction from Ores by Heap Leaching"

Biography: Robert W. Bartlett is dean of the College of Mines and Earth Resources at the University of Idaho. He received his B.S. in metallurgical engineering and his Ph.D. in metallurgy at the University of Utah in 1953 and 1961, respectively. During his career, he has conducted and managed R&D in industry at Anaconda Minerals Company, SRI International, and Kennecott Minerals Company and in academia at Stanford University and the University of Idaho. He is the author or coauthor of 90 articles on process metallurgy and related fields, 11 patents, and one textbook. A past president of TMS (1989), he has received numerous honors.

Quote: "The extraction and processing section of TMS has been my primary professional home for three decades. I've attended many Extraction and Processing Distinguished Lectures given by many individuals I greatly admire--several of whom are close personal friends. I am very delighted to be honored as the 1997 lecturer and look forward to it."
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