TMS 2014 Industrial Aluminum Electrolysis:
The Definitive Course on the Theory and Practice of Primary Aluminum Production
November 16-20, 2014 ● Dubai, UAE
Halvor Kvande
Kvande got his PhD degree in 1972 from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and in 1979 he defended his thesis for the Norwegian degree of Doctor Technicae from the same university.
From 1980 he worked in the aluminum industry in Hydro. His major field of interest has been research and development on the Hall-Héroult process for primary production of aluminum. From 1990 to 2005 he also worked part-time as adjunct professor at his Alma Mater University in Norway. From 2009 to 2011 he was professor and Qatalum Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. In 2012, he retired from his position as chief engineer at Hydro in Oslo, Norway.
Halvor Kvande is the author or co-author of more than 150 scientific and technical papers, as well as five books on aluminum electrolysis and related topics. His research work has been appraised in the form of several TMS awards and honors, including his contribution (as a member of the IPCC) to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Steve Lindsay
Lindsay currently works as the manager-best practices for Alcoa. His background includes numerous technical and managerial capacities at Alcoa’s various
smelting locations for more than 30 years. Lindsay’s responsibilities include alumina quality, metal purity, electrolytes and bath, and fluoride emissions.
He has had articles published in
Light Metals, proceedings of the Australasian Smelting Technology Conferences, and the proceedings of International
Alumina Quality Workshops. Lindsay also has served TMS as the editor of
Light Metals, subject chair of Reduction Technology, and in other capacities.
He was awarded Best Paper for Reduction Technology in 2006 and 2009; has contributed to TMS industrial electrolysis courses and short courses; and has
served as an instructor for graduate programs at the University of New South Wales and the University of Auckland.
Vinko Potocnik
Potocnik obtained his Ph.D. in plasma physics from The University of British Columbia in Canada. He worked at Alcan
for 28 years in technology development and technical assistance to smelters before retiring in 2002. Since then, he is
consultant in aluminum reduction technology worldwide.
He has extensive experience in cell design, modelling and control,
with special expertise in magnetohydrodynamics, busbar design, experimental evaluation of cells and electrical safety in potrooms.
He is author or co-author of many published papers in aluminum reduction technology.
Alton T. Tabereaux
Tabereaux is a technical consultant in resolving issues and improving productivity at U.S. and international aluminum
smelters since 2007. He received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Alabama in 1971 and worked for 33 years as a
manager of research and process technology for both Reynolds Aluminum and Alcoa Primary Metals. Tabereaux was the recipient
of the JOM Best Technical Paper Award in 1994 and 2000, editor of
Light Metals in 2004, received the TMS Light Metals
Distinguished Service Award in 2007, and received the TMS Light MetalsTechnology Award in 2008. He is a lecturer at the
annual International Course on Process Metallurgy of Aluminium held in Trondheim, Norway, and the TMS Industrial Aluminum
Electrolysis Courses. Tabereaux has published over 70 technical papers and obtained 17 U.S. patents in advances in the
aluminium electrolysis process and primary aluminum production.
Barry Welch
Like Halvor Kvande, Welch has co-authored texts on aluminium smelting and had a lifetime of experience between industrial application, research and
development on topics of importance to improving smelter performance, and academic and industrial teaching and training. He has also co-authored a
significant number of papers spanning almost all areas of importance to aluminium smelting technology.
Manfred Banek
Banek studied chemistry at the University in Frankfurt/Germany. He received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry in 1980. That same year, he started at SIGRI (predecessor of SGL CARBON) and held various positions in R&D and Production at the Frankfurt – Griesheim plant. In 1984, he shifted to the German Head office at Meitingen and joined the Sales Department for cathodes.
In 1994, as part of the newly formed Business Line Cathodes, Banek became Manager Technical Service (and deputy of the Business Line Manager). In 2008, he relocated to the SGL Group head office in Wiesbaden/Germany joining the Business Unit Cathodes and Furnace Linings as the Director Technical Service Cathodes. Banek retired from SGL in 2012 and established his own company "C & Al Consulting."
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