Prof. M Akbar, Rhamdhani

Professor of Extractive Metallurgy and Metals Recycling, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Professor M. Akbar RHAMDHANI is currently the Director of Fluid and Process Dynamics (FPD) Group at Swinburne.

Akbar is a Professor in Extractive Metallurgy and Metals Recycling in Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He obtained his PhD from McMaster University Canada in Materials Science and Engineering. Akbar's research focuses on:

• Advanced metal/material refining and impurities removal (e.g. in steel, aluminium, magnesium, silicon, nickel, and minerals)
• Development of new processes for metal production with low carbon footprint; decarbonisation of metallurgical processes
• Metals extraction and recycling from secondary and urban resources
• Solar metallurgy; and
• Astro metallurgy.

Akbar has been working conducting joint research, delivering courses and workshops with/to metals industries in Australia, Europe and Indonesia. Akbar and research teams have been awarded a number of international awards including the 2023 EPD/LMD Best Paper Award from TMS USA; the 2020 Williams Award from IOM3, UK; 2019 Kent D Peaslee Award from AIST USA; the 2015 Mann Redmayne Medal from IOM3 United Kingdom; the 2015 Marcus Grossmann Medal from ASM International USA; and the 2015 MetSoc Award from Metallurgical Society of Canada. Additionally, Akbar was awarded a 2018 World Class Professor and 2018 World Class Scholar from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia.