Student Support

1) A copy of the applicant’s academic transcripts
2) A summary of the project, including preliminary results, a discussion concerning subsequent project orientation, and a list of prepared publications or conference presentations (2-3 pages maximum)

The 2011 Ritcey Award went to Ghazaleh Nazari, for her project “Enhancing the Kinetics of Pyrite Catalyzed Leaching of Chalcopyrite”, at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

To be eligible the candidate should be registered in a graduate program in the field of hydrometallurgy during the entire 2011/2012 academic year in a Canadian University. This is a prestigious award and competition for it is strong.  If you submit your project this year and don’t win, we encourage you to try again next year if you’re still working on your project.  The difference between winners and close runner-up spots is often simply more progress on the winning project.

Applications should be submitted prior to June 15 2012 as follows:

TRAVEL FUNDING ASSISTANCE - CONFERENCE SUPPORT

COM 2012 – September 30 to October 3, 2012 in Niagara Falls, Canada

The Hydrometallurgy Section provides support for graduate students in the field of Hydrometallurgy wishing to attend selected conferences. 

In 2011 we supported the following postgraduate students who attended the COM 2011 conference in Montreal:

The funding is calculated according to the following formula:

• 1) $500 for each student presenting a poster
• 2) $1000 for each student presenting a paper
• 3) $200 discount on the fee to attend a short course on Hydrometallurgy

If the requests exceed the total funds budgeted, the determination of eligibility will be decided by the fund administrator.

In the case of a poster or a paper, the application should include:

• A summary of the student’s research project
• A letter of support from his/her thesis supervisor

In the case of attending a short course, the discount is applied as part of the registration process.

To be eligible, students should be registered in a Canadian university at the time of the conference, in a Masters or PhD program related to the field of Hydrometallurgy.   

By accepting conference support, the recipients also agree to have their names published on this web site, as recipients of this travel support.

Applications should be e-mailed prior to September 15, 2012 to Mike Dry.

Mike Dry
Arithmetek Inc.
1331 Hetherington Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
K9L 1X4
Canada
  Tel: (705) 743-7837

• Sara Fitzel to support her studies in the Materials Engineering Co-op program in the Department of Chemical and Material Engineering at the University of Alberta.
• Jordan Zampini to support his studies in engineering at the Materials Cooperative program at McGill University.

Scholarship Criteria

• The Applicant must be a full-time student in a Canadian University who will enter into his/her final year program at the undergraduate level and intends to work or carry out research in the field of science and engineering with relevance to hydrometallurgy
• CIM student membership is not required but CIM members may be given preference over non-members
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens or Permanent Resident students; however, International students attending a recognized Canadian educational institution are welcome to apply
• The scholarship will be based upon applicant’s academic achievement and the motivation in the field of science and engineering with relevance to hydrometallurgy. Consideration will be given to the applicant’s past work experiences and extracurricular activities.

• Applicant's career objectives in hydrometallurgy
• Applicant's educational objectives
• How this scholarship would help the applicant attain the above objectives
• Why the applicant wants to work in the field of hydrometallurgy and how he/she will maintain involvement with the hydrometallurgical industry or research community.
• The Committee reserves the right to contact the reference persons provided by the scholarship applicants.