1 Pia Sandvik Wiklund President
2 The University our strengths Leading-edge research Applied research Multidisciplinary Focus areas and development areas Our geographical location - climate Warm and welcoming
3 Facts LTU 51 % Research Founded 1971 Turnover EUR 130 million 12,500 students 1,600 employees 100 professors 522 teachers & researchers 678 doctoral students* 49 % Education 70 research subjects in 12 research environments Source: annual report 2006 *Including doctoral students in industry, not counted in total employees at LTU EUR=9,399 2007-04-11
4 - Luleå University of Technology s strength is its leading-edge research, with close ties to industry, in important growth areas such as product development and high-performance steel. Leif Östling, CEO Scania Examples of leading research High-performance steel Tribology Distributed product development Process IT Mining engineering and metallurgy
5 Research profiles Mining engineering and metallurgy Customer-oriented construction engineering Materials engineering Process IT Product development Sustainable use of resources
6 Educations MSc in engineering BSc in engineering Other programmes in engineering Business administration, economics and social sciences Health sciences Interdisciplinary educations Music, media and drama Teacher education Singel subject courses (about 600 exchange students are included in the total amount of students)
7 LTU European centre for education and research in mining and metallurgy
8 Engineering MSc programmes Architectural engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Computer science and engineering Engineering physics and electrical engineering Industrial management and engineering International material engineering, EEIGM Mechanical engineering Natural resource engineering Space engineering Technical design engineering Engineering (general admission)
9 Master programmes Chemical and biochemical engineering Civil engineering with specialization in rock and soil engineering Computer science and engineering Electrical engineering Electronic commerce Engineering mechanics Environmental engineering Exploration and environmental geosciences Information security
10 Master programmes Minerals and metallurgical engineering Music (Master of Art) Natural resource management and environmental policy Product development Space technology Space master Joint European Master in Space science and technology Sustainable energy engineering Wood technology
11 Mining and Metallurgy Comprises 4 departments and 12 research subjects Almost 50 senior staff members More than 70 PhD students 6 10 PhD degrees per year
12 Mining and Metallurgy Ore Geology Applied Geophysics Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Mineral Processing Chemistry Process Metallurgy Applied Geology Operation and Maintenance Engineering Industrial Production Environment Noise and Vibration Fluid Mechanics
13 THE MINING AND MINERALS CHAIN AT LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Closure and remediation of mines and other mineralindustrial facilities APPLIED GEOPHYSICS ORE GEOLOGY ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING MINERAL PROCESSING PROCESS METALLURGY CHEMISTRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FLUID MECHANICS APPLIED GEOLOGY SOIL MECHANICS
14 THE MINING AND MINERALS CHAIN AT LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Closure and remediation of mines and other mineralindustrial facilities APPLIED GEOPHYSICS ORE GEOLOGY ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING MINERAL PROCESSING PROCESS METALLURGY CHEMISTRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FLUID MECHANICS APPLIED GEOLOGY SOIL MECHANICS
Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Examples of research areas 15 Genesis of orogenic gold deposits in the Fennoscandian Shield Volcanic architecture of VMS deposits 4-dimensional geological modelling of mining districts Intrusion related copper gold deposits Relationship between iron ores and base metals in the Bergslagen district Process mineralogy of iron ores Geophysical and tectonic modelling of iron ores Coordination of UNESCO IGCP-502 "Global comparison of VMS belts"
16 Research projects in economic geology Relationship between iron and base metals in Bergslagen SGU-industry funded (Boliden, Dannemora Mineral), cooperation with Uppsala University Intrusive hosted Cu-Au in the Skellefte district SGUindustry funded(boliden) Gold recovery in Aitik Industry funded (Boliden) Process mineralogy in Malmberget HLRC-funded (LKAB) 4D geological modelling of the Skellefte district Vinnova mining research programme (Boliden, Lundin Mining) cooperation with Uppsala univ and Geovista, applied
17 THE MINING AND MINERALS CHAIN AT LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Closure and remediation of mines and other mineralindustrial facilities APPLIED GEOPHYSICS ORE GEOLOGY ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING MINERAL PROCESSING PROCESS METALLURGY CHEMISTRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FLUID MECHANICS APPLIED GEOLOGY SOIL MECHANICS
Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Construction,production and maintenance Examples of research areas Subsidence of Kiirunavaaras hangingwall Failure of crown-pillars in sub-level caving mines Improved cost control for tunnel projects Rock mechanics consequences of fires in tunnels Blasting under confined conditions Improved sub-level caving The behaviour of the rock mass under hydropower dams 18
Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Examples of research areas Working environment Attitudes, safety and gender in iron ore mines. The good workplace - a normative theory for a qualified and safe mining work 19 Operation and maintenance engineering Production and reliability technology Information and communication technology Energi-saving through good maintenance Extended life for production systems (endurance) through maintenace
Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Construction 20 Malmberget Gjövik, Norge Sourva Citytunneln Laisvall Göteborg
Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Production 21 Kiirunavaara Malmberget Aitik Borrning Aitik Aitik Aitik Skivrasbrytning Kiirunavaara
Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Maintenance 22 Infrastructur och railway Energy Mining Industry
23 THE MINING AND MINERALS CHAIN AT LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Closure and remediation of mines and other mineralindustrial facilities APPLIED GEOPHYSICS ORE GEOLOGY ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING MINERAL PROCESSING PROCESS METALLURGY CHEMISTRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FLUID MECHANICS APPLIED GEOLOGY SOIL MECHANICS
Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Concentration Example of research areas European Union BioMinE Swedish Intl. Development Cooperation Agency Electrostatic beneficiation of Indian thermal coal ARC (Agricola Research Centre) Utilisation of mechanical activation LKAB Ultra-fine grinding of quartz Traceability of raw materials in process streams Flow and treatment of thick pulps 24
Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Metallurgy Energy effective steel production Reduction of CO 2 by minimising coke utilisation Recycling: Ex., hydroxide sludge, dust and slag 25 Base metals: Wise process routes for varying feedstock Complex ores Recycling: Ex., electronic scrap, screens Energy efficiency: Ex., alternative reduction agents, combinations of hydroand pyrometallurgical processes
26 THE MINING AND MINERALS CHAIN AT LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Discovering, exploring and verifying mineralizations and orebodies Building, operating and maintaining mining and mineral-industry facilities Concentrating ore, processing minerals and producing metals and other products Closure and remediation of mines and other mineralindustrial facilities APPLIED GEOPHYSICS ORE GEOLOGY ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING MINERAL PROCESSING PROCESS METALLURGY CHEMISTRY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FLUID MECHANICS APPLIED GEOLOGY SOIL MECHANICS
27 Closure and remediation of mines and other mineral-industrial facilities Examples of research areas Remediation of mine waste Reduced nitrogen leakage from the mining industry Georange environmental test site at Kristineberg TEST CELLS - KRISTINEBERG KRISTINEBERG
Closure and remediation of mines and other mineral-industrial facilities 28 Mine dams Dam design for water-coveredand dry fill Design: short & long time (> 1000 years without maintenance) Degradation of mine dams (Inner erosion, surface erosion, climate factors) Kiruna
29 Research initiatives Hjalmar Lundbohm Research Center 100 MSEK for Mining and Metallurgy (LKAB) Vinnova s mine research program (50 MSEK Vinnova + 50 MSEK Industry) Lundin Mining Boliden 100 MSEK 2 MUSD 50 MSEK
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