August 2013

MMM2013: Automatic Control for Sustainable Development

FLOGEN successfully organized the 15th IFAC symposium on Control, Optimization and Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing. It was held in San Diego, California, USA from 25 to 28 August 2013. This symposium followed a rich tradition of 14 previous symposiums held all over the world.

In attendance were major political figures from industrial companies and university education from all over the world. Some of them were Awarded Fray International Sustainability Award.

The Report of the symposium can be found at: http://www.flogen.org/MMM2013/pdf/report.pdf

More information at the symposium web site at http://www.flogen.org/conferences.php?spage=2

Dr. Hans-Jurgen Schrag, Managing Partner, OSCHATZ, Germany and Dr. Jan-Christopher Schrag, Head of Sales, OSCHATZ, Germany receiving the Fray International Sustainability Award during the Gala Dinner

Prof. R. Russell Rhinehart, , Professor and Amoco Chair, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, receiving the Fray International Sustainability Award during the Gala Dinner

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MEETINGS WITH LEADERS OF INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA

Dr. Florian Kongoli had the occasion to meet with various leaders of industrial companies. A non-inclusive list is given below:

• Dr. Hans-Jurgen Schrag, Managing Partner, OSCHATZ, Germany
• Dr. Jan-Christopher Schrag, Head of Sales, OSCHATZ, Germany
• Prof. R. Russell Rhinehart, Professor and Amoco Chair, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
• Prof. John A. Meech, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Prof. Andre Carlos Silva, Professor, Federal University of Goias, Brazil
• R Vasant Kumar, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Michael Zinigrad, Ariel University, Israel
• Dr. Alex Lugovskoy, Ariel University, Israel
• Camile Hol, Tata Steel, Netherlands
• Peter Clout, Vista Control Systems, Inc. NM, USA
• Osvaldo Bascur, OSIsoft, LLC Texas, USA
• Manfred Mauntz, cmc Instruments GmbH, Germany
• Dr. Luis Sobral,Centre for Mineral Technology CETEM/MCT, Brazil
• Michael K. Barron, ExxonMobil Fuels, USA
• Delgerbat Lodoi, Erdenet Mining Corporation, Mongolia

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Hans-Jurgen Schrag and Dr. Jan-Christopher Schrag, OSCHATZ, Germany

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. R. Russell Rhinehart, Professor and Amoco Chair, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. John Meech, University of British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Andre Carlos Silva, Federal University of Goias, Brasil

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. R Vasant Kumar, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Camile Hol, Tata Steel, Netherlands and Dr. R Vasant Kumar, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. Michael Zinigrad, Dr. Alex Lugovskoy, Ariel Univ., Israel and Dr. Vasant Kumar, Univ. of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Peter Clout, Vista Control Systems, Inc. NM, USA

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Osvaldo Bascur, OSIsoft, LLC Texas, USA

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Manfred Mauntz, cmc Instruments GmbH, Germany

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Prof. R. Russell Rhinehart, Professor and Amoco Chair, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Dr. Luis Sobral,Centre for Mineral Technology CETEM/MCT, Brazil

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Michael Barron, ExxonMobil Fuels, USA

Dr. Florian Kongoli with Delgerbat Lodoi, Erdenet Mining Corporation, Mongolia

(Other Photos available soon)