Geoffrey Brooks

Geoffrey Brooks
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1962 Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Professor of Engineering

Geoffrey Brooks (born 9 November 1962) is a Professor of Engineering at the Swinburne University of Technology, Known for fundamentals of steelmaking and non-ferrous metallurgy. His Research in these fields has earned him awards from organizations such as Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST), ^[1] the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) ^[2] and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) as well as winning several best paper awards ^{[3] [4] [5]} with his co-workers in the field of pyrometallurgy.

Research

Brooks’ key work includes modelling of steelmaking, leading teams on interaction of jets and liquids in steelmaking, ^[6] heat transfer in steelmaking ^[7] and reaction kinetics of steelmaking process. ^[8] Collaborating with researchers at McMaster University and Swinburne University of Technology, he developed the Bloated Droplet Theory in Oxygen Steelmaking, correlating the steelmaking kinetics with iron droplets bloating and reacting with FeO rich slag. ^[9]

Media recognition

Brooks has been interviewed on several occasions in the Australian media on matters relating to the Australian Steel industry ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} but also on his research into processing minerals on the moon. ^{[14] [15]} He has been a regular contributor to The Conversation commenting on a range of issues relating to the metallurgical industry. ^[16]

References

1. "Screen Scrape". imis.aist.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "EPD Distinguished Lecturer Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. "EPD Science Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
4. IOM3. "Williams Award". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
5. IOM3. "Adrian Normanton Medal". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
6. Alam, Morshed; Naser, Jamal; Brooks, Geoffrey (2010). "Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Supersonic Oxygen Jet Behavior at Steelmaking Temperature" . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 41 (3): 636–645. Bibcode:2010MMTB...41..636A. doi:10.1007/s11663-010-9341-0. ISSN   1073-5615.
7. Madhavan, Nirmal; Brooks, G. A.; Rhamdhani, M. A.; Rout, B. K.; Overbosch, A.; Gu, K.; Kadrolkar, A.; Dogan, N. (2021). "Droplet Heat Transfer in Oxygen Steelmaking" . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 52 (6): 4141–4156. Bibcode:2021MMTB...52.4141M. doi:10.1007/s11663-021-02334-z. ISSN   1073-5615.
8. Rout, Bapin Kumar; Brooks, Geoff; Rhamdhani, M. Akbar; Li, Zushu; Schrama, Frank N. H.; Sun, Jianjun (2018). "Dynamic Model of Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Process Based on Multi-zone Reaction Kinetics: Model Derivation and Validation" . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 49 (2): 537–557. Bibcode:2018MMTB...49..537R. doi:10.1007/s11663-017-1166-7. ISSN   1073-5615.
9. Brooks, Geoffrey; Pan, Yuhua; Subagyo; Coley, Ken (2005). "Modeling of trajectory and residence time of metal droplets in slag-metal-gas emulsions in oxygen steelmaking" . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 36 (4): 525–535. doi:10.1007/s11663-005-0044-x. ISSN   1073-5615.
10. Kate-Macdonald (12 March 2021). "The future of Whyalla steelworks". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
11. Brendan Trembath (8 April 2016). "Highs and lows of Australia's steelworks industry". ABC News. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
12. "Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know-how". ABC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
13. "Steel making in Australia". ABC Radio National. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
14. "Podcasts: Outer Space Hibernation, Steel & Ceramics on the Moon, and Indigenous Astronomy, Einstein A Go-Go — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio". www.rrr.org.au. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
15. "Will humans be able to recycle materials on the Moon?". BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
16. "Geoffrey Brooks". The Conversation. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

• Official website