From Exploration to Ore Grade Analysis - Looking at the Future for High-Quality Elemental Analysis
Matthew Witham
Chief Chemist, Minerals
Intertek, Western Australia
matthew.witham@intertek.com
Speaker Bio
Matthew graduated from Curtin University with a PhD focusing on clean syngas production from biomass. He joined Intertek in 2018 commencing on the graduate program. Matthew's primary focus as the Chief Chemist is the improvement of current and the development of new methodology to fit the current and future needs of the mining industry. This ranges from developing analytical techniques capable of quantifying low concentration elements in exploration samples to high concentration elements in concentrate samples. General improvements in laboratory quality is a focus, which looks into the latest instrumentation and the utilization of AI.
3MT – 3 Minute Thesis
The Australian Chapter of ACS and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) collaborate in hosting the Annual "3-Minute Thesis in Chemical Sciences" Presentations in 2026, which is open to all research students in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. WA branch of RACI will be conducting the competition at the state level, while the Australian Chapter is tasked with hosting the finals on December 2. The final will be an online event (please see details below). Everyone is welcome to join in the event and cheer for all competitors who will deliver a presentation of their important scientific research project with strong passion and enthusiasm, but they each have only 3 minutes to do so!
Eligibility: Honors, Masters and PhD students (not graduated).
Cash prize for winners of the National final.
Please email raci-WA@raci.org.au to express your interest in participating. We will reach out to those interested with the rules.
Email your interest by Oct 9th.
Finale - Online Instructions:
Url: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/44986449205609?p=4ZheAm4spBQH4G7l96
Login: Meeting ID: 449 864 492 056 09 Passcode: ZY7uE9cP
Evening details
Date: Wednesday 14th October
Time: 5.30 pm Refreshments and registration
6.00 pm Presentation
To be followed by more networking, and Pizza
7.00 pm 3MT
Venue: ChemCentre, Exhibition Space, Building 500, Curtin University.
Cost: Free. Please RSVP for catering purposes
