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Post Graduate Studies at Metallurgy

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Simon Assmann, Postgraduate Metallurgy student talks about his studies at WASM Curtin University.
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ABC Radio Interview with WASM Graduate Dan Helm

Dr Dan Helm graduated with a BEng (Minerals Engineering) in 2001 and PhD (Minerals Engineering) in 2005. While writing his PhD thesis in 2004, he joined Black Swan Nickel as Graduate Metallurgist. In 2005, he moved to Murrin Murrin Nickel, initially as Process Engineer, where he rose through the ranks to become Refinery Superintendent in 2007. In 2009, he moved to Rio Tinto Coal in New South Wales as Production Superintendent. He recently returned home to Western Australia taking up a position as Production Supervisor at Alcoa's Kwinana Refinery.
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The Department of Metallurgical & Minerals Engineering is part of the Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) and is centred at the Kalgoorlie Campus of Curtin University in the heart of the Western Australian Gold and Nickel industry.

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To help gain a more in depth understanding of the department refer to the menu to the left where you will find an overview of our metallurgy program (Our Program), some information on graduate attributes and graduate profiles (Our Graduates), descriptions of the department facilities (Our Facilities), details of current collaborations (Collaborations), and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).