Qualifications:

• BSc Earth Science (SUN), 2015
• BSc (Hons) Earth Science (SUN), 2016
• PhD (UCT), 2021

Reseach Affiliations:

• Centre of Minerals Research (CMR)

Research Interests:

• Process Mineralogy

• Froth Flotation

Biography:

Andrea completed her Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science Honours degrees in Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2017, she was a National Research Foundation (NRF) intern based in the Centre for Minerals Research at UCT.  She then enrolled for a MSc in 2018 at UCT and upgraded to PhD in mid-2019. Her PhD research focused on improving the flotation response of altered platinum group element (PGE) ores. She received her PhD degree in December 2021. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in CMR, where she focuses on process mineralogy research.