Jenni Sweet Jenni Sweet
MSc (Chemical Engineering), University of Cape Town (1999)
BSc (Chemical Engineering), University of Cape Town (1996)
Professional History
Manager MPTech, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town (2007-present)
Senior Research Officer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town (2003-2007)
Metallurgical Engineer, Technical Department, Mineral Processes, Impala Platinum Ltd (2002-2003)
Production Superintendent, Slag Plant, Impala Platinum Ltd (2001-2002)
Plant Metallurgist, Mineral Processes, Impala Platinum Ltd (1999-2001)
Scholarly and Professional Activities
• Southern African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, Western Cape (Chairperson, 2010; Deputy Chairperson, 2009; Committee Member, 2004-present; Conference Technical Committee Chair 2006-2013)
• AMIRA P9 Project, Sub-Project Manager (2004-present)
• Convener and Senior Lecturer on Anglo American Platinum Graduate Development Programme (AGDP) (2003-present)
Research Interests
My research portfolio currently includes work with both the Comminution and Flotation research groups. I have been the co-ordinator for the Australian Minerals Industry Research Association (AMIRA) P9 flotation site work campaigns in Southern Africa and Brazil since 2004.
Since 2007 I have managed MPTech, the technology transfer division of the Centre for Minerals Research. In this capacity I am involved in delivering continued professional development courses for graduate metallurgists in industry. I also consult to mining houses and process engineering firms on comminution plant design and optimisation, as well as flotation circuit optimisation. I have extensive experience of surveying comminution and flotation circuits to gather the information necessary to build process models for simulation.