Overview of Australian research into aluminium production

Australia has a strong tradition in primary Aluminium research, through activity at industrial laboratories and at CSIRO (the government industrial laboratories). In the case of Universities, most of the primary Aluminium research has historically been at University of New South Wales, where Professor Barry Welch and Professor Maria Skyllas-Kazacos have established an international reputation. In recent years, other Universities, who are strong in pyrometallurgical research, have become active in primary Aluminium research.