University College London

Department Member, Chemical Engineering

Principal Research Fellow

About

Dr. Mark Tyrer joined the CO2 Centre as an academic visitor in 2006 and now works part time as a Principal Fellow. His interests are in Geomaterials, especially in their applications to resource efficiency and environmental protection. At UCL, he works in molten salt technology for mineral refining and in the chemistry of cements for nuclear waste isolation.

He practices as an independent geochemist, often in association with the Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) for whom he is a Project Manager and also with Quarry Design Ltd, based near Bristol. In addition, he is a collaborator with the National Physical Laboratory and ICON , the consultancy business of Imperial College.

Academic Qualifications:

B.Sc. Geology / Materials (Liverpool, 1982)
M.Sc. Radiochemistry (Salford 1985)
Ph.D. Cements Chemistry (Aston, 1990)
Visiting Professor, Coventry University
Visiting Fellow, Imperial College, London
Visiting Fellow, University of Greenwich

Other Associations:

- Fellow of the Geological Society
- Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Chairman, Construction Materials Group, Society of Chemical Industry
- Committee Member, Cementitious Materials Group, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Committee Member, Materials Chemistry Group, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Editorial Board member: “Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy”
- Committee Member B/516 EN 197-1 (Cements) British Standards Institution
- Co-convenor (with Dr. E. Ganjian) European Science Foundation Workshop EW08-142 on CO2 reduction in the cements industry
- Director of the Association of Consulting Scientists
- Member of Editorial Board and Organising Committees for “Sustainable Construction Materials and
Technologies” Conference June 2010. Ancona, Italy
- Associate, Land & Minerals Consulting Ltd., Bristol
- Associate. Quintessa Ltd. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Interests:

I am a geochemist, specialising in low temperature interactions between groundwater, rock, cement and wastes, especially as they  relate to environmental protection and resource efficiency. I have interests in  mineral processing technologies (refining and synthesis in molten salts, ultrasonics and electrokinetic dewatering of solids) and in computational thermodynamics. Much of my work has focused on geological aspects of waste management, both the underground storage of nuclear waste and in near-surface barriers to control pollution migration. My private practice is described in more detail on my home page, but includes:

- Thermodynamic simulation of near field processes
- Cement chemistry, especially as it applies to waste management
- Low-embodied energy construction materials
- Novel sorbents derived from waste materials
- Mineral processing technologies
- Resource-efficient materials and materials re-use

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