Flotation Specialist

BEng (Electronics),  MEng (Microelectronics), GCert Bus.Admin

Carlos Vanegas graduated from the Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia, with a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering degree.  He was employed at the same university as a Lecturer Assistant.

Upon completion of his degree, Carlos moved to Australia to pursue a Master of Microelectronics Engineering at Griffith University.

In 2004 Carlos began a PhD at the Julius Kruttschnitt Research Institute at the University of Queensland (UQ).  During his PhD, Carlos invented a sensor and method for on-line froth stability measurement using froth accoustic emissions.  His research was carried out in several flotation concentrators including companies such as Anglo Platinum in South Africa and BHP, Zinifex and Newcrest in Australia.

Simultaneously with his PhD studies, Carlos completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration at UQ.

Carlos joined JKTech in 2008 as a Flotation Specialist where he is applying his multidisciplinary skills.