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Jacques Eksteen is a Full Professor at Curtin University’s WA School of Mines, Minerals and Chemical Engineering and the Manager of the Critical Minerals Metals and Materials for the Energy Transition (C3MET) research group. In addition, he was the Program Lead for Technology Readiness Level Progression in the Critical Minerals and Resources Technology Trailblazer, and held the roles Chief Scientist, Chief Operating Officer, and Research Director of the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) Ltd. He was Director of the Gold Technology Group and project manager of the AMIRA 420 project from 2012 to 2019. Jacques has been active as an academic in Australia, South Africa, and Europe, and worked for several years in the Critical Mineral industries in senior management roles.  Jacques holds a PhD in Extractive Metallurgical Engineering and has over 30 years of experience in industry and academia. He has published over 200 journal papers and refereed conference proceedings and is a listed inventor on 10 patent families, various of which have been commercialized and utilized by the mining and metallurgical industries.