Watch: An interview with Dr. Ahmad Ghahreman on mining waste remediation

Posted on August 09, 2017


This August, BTech program lead David Yokom sat down with Dr. Ahmad Ghahreman to discuss his groundbreaking research on arsenic remediation and its implications for the future of the mining industry. In case you missed the webinar or want to watch part of it again, here it is.

The webinar explores the theory and application of the novel chemical techniques Dr. Ghahreman is pioneering to limit the environmental impact of mining, to help steer the industry towards sustainability. In a world with ever-increasing resource demands and mounting urgency to address pollution and climate change, Dr. Ghahreman work is timely, relevant and necessary.

Questions submitted by the audience ranged from speculation about the future of the industry to specifics of the chemical processes involved to potential other applications of this technology.