James Ranville

James Ranville
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines USA
Keynote Speaker: Life Cycle Analysis & Risk Assessment 

Dr Ranville is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines. He received both his PhD and MS from the Colorado School of Mines, and undertook his postdoctoral studies at the Water Studies Centre of Monash University, Melbourne Australia. His research interests include Geochemical influences on metal transport and bioavailability; Environmental colloids and suspended particles; Natural organic matter; and Field-flow fractionation & ICP-AES/MS methods.

Dr Ranville has focussed in particular on the role of colloids and particles in environmental processes, investigating the abundance and properties of environmental colloids, and developing methods to collect and analyze colloids from rivers, reservoirs, mountain streams, soil solutions, and groundwaters. He is recognised on an international level as an expert in colloid science.

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