Meet the editor

Dr. Jones has been MD of a successful consultancy since 2004. In addition to industrial contacts, he maintains strong academic links with universities in the United Kingdom and internationally and has been appointed external examiner for several Ph.D. and MSc examinations. His extensive list of professional publications includes many technical contributions to the Hydrotransport and Transport and Sedimentation conferences. He

takes an active committee role in both organisations. He studied at the University of London. Following an MSc in Thermal Power Engineering and a Ph.D. research degree, Dr. Jones joined the Mining Research and Development Establishment of the National Coal Board. He became a team manager where he led high-value European-funded research projects on the control and management of coal quality, the analysis of coal profiles, and the control of froth-flotation processes. After the closure of British Coal, Dr. Jones became a senior research fellow at the University of Nottingham. He secured research funding for the university with collaborations from Germany, Greece, Belgium, and Holland.
