XX BMPC 2026
XX. Balkan Mineral Processing Congress (BMPC 2026)
Plenary Speakers – BMPC 2026
Prof. Dr. Marinela Panayotova
The University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Sofia, BULGARIA
“Waste from Some Nonferrous Base Metals Extraction as Source of Critical Metals”
Prof. Dr. Şafak Gökhan Özkan
Turkish-German University, TÜRKİYE
The Institute of Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, Department of Robotics and Intelligent Systems Engineering
“Effects of Ultrasound on Settling Behavior of Some Critical Minerals”
Prof. Dr. André Carlos Silva
Federal University of Catalão (UFCAT), BRAZIL
Faculty of Engineering, Mining Engineering Department
“Niobium (Nb) and Tantalum (Ta) Concentration”
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Ali Sirkeci
Istanbul Technical University, TÜRKİYE
Mining Faculty, Mineral Processing Engineering Department
“Ore Silos and Flow Problems”
Prof. Dr. Saeed Chehreh Chelgani
Lulea University of Technology, SWEDEN
Director of the Swedish School of Mines
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mineral Processing”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jože Kortnik
University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Geotechnology, Mining and Environment
“Bonding mechanisms in briquetting of recycled waste powders”
Prof. Dr. Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NORWAY
Department of Geosciences
“Flotation 4.0: Greener, Smarter, Sustainable”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gjergj Dodbiba
The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Department of Systems Innovation,
Graduate School of Engineering
“Integrating Advanced Separation Techniques for Sustainable Recovery of Critical Metals from Deep-Sea Ferromanganese Crusts”