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R. Peter King
Pages 188-193

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... From 1963 to 1990, Peter taught at Wits and led a research group at the National Institute of Metallurgy. He was the recipient of many honors during this period, including election as president, and later a life fellow, of the South African Institute of Mining Metallurgy (SAIMM)
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From page 190...
... Gaudin Award of the Society of Mining Engineers for his "seminal research in mineral liberation." In 2003, at the zenith of his career, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in "recognition of the development of useful techniques to quantify mineral liberation and his leadership in Internet education of mineral processing." That same year, he was recognized with the prestigious International Mineral Processing Douglas W Fuerstenau Lifetime Achievement Award.
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From page 191...
... Professor King's leadership in this new arena of education was exemplified by his highly successful Internet course, "Modeling and Simulation of Mineral Processing Plants." In the first year, 44 students enrolled in the course from all over the world (Sweden, Brazil, Turkey, Peru, Australia, and South Africa) , ranging from currently enrolled undergraduate/graduate students to university faculty, industrial researchers, and plant engineers.
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From page 192...
... Peter enjoyed listening to classical music and opera, which he was able to do up until the day of his passing. Peter is survived by his wife, Ellen; sons Jeremy and Andrew; daughter Janet; grandchildren Ryan, Ashley, Michael, Anthony, Robert, Lucy, and Nicholas; son-in-law Richard; and daughtersin-law Sylvia and Angela.
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