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Overview

Colin R. Ward is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. The scientist's research spans multiple fields, focusing primarily on Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable concentration in several subfields.

Within these domains, Colin has contributed extensively to Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Building and Construction, and Biomedical Engineering. There is also work connected to General Economics, Econometrics, and Finance.

The research topics covered include:

  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies

Colin R. Ward has been involved in publications across a variety of academic venues. Frequent publications appear in the following:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UKnowledge (University of Kentucky)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Journal of Financial Economics

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Colin include:

  • Sediment microbial fuel cells as a barrier to sulfide accumulation and their potential for sediment remediation beneath aquaculture pens, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Mineralogical Transformations in Coal Feedstocks during Carbon Conversion, Based on Packed-Bed Combustor Tests, 2024, UKnowledge (University of Kentucky)
  • Geochemical fractionation of hazardous elements in fresh and drilled weathered South African coal fly ashes, 2020, Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • International trade and the risk in bilateral exchange rates, 2023, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Valuable elements in Chinese coals: a review, 2020, Coal Geology of China

Collaborations are notable with several frequent coauthors, among them:

  • James C. Hower
  • Ramin Hassan
  • Erik Loualiche
  • Alexandre Reggi Pecora
  • Zhongsheng Li

Their work bridges interdisciplinary approaches, reflecting both technical engineering aspects and broader economic analyses related to coal utilization and associated environmental impacts.

Best Publications

  • Analysis and significance of mineral matter in coal seams

    Colin R Ward

  • A review of anomalous rare earth elements and yttrium in coal

    Shifeng Dai;Ian T. Graham;Colin R. Ward

  • Analysis, origin and significance of mineral matter in coal: An updated review

    Colin R. Ward

  • Enrichment of U–Se–Mo–Re–V in coals preserved within marine carbonate successions: geochemical and mineralogical data from the Late Permian Guiding Coalfield, Guizhou, China

    Shifeng Dai;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Mineralogical and geochemical compositions of the coal in the Guanbanwusu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China: Further evidence for the existence of an Al (Ga and REE) ore deposit in the Jungar Coalfield

    Shifeng Dai;Yaofa Jiang;Colin R. Ward;Landing Gu

  • Determination of glass content and estimation of glass composition in fly ash using quantitative X-ray diffractometry

    Colin R. Ward;David French

  • On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type

    Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe;Achim Bechtel;Kimon Christanis;Shifeng Dai

  • Mineralogical and geochemical compositions of the Pennsylvanian coal in the Adaohai Mine, Daqingshan Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China: Modes of occurrence and origin of diaspore, gorceixite, and ammonian illite

    Shifeng Dai;Jianhua Zou;Yaofa Jiang;Colin R. Ward

  • Mobility of trace elements from selected Australian fly ashes and its potential impact on aquatic ecosystems

    Jerzy Jankowski;Colin R. Ward;David French;Sarah Groves

  • Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the Ge-rich coal from the Wulantuga Ge ore deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: New data and genetic implications

    Shifeng Dai;Xibo Wang;Vladimir V. Seredin;James C. Hower

  • Earliest signs of life on land preserved in ca. 3.5 Ga hot spring deposits

    Tara Djokic;Tara Djokic;Martin J Van Kranendonk;Martin J Van Kranendonk;Kathleen A Campbell;Malcolm R Walter

  • Mineralogical and geochemical anomalies of late Permian coals from the Fusui Coalfield, Guangxi Province, southern China: Influences of terrigenous materials and hydrothermal fluids

    Shifeng Dai;Weiguo Zhang;Weiguo Zhang;Colin R. Ward;Vladimir V. Seredin

  • Enrichment of U-Re-V-Cr-Se and rare earth elements in the Late Permian coals of the Moxinpo Coalfield, Chongqing, China: Genetic implications from geochemical and mineralogical data

    Shifeng Dai;Panpan Xie;Shaohui Jia;Colin R. Ward

  • Quantification of mineral matter in the Argonne Premium Coals using interactive Rietveld-based X-ray diffraction

    Colin R. Ward;John C. Taylor;C.E. Matulis;L.S. Dale

  • Valuable elements in Chinese coals: a review

    Shifeng Dai;Xiaoyun Yan;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Mineral matter and trace elements in coals of the Gunnedah Basin, New South Wales, Australia

    Colin R Ward;D.A Spears;Carol A Booth;Ian Staton

  • Origin of minerals and elements in the Late Permian coals, tonsteins, and host rocks of the Xinde Mine, Xuanwei, eastern Yunnan, China

    Shifeng Dai;Tian Li;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward

  • Geochemical and mineralogical evidence for a coal-hosted uranium deposit in the Yili Basin, Xinjiang, northwestern China

    Shifeng Dai;Jianye Yang;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Revisiting the late Permian coal from the Huayingshan, Sichuan, southwestern China: Enrichment and occurrence modes of minerals and trace elements

    Shifeng Dai;Yangbing Luo;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward

  • Composition and modes of occurrence of minerals and elements in coal combustion products derived from high-Ge coals

    Shifeng Dai;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward;Jianhua Jiang

  • Coal-derived unburned carbons in fly ash: A review

    James C. Hower;John G. Groppo;Uschi M. Graham;Colin R. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky
Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
Deolinda Flores
Deolinda Flores University of Porto
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Ian T. Graham
Ian T. Graham University of New South Wales
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Marcos L.S. Oliveira
Marcos L.S. Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Deyi Ren
Deyi Ren China University of Mining and Technology
Robert B. Finkelman
Robert B. Finkelman The University of Texas at Dallas

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