Curriculum Vitae: Craig Michael Sheridan
Personal Information:
Marital Status:
Nationality:
Age:
Place of Birth:
Married (to British Citizen)
South African
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South Africa
Summary of Tertiary Qualifications:
University of the Witwatersrand 2010-2013
PhD Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Chemical engineering modelling of trickle bed filters for
wastewater treatment.
Supervised by Diane Hildebrand and David Glasser
University of Stellenbosch
2001 – 2002
Master of Science – Wine Biotechnology
Project Title: A Critical Process Analysis of Wine Production to Improve
Cost, Quality and Environmental Performance.
Supervised by Florian Bauer and Leon Lorenzen.
University of the Witwatersrand 1996 – 2000
Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering
Springs Boys High School
Matric Certificate
1994
Professional Experience:
Senior Lecturer – School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering,
University of the Witwatersrand:
October 2013 to Present
Johannesburg, South Africa
I am currently employed as a senior lecturer by the school. I supervise or cosupervise at least 13 postgraduate students. I lecture Introduction to Process
Engineering (CHMT1000) to first year chemical and metallurgical engineering
students as well as Application of Energy Balances (CHMT2014) and Process
Engineering 2 (CHMT2013) to chemical engineering students. I serve on the
school Executive Committee and I am serving my second term as an elected
member of senate.
Research: I am interested in almost all things water related. I am especially
interested in research which relates to the processing and treatment of
agricultural, industrial and mine effluent streams. I like the way in which water
is a common theme amongst all living organisms, and I strongly believe that
researching ways to reduce or mitigate the impact of man on the water
resource represents my best attempt to contribute towards a sustainable
future. To this end I am a co-founder of the Industrial and Mining Water
Research Unit (IMWaRU) as a platform to conduct cross-disciplinary
research.
Lecturer – School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering,
University of the Witwatersrand:
January 2010 to September 2013
Environmental Resources Management January 2007 to December 2009
Cape Town, South Africa
Employed as an environmental consultant within the Corporate Risk Team
and the Site Investigation and Remediation (SIR) team. Project experience
included Phase I and II Environmental site investigations, remediation system
installation for petroleum hydrocarbon contamination, Major Hazard
Investigation (MHI) modelling and I gained some experience in greenhouse
gas accounting and EIA rectifications. Most recent experience included being
project manager on a 27 site Retail Service Station MHI assessment.
Managed total projects in excess of ZAR 4 million and generated project work
in excess of ZAR 2 million.
Triton Consultants cc
April 2003 to March 2004
Western Cape, South Africa
Headed the Environmental Division of Triton Consultants, as Technical
Member. Work included all aspects of consulting – marketing, new business
acquisition, performing environmental and process audits etc.
GT Ferreira T/A Tokara Winery
January to April 2003
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Assistant to the winemaker.
Work included all aspects of winemaking – from grape reception to barrel
maturation.
FLS Automation A/S
4th Quarter 2000
Copenhagen, Denmark
Completed a three-month contract in December 2000. The scope of the
contract included a study to determine the feasibility of using an on/in-line
particle size analyser coupled to a closed loop controller for cement mill
discharge. This study included both the economic and practical requirements
for such a device.
Professional Memberships:
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Registered Profession Engineer (Pr. Eng) with the Engineering Council of South
Africa;
Member of SAIChE IChemE;
o Vice President 2014o Honorary secretary of the national EXCO (2011 -2013).
o Previous Chairman of the Western Cape Executive Committee (20042005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)
Associate Member of the Institute for Chemical Engineering (AMIChemE)
Languages:
Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Interests:
Photography, gardening, surfing, reading, music.
Awards Received:
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Finalist of the GAP-Biosciences 2012 Competition with a project entitled:
Biohydrogen production from wastewater
Awarded the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) Excellence in Water
Research Young Researcher Award on 18 October 2012.
Awarded the SAIWA Pressly-Hughes award at the 2012 WISA conference for
presentation on “A Comparison of Charcoal and Slag-based constructed
wetlands for AMD remediation”.
Won first prize in the 2005 “Chemical Technology” Innovation Awards sponsored
by bhpbilliton and Crown Publications
Won second prize at the University of Stellenbosch Chemical Engineers’
postgraduate conference in 2002.
Students Co/Supervised
Current Students:
Master of Science
1. Ayesha Osman. 2012 Water Footprinting on a South African Mine.
Co-supervised with Kevin Harding
2. Esme Haggard. 2012 Water Footprinting on a South African Mine.
Co-supervised with Kevin Harding
3. Nicolas Koutsouvelos. 2012 – 2014 (Passed Cum Laude)
Geological Storage of CO2: A Study on the Sorption Capacity of
Impure Carbon Dioxide Streams in Coal
Co-supervised with Nicola Wagner
4. Werner Pieter. 2012 –
The use of computational fluid dynamics in horizontal subsurface flow
constructed wetland design.
5. Webster Magowo – 2012 – (Submitted for examination)
The utilisation of ligno-cellulosic biomass in the treatment of acid mine
drainage and the subsequent production of fermentable sugars for
bioprocess.
Co-supervised with Karl Rumbold
6. Janet Smith 2013 –
An Assessment of Ceramic Filtration for a Metallurgical Process
7. Nikita Ranchod. 2013 –
Assessing the Water Footprint and Associated Impacts of a South
African Platinum Mining Operation
8. Steven Zaal. 2014 –
Use of bioreactive systems for treating AMD
Co-supervised with Chris James
9. Illeshree Moodley. 2014 –
Bio-remediation of acid mine drainage using charcoal-based
constructed wetlands
Co-supervised with Karl Rumbold
10. Anthin Botes. 2014 –
AMD Remediation. Title to be determined
Co-supervised with Chris James
11. Paul Chego 2014 –
Biohydrogen reactor. Title to be confirmed.
Co-supervised with Kevin Harding
12. Masekantsi Rantsieng. 2014 –
The extent to which an adaptive management approach has been
incorporated in the mitigation strategies for acid mine drainage
discharge in the Witwatersrand basin
Co-supervised with Tracy-Lynn Humby (School of Law) and Ingrid
Watson (Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry)
13. Antonio de Pretto 2014 –
Title to be confirmed.
Graduated Students:
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Binita Ramla. 2012 (M.Eng)
Utilisation of Grass to treat Acid Mine Drainage
Tendai Name. 2012 – 2013 (MSc. Eng)
An Investigation into the Use of Metallurgical Slags for Acid Mine Drainage
Remediation
Shona Pepper. 2012 – 2013 (MSc. Eng)
Analysis of River Flow through Gabions
Co-supervised with Chris James, School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering.
4th Year Projects (normally in groups of two)
2014 – 4 projects
2013 – 3 projects
2012 – 5 projects
2011 – 3 projects
2010 – 1 project
Publications, Patents, Proceedings and Reports
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. The potential utilisation of indigenous South African grasses for acid mine
drainage remediation. Binita Ramla and Craig Sheridan.
Accepted for
publication in Water SA
2. Water Accounting for a South African Platinum Mine. N Ranchod, CM Sheridan,
KG Harding. Accepted for publication in Water SA
3. Water Footprint for a South African Platinum Processing Plant. EL Haggard, CM
Sheridan, KG Harding. Accepted for publication in Water SA
4. Remediation of acid mine drainage using metallurgical slags. T. Name and C.
Sheridan. Minerals Engineering 64 (2014) 15 – 22.
5. Turning wine (waste) into water: Towards technological advances in the use of
constructed wetlands for winery effluent treatment, Craig Sheridan, Diane
Hildebrand and David Glasser. AIChE Journal, Vol 60, No 2. 2014.
6. Estimating rate constants in constructed wetlands treating winery effluent: A
comparison of three different methods. Craig Sheridan, Diane Hildebrand and
David Glasser. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, In Press.
7. A comparison of charcoal and slag-based constructed wetlands for acid mine
drainage remediation; Craig Sheridan, Kevin Harding, Edward Koller and
Antonio De Pretto. Water SA (Vol 39 No 3). 2013
8. On modifying the Arrhenius equation to compensate for temperature changes for
reactions within biological systems. Craig Sheridan, Jochen Petersen and
Johann Rohwer. Water SA Vol 38, No 1, pp 149 – 151. 2012
9. An Annual and Seasonal Characterisation of Winery Effluent in South Africa,
C.M. Sheridan, D. Glasser, D. Hildebrandt, J. Petersen and J. Rohwer, S. Afr. J.
Enol. Vitic., Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011.
10. Seasonal shifts of the microbial community structure in a winery waste impacted
wetland soil. Lukas M. Rohr; Nthabiseng Mashaphu; Craig Sheridan; Marla
Tuffin; Stephanie G. Burton; Don A. Cowan, Transactions of the Royal Society of
South Africa, Vol. 66(1), February 2011, 41–53.
11. Sheridan, C.M.; Bauer. F.F.; Burton, S. & Lorenzen, L. (2005). A critical
process analysis of wine production to improve cost, quality and environmental
performance, Water Science and Technology, Vol 51, No 1, pp 39-46
Papers submitted for publication undergoing peer review
1. A Thermodynamic Approach Towards Defining the Limits of Biogas Production.
Ralph Farai Muvhiiwa, Diane Hildebrandt, David Glasser, Tonderayi Matambo,
and Craig Sheridan. AIChE Journal
2. A volumetric sorption study on impure CO2 on coal: The effect of different flue
gas density predictions on the observed sorption behaviour of SO2 and CO2. N.
Koutsouvelos, W Augustyn; Craig M Sheridan, and N Wagner. International
Journal of Coal Geology.
3. Increasing Pumping Depth as a Solution in the Long-Term Management of Acid
Mine Drainage, J.P. Janet, C.M Sheridan, D.C. Drake, K. Rumbold, K.G.
Harding. Submitted to Water SA, July 2013.
4. Determining the effect of Grade Engineering® on the water account of a copper
mine. Craig Sheridan, Matthew Brennan, Alan Bye, Wayne Stange, and Alan
Woodley. Journal of Cleaner Production. Presented at the Water in Mining
conference in Chile, May 2014 as a plenary address.
Patents
PATENT COOPERATION TREATY APPLICATION, November 2013, A PASSIVE
RADIATIVE CONDENSER, SHERIDAN, Craig Michael (UNIVERSITY OF THE
WITWATERSRAND)
SA Provisional Patent: 2012/07100. The treatment of acid mine drainage.
SA Provisional Patent: 2011/08282. Collection of Atmospheric Water
Conference Proceedings
1. The potential utilisation of indigenous South African grasses for acid mine
drainage remediation. Binita Ramla and Craig Sheridan, WISA2014, Mbombela
(Nelspruit), South Africa, 25-28 May 2014. (Oral)
2. Sheridan, CM; Janet, JP; Drake, DC; Rumbold, K; Magowo, W; Harding, KG.
Increasing Pumping Depth in the Long-term Management of Acid Mine Drainage,
WISA2014, Mbombela (Nelspruit), South Africa, 25-28 May 2014. (Oral)
3. Remediation of acid mine drainage using metallurgical slags. T. Name and C.
Sheridan. WISA2014, Mbombela (Nelspruit), South Africa, 25-28 May 2014.
(Oral)
4. Haggard, E; Sheridan, CM and Harding, KG. Water Footprint for a South African
Platinum Processing Mine, WISA2014, Mbombela (Nelspruit), South Africa, 2528 May 2014. (Oral)
5. Ranchod, N; Sheridan, CM; Plint, N; Slatter, K; and Harding, KG. Water
Accounting for a South African Platinum Mine, WISA2014, Mbombela (Nelspruit),
South Africa, 25-28 May 2014. (Oral)
6. Ranchod, N; Sheridan, CM; Plint, N; Slatter, K; and Harding, KG. Assessing the
Water Footprint and Associated Impacts for a South African Platinum Mining
Operation, Water in Mining 2014, Viña del Mar, Chile, 28-30 May 2014. (Oral)
(PEER REVIEWED)
7. Craig Sheridan, Matthew Brennan, Wayne Stange, Alan Bye and Alan Woodley.
Determining the effect of Grade Engineering® on the water account of a copper
mine. Water in Mining 2014, Viña del Mar, Chile, 28-30 May 2014. (Plenary Oral)
(PEER REVIEWED)
8. Water Footprint for a South African Platinum Mine. Esmeralda L Haggard, Craig
Sheridan and Kevin Harding. Water in Mining 2013, November 26, 2013 November 28, 2013 Brisbane, Australia. (PEER REVIEWED)
9. Water Accountability and Efficiency at a Base Metals Refinery. A Osman, F K
Crundwell, K Harding, C Sheridan, K Hines and A Du Toit. Accepted for Water in
Mining 2013, November 26, 2013 - November 28, 2013 Brisbane, Australia.
(PEER REVIEWED)
10. Edzai Magowo, Craig Sheridan, Karl Rumbold (2013) The utilization of cellulosic
biomass in treating Acid Mine Drainage and the subsequent generation of
fermentable sugars for bio-ethanol production. Poster presentation. 18th Biennial
Conference of the South African Society of Microbiology (SASM), Forever
Resorts Warmbaths, Bela-Bela, 24-27 November 2013.
11. Geological Storage of CO2: The Effect of Impurity Gases on the Sorption
Capacity of Coal, N.S. Koutsouvelis, N.J. Wagner, W.G. Augustyn and C.M.
Sheridan. TCCS-7: The 7th Trondheim CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage
Conference. 4-6 June 2013. NTNU and SINTEF. Norway. (PEER REVIEWED)
12. An investigation of the degradation kinetics of laboratory synthesized Fischer
Tropsch reaction water and dynamics of microbial communities in a laboratoryscale submerged bed constructed wetland system. K. Du Preez, D. Glasser, D.
Hildebrandt, K. Rumbold and C.M. Sheridan, SAIChE Conference 2012, 16 to 19
September 2012, Champagne Sports Resort, South Africa.
13. Modelling the effect of glycerol on the volatile components of a model wine, C.M.
Sheridan, N. Koutsouvelis and J. Cripwell. SAIChE Conference 2012, 16 to 19
September 2012, Champagne Sports Resort, South Africa.
14. A comparison of charcoal and slag-based constructed wetlands for acid mine
drainage remediation, Craig Sheridan, Edward Koller and Antonio De Pretto.
Proceedings of the WISA 2012 biennial conference and exhibition, 6-10 May
2012, Cape Town, South Africa.
15. A calculation of the hydraulic properties of a vegetated gravel bed filter using an
impulse-response tracer experiment to quantify non-ideal behaviour. C.M.
Sheridan, D. Glasser and D. Hildebrandt in Proceedings of the 12th International
Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, 8-10
September 2011.
16. Mills, M; Leach, A and Sheridan, C. Complexities of hydrocarbon plume
delineation within the cape flats aquifer, Biennial Groundwater Conference 2009.
Somerset West, South Africa, 16-18 November 2009.
17. C.M. Sheridan, G. Paul, L. Constable, J. Duncan. Greenhouse Gas Auditing at a
South African Winery. The 31st Annual Conference of the South African Society
of Enology and Viticulture, 12 November 2008, Somerset West.
18. Sheridan, C.M.; Peterson, J. Rohwer, J., and Burton, S. Engineering Design of
Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands for the Primary Treatment of Winery
Effluent. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Wetlands for Water
Pollution Control, 23-29 September 2006.
19. C.M. Sheridan, F.F. Bauer, S. Burton and L. Lorenzen. A Critical Process
Analysis of Wine Production to improve Cost, Quality and Environmental
Performance. Proceedings of the Third International Specialised Conference on
Sustainable Viticulture and Winery Wastes Management by a co-author (May
2004).
Papers submitted for conferences undergoing peer review
1. Bio-remediation of acid mine drainage using charcoal-based constructed
wetlands. Ileshree Moodley, Craig Sheridan, Karl Rumbold, Peter Kuschk and
Cindy Bartsch. The 10th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage
(ICARD) and IMWA Annual Conference, 2015.
2. Permeable concrete with bio-reactive layers to target heavy metals and sulfates
in Acid Mine Drainage. Steven Zaal and Craig Sheridan. The 10th International
Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) and IMWA Annual Conference,
2015.
3. The utilization of cellulosic biomass in treating AMD and the subsequent
generation of fermentable sugars. Edzai Magowo, Karl Rumbold and Craig
Sheridan. The 10th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD)
and IMWA Annual Conference, 2015.
4. Conceptual project on eliminating acid mine drainage (AMD) by directed
pumping. Craig Sheridan, Ricky Bonner, Lenke Bruyns, Jo Burgess, Deanne
Drake, Jon Paul Janet, Kevin Harding, Karl Rumbold, Nabeela Saber. The 10th
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) and IMWA Annual
Conference, 2015.
Technical Research Reports
1. Conceptual project on using the pumping scheme to eliminate AMD. Craig
Sheridan, Ricky Bonner, Lenke Bruyns, Deanne Drake, Kevin Harding, J.P.
Janet, Karl Rumbold & Nabeela Saber. WRC Report No K8/1034//3, Water
Research Commission, South Africa, 2014
2. Health for purpose in constructed wetlands: Organic removal efficiencies and
changes in microbial community dynamics associated with exposure to winery
wastewater. SG Burton, PJ Welz, J-B Ramond, C Sheridan, B Kirby, A
Schueller, A Rodriguez, S Pather-Elias, A Prins, DA Cowan. WRC Report No.
1936/1/11, Water Research Commission, South Africa, 2012
3. Integrated Research for Use in Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Winery
Wastewater. S Burton, C Sheridan, J Law-Brown, M Le Roes, D Cowan, L Rohr,
N Mashaphu, WRC Report No 1544/1/07. Water Research Commission, South
Africa 2007.
Invited Lectures
1. Keynote Address: Water in Mining, May 2014, Chile. Determining the effect of
Grade Engineering® on the water account of a copper mine. Presented 26 May
2014.
2. The Toxic Legacy of South Africa’s Gold Rush - Dr Craig Sheridan, 23 October
2013: An online presentation arranged by tce magazine and IChemE's Mining &
Minerals Special Interest Group, aimed at anyone with an interest in
environmental management, minerals, mining and sustainability.
3. Water: The intra/inter/multidisciplinary research arena, Water Institute of
Southern Africa (WISA) Excellence in Water Research Awards Evening, 18
October 2012, Knowledge Commons, CSIR, Pretoria.
4. Water Footprinting: What is it and how will it affect you and a discussion of AMD
in Johannesburg. Johannesburg Anglican Environmental Initiative, 5 May 2012,
St Michaels and All Angels Church, Weltevreden Park.
5. Wits University and Acid Mine Drainage: C. M. Sheridan. Human Rights and
Acid Mine Drainage, Exploring options for treatment of Acid Mine Drainage,
South Africa Human Rights Commission, Johannesburg, South Africa, 6-7 March
2012
6. Water Footprinting: What is it and how will it affect you. The interactive session
of the young water professionals (IWA – Gauteng Chapter), Friday, 13th August,
2010, Hillman Building, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
7. Critical Components and treatment of Effluent, C.M. Sheridan. SA Society of
Oenology and Viticulture workshop, May 2004.
Non-peer reviewed publications.
1. Craig Sheridan. Paying the Price: Over a century of gold mining in South Africa
has left a dangerous legacy. tce (The Chemical Engineer, IChemE), September
2013.
2. S Dhlamini, T Mkhonza, EL Haggard, A Osman, CM Sheridan and KG Harding,
F Crundwell and A Osman; In Introduction to Water Footprinting. Chemical
Technology, January 2013, Crown Publications.
3. Craig Sheridan, Christian Nissing, Kevin Harding, Robert J. Karreman, Rob van
Hille, Sandile Ncanana & Sue Harrison. Energy in South Africa: The Potential for
Bio-Resources. Chemical Technology, August 2006, Crown Publications.
4. Sheridan, C.M.; Rohwer, J.; Peterson, J.; Burton, S. Constructed Wetlands for
Winery Effluent Remediation, Chemical Technology, December 2005, Crown
Publications.
5. Sheridan, C.M.; Bauer, F.F. & Lorenzen, L. Empirical and economic modelling
of winery and effluent parameters. Wynboer Magazine, December 2004,
http://www.wynboer.co.za/recentarticles/0412emp.php3
6. Sheridan, C.M.; Bauer, F.F. & Lorenzen, L. Perceptions and realities - water,
effluent and environmental management systems in the SA wine industry.
Wynboer Magazine, January 2005,
http://www.wynboer.co.za/recentarticles/200501perceptions.php3
Editorial Positions
Editor of the South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, which is in the process
of incorporation as an IChemE open access journal.
Fund Raising
Only successful or pending projects shown; success rate app. 30 - 40%.
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Water Footprint for Mining Operation. Kevin Harding and Craig Sheridan.
Submitted to SAMMRI. 2011. ZAR290 000. Won.
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Research into the potential use of various slags for the remediation of Acid Mine
Drainage. Craig Sheridan. Submitted to Harsco Rail and Mineral, 2011.
R480 000. Won.
Bio-remediation of Acid Mine Drainage. Craig Sheridan. Submitted to ESKOM
TESP, 2011. R100 000. WON.
Concept project on using the pumping scheme to eliminate AMD. Craig
Sheridan, Deanne Drake, Kevin Harding and Karl Rumbold. Submitted at the
request of the Water Research Commission, April 2013. Value R194 900. Won.
Wits Seed Fund. Biohydrogen Reactor Scale-up project. Craig Sheridan and
Kevin Harding. ZAR400 000. 2014. Won
NRF KIC Travel Grant. Craig Sheridan. 2014. ZAR20 000. Won.
Grant Application: Studentships to develop capacity in biomimicry in service of
supporting Ecological Infrastructure. Submitted to the Department of Science
and Technology, March 2014. ZAR 440 000. Pending
Project entitled: Water Efficiency in the Minerals Industry. Submitted to AMIRA,
April 2014. Frank Crundwell (CM Solutions), Craig Sheridan, Kevin Harding
(IMWaRU, WITS), Neil McIntyre, Sue Vink (CWiMI, University of Queensland).
AUS$1 879 200. Pending
Claude Leon Foundation Merit Award. ZAR50 000. May 2014. Won
Professional references
Dr Jo Burgess (F IWA; F WISA)
Research Manager
Water Research Commission
Email: job@wrc.org.za
Tel: +27 12 330 9039
Fax: +27 12 331 2565
Cell: +27 83 452 6838
Professor Diane Hildebrandt
Director: Material and Process Synthesis (M.A.P.S)
University of South Africa
Email: hilded@unisa.ac.za
Tel: +27833952921