CURRICULUM VITAE GRETCHEN TERRI LAPIDUS LAVINE

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: GRETCHEN TERRI LAPIDUS LAVINE ADDRESS: Fresnos 52, Depto. F-603 Col. Sta. Ursula Coapa México, D. F , MÉXICO NATIONALITIES: MARITAL STATUS: México and USA Divorced DATE AND PLACE 21 March 1952; OF BIRTH: Long Branch, New Jersey, USA EDUCATION DOCTORATE Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - (1991, Chemical Engineering) Iztapalapa, México, D. F., México. Thesis: "Mathematical Model for Argentite Leaching with Ferric Sulfate and Thiourea" Research project carried out in conjunction with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London, England. SCIENCE MASTER Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (1976, Chemical Engineering) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Thesis: "Study of the Colloidal Properties of Petroleum Asphaltenes". BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Worcester Polytechnic Institute, (1974, Chemical Engineering) Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Thesis: "A Flooding Method to Measure Reacting Species Concentrations on Catalytic Surfaces During Reaction". PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1978 to date Professor: Area de Ingeniería Química, Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos e Hidráulica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, México, D.F. Research in hydrometallurgy and adsorption of ions from solutions. Teaching on the undergraduate and graduate levels, principally heat and mass balances, thermodynamics, solution chemistry and transport phenomena.

2 RECENT INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Cruz, R., Luna-Sánchez, R.M., Lapidus, G.T., González, I. and Monroy, M. (2005), An Experimental Strategy to Determine Galvanic Interactions Affecting the Reactivity of Sulfide Mineral Concentrates, Hydrometallurgy, 78(3-4), pp Lapidus, G.T. (2005), Elaboration of Industrial Material and Heat Balances as a Teaching Aid, Hydrometallurgy, 79(1), pp Alonso, A.R., Lapidus, G.T. and Gonzalez, I. (2007), A Strategy to Determine the Potential Interval for Selective Silver Electrodeposition from Ammoniacal Thiosulfate Solutions, Hydrometallurgy, 85, pp Doyle, F.M. and Lapidus, G.T. (2007), Aqueous Processing for Environmental Protection (chapter 10) in Environmentally Conscious Material and Chemical Processing, Ed. M. Kutz, John Wiley, ISBN: , in press. Fuentes-Aceituno, J.C., Lapidus, G.T. and Doyle, F.M. (2008), A kinetic study of the electroassisted reduction of chalcopyrite, Hydrometallurgy, 92(1-2), Alonso, A.R., Lapidus, G.T. and González, I. (2008), Selective silver electroseparation from ammoniacal thiosulfate leaching solutions using a Rotating Cylinder Electrode reactor (RCE), Hydrometallurgy, 92 (3-4), Poisot-Diaz, M.E., Lapidus, G.T. and González, I. (2008), Electrodeposition of a silver-gold alloy (doréé) from thiourea solutions in the presence of other metallic ion impurities, Hydrometallurgy, 93(1-2), Alonso-Gómez, A.R. and Lapidus, G.T. (2009), Inhibition of Lead Solubilization during the Leaching of Gold and Silver in Ammoniacal Thiosulfate Solutions (effect of phosphate addition), Hydrometallurgy, 99(1-2), 89-96, doi: /j.hydromet Zárate-Gutierrez, R., Lapidus, G.T. and Morales, R.D. (2010), Pressure leaching of a lead zinc silver concentrate with nitric acid at moderate temperatures between 130 and 170 C, Hydrometallurgy, 104(1), pp Olvera, O.G. and Lapidus, G.T. (2010), Theoretical Analysis of a Flow-By Electrochemical Reactor with Porous Cathode for the Simultaneous Removal of Different Metal Ions", International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 8, Article 114. DOI: / Zárate-Gutierrez, R., Lapidus, G.T. and Morales, R.D. (2012), Aqueous Oxidation of Galena and Pyrite with Nitric Acid at Moderate Temperatures, Hydrometallurgy, , 57-63, doi: /j.hydromet

3 Fuentes-Aceituno, J.C. and Lapidus, G.T. (2012), A Kinetic-Mechanistic Study of The Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Sulfuric Acid Solutions with Different Electrode Materials, Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, 15, Poisot Díaz, M.E., Alonso, A.R., González, I. and Lapidus, G.T. (2012), Influence of oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution in the gold and silver direct electrodeposition process from thiourea solutions in a filter press type reactor, Hydrometallurgy, , Olvera, O.G. / Lapidus-Lavine, G. T. (2012), Use of X-ray Tomography for the Experimental Verification of a Mathematical Model for the Recovery of Cu and Cd in a Flow-By Porous Electrode Reactor, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 10(1), ISSN: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Luna-Sánchez, R.M. y Lapidus, G.T. (2005), Mathematical Model of the Aguilarite (Ag 4 SeS) Leaching Process in the Presence of other Refractory Silver Phases, Proceedings of the 1 st Symposium on Computational Analysis in Hydrometallurgy, COM2005, CIM, Calgary, Alberta, pp Trejo-Gallardo, J. y Lapidus, G.T. (2005), Mathematical Model for the Leaching of Acanthite in Thiosulfate Solutions, Proceedings of the 1 st Symposium on Computational Analysis in Hydrometallurgy, COM2005, CIM, Calgary, Alberta, pp Lapidus, G.T. y Doyle, F.M. (2006), Reductive Leaching of Chalcopyrite by Aluminum, Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing VII, Eds. F.M. Doyle, G.H. Kesall and R. Woods, ECS Transactions, 2(3), Fuentes-Aceituno, J.C., Lapidus, G.T. y González, I. (2008), Electrochemical Characterization of the Solid Products Formed in the Electroassisted Reduction of Chalcopyrite, Hydrometallurgy 2008, Eds. C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson y Y. Choi, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A., ISBN: , pp Fuentes-Aceituno, J.C., Lapidus, G.T., Doyle, F.M. y Lee, J-C. (2008), A Qualitative Study on the Nature of Electroassisted Chalcopyrite Reduction on Different Electrode Materials, Hydrometallurgy 2008, Eds. C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson y Y. Choi, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A., ISBN: , pp Alonso-Gómez, A.R. y Lapidus, G.T. (2008), Pretreatment for Refractory Gold and Silver Minerals before Leaching with Ammoniacal Copper Thiosulfate, Hydrometallurgy 2008, Eds. C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson y Y. Choi, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A., ISBN: , pp Lapidus, G.T., González, I., Nava, J.L., Benavides, R y Lara-Valenzuela, C. (2008), Integrated Process for Precious Metal Extraction and Recovery based on Electro-oxidized Thiourea,

4 Hydrometallurgy 2008, Eds. C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson y Y. Choi, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A., ISBN: , pp Poisot-Diaz, M.E., González, I. y Lapidus, G.T. (2008), Effect of Copper, Iron and Zinc Ions on the Selective Electrodeposition of Dorée from Acidic thiourea Solutions, Hydrometallurgy 2008, Eds. C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson y Y. Choi, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A., ISBN: , pp Mendoza-Muñoz, P., Lapidus, G.T. y Ávila-Rodríguez, M. (2008), Thermodynamic Models for Gold and silver Extraction from Copper-Ammonia-Thiosulfate Solutions, Proceeding of the International Solvent Extraction Conference (ISEC) 2008, Editor: B.A, Moyer, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CANMET), Quebec, ISBN: I , pp PATENTS "Proceso para la Recuperación Selectiva de Plata de Soluciones Tiouréicas empleando Arcillas Naturales", Inventors: Gretchen T. Lapidus Lavine and José Ricardo Rosas Cedillo, Mexican Patent , 11 November "Mejoras al Proceso de Cementación de Metales Preciosos de Soluciones de Tiourea con Aluminio", Inventors: Gretchen T. Lapidus Lavine, Maria Maura Margarita Teutli Leon and Ignacio González, Mexican Patent , 27 June "Recuperación Selectiva de Oro de Soluciones de Bromuros por Adsorción en Biomasa", Inventors: Gretchen T. Lapidus Lavine and Verónica Vargas Mora, Mexican Patent , 26 August Reactor de Lixiviación de Plata para Soluciones que Saturan, Inventors: Eric David Buendía Cachú, Gretchen Lapidus Lavine, Nora Rodríguez Saldívar and Rafael Leopoldo Vargas Rivera, Mexican Patent, July Mejora al Proceso de Lixiviación de Plata y Oro con Soluciones de Tiourea, Inventors: Gretchen Lapidus Lavine, María Concepción López Escutia and Mercedes Teresita Oropeza Guzmán, Mexican Patent MX 250,894, granted 30 July Proceso de Lixiviación y Recuperación de Plata y Oro con Soluciones de Tiourea Electro-oxidada, Inventors: Gretchen Lapidus Lavine, María Concepción López Escutia and Mercedes Teresita Oropeza Guzmán, Ignacio González Martínez, Fernando Rodríguez Hernández, María Elena Poisot Díaz y Ita Girón Bautista, Mexican Patent MX 251,047, granted 31 July 2007.

5 Mejora al Proceso de Lixiviación de Plata y Oro con Soluciones de Tiourea, Inventors: Gretchen Lapidus Lavine, María Concepción López Escutia and Mercedes Teresita Oropeza Guzmán, Ignacio González Martínez, Fernando Rodríguez Hernández, María Elena Poisot Díaz e Ita Girón Bautista, WO/2005/ National phase applications: Australia Application number March 2006 Brazil Application number PI February 2006 Canada Application number 2,534,737 3 February 2006 U.S.A. Application number 10/567,108 3 February 2006 Norway Application number March 2006 European patent Application number March 2006 granted 7354PTEP Russia Application number March 2006 South Africa Application number 2006/ March 2006 Mejora al Proceso de Lixiviación de Plata de Soluciones de Tiosulfato de Cobre, Inventors: Gretchen Lapidus Lavine, Alejandro Rafael Alonso Gómez, José Angel Cervantes Escamilla, Patricia Mendoza Muñoz and Mario Francisco Ortiz García, Mexican Patent, granted 26 February PATENTS PENDING Process for Recovery of Metal-containing Values from Minerals and Ores, Inventors: Gretchen Lapidus-Lavine and Fiona M. Doyle, application PCT/US08/54661 (WO/2008/103873), 22 Febrero Mexican patent application MX/a/2008/002477, 21 Febrero Mejora al Proceso de Lixiviación y Recuperación de Plata y Oro con soluciones de tiourea Electro-oxidada, Inventors: José Luis Nava Montes de Oca, Alejandro Recendiz Medina, Fernando Felipe Rivera Iturbe, Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine, Ignacio González Martínez, Ricardo Benavides Pérez and Carlos Lara Valenzuela, solicitud MX/a/2008/ Proceso de Lixiviación y Recuperación de Plata y Oro con Soluciones de Tiosulfato Amoniacales de Cobre, Inventors: Alejandro Rafael Alonso Gómez, Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine and Ignacio González Martínez, application PCT/MX2009/000022, dated 14 March 2008 (WO , published 17 September 2009). Electrorecuperación de Oro y Plata a partir de Soluciones de Tiosulfato, Inventors: Alejandro Rafael Alonso Gómez and Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine, application Mx/a/2010/013510, 9 December 2010 (application PCT/MX2011/000150). Proceso para la Lixiviación de Cobre y Plata a partir de Menas de Fases Minerales Refractarias que Contienen Hierro y Azufre, Inventors: Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine, Eliezer Martínez Jiménez and Leticia Vázquez Cuero, application Mx/a/2010/013511, 9 December 2010 (application PCT/MX2011/000153). Medio para la Lixiviación de Cobre de Minerales Refractarios, Inventors: Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine and Oscar Joaquín Solís Marcial, application Mx/a/2010/013713, 13 December

6 2010 (application PCT/MX2011/000154). Electrorecuperación de Oro y Plata a partir de Soluciones Lixiviantes mediante Depósito Catódico y Anódico Simultáneo, Inventors: Alejandro Rafael Alonso Gómez and Gretchen Terri Lapidus Lavine, application Mx/a/2010/013717, 13 December 2010 (application PCT/MX2011/000151). DIRECTION OF THESIS Doctoral: 7 Masters Degree: 20 RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Coordinator for the B.S. Program in Chemical Engineering (accredited by the equivalent of ABET in Mexico), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, December 1999 to March 2005 and 2007 to February President of the Certification Commission (equivalent to Professional Engineer), National Council of Teaching and Professional Practice of the Chemical Sciences (CONAECQ), September 2001 to March Member of the Chemical Engineering Committee of the Council for Accreditation of Engineering Education (CACEI, the equivalent of ABET in Mexico), June 2000 to February DISTINCTIONS Elected to the National [Mexican] System of Researchers, since Presently Level II. Teaching award (1995), Division of Science and Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa. Awarded annually to two professors in the Division in recognition for their dedication to teaching. Academic Achievement Award 2007, National [Mexican] Association of Engineering Schools and Faculties (ANFEI), 14 June 2007.