International Technical Advisory Committee  
 
Dr. Malcolm Frost
 
  Phone: +61 (7) 3374 0649
Email: mr.frost@bigpond.net.au
 
Role in Centre of Excellence
 
Malcolm’s primary role with the Centre is to conduct an audit of potential intellectual property within the Centre’s current research portfolio and, on an ongoing basis, monitor the Centre’s research outputs with a view to identifying any potential intellectual property. He works with the Centre Executive, and the IP and Commercialization Sub-Committee of the Centre Advisory Board, to advise on protection for and commercialization of Centre Project IP.
 
Malcolm’s role involves him in:
 
• meeting with CoE research staff and students, either individually or in project groups, on a regular basis,
• reviewing quarterly reports documenting research progress, and
• reviewing draft publications in consultation with the Research Management Committee,
and providing brief written reports to the Centre Executive and Advisory Board.
 
Biography
 
1977 to 1991: Dr Frost joined CSIRO from the Royal School of Mines in London. He led research groups that developed a range of products including fire retardants, sintered and fused magnesia for refractories and electrical components, magnesium oxychloride cements, new magnesium oxide products and slurries for effluent treatment and high purity magnesium chloride for magnesium metal production.
 
1991 to 1997: Dr Frost was seconded from CSIRO to lead the $50M Australian Magnesium Research Development Project (AMRDP). During these years AMRDP developed an innovative process to produce anhydrous magnesium for producing magnesium and developed a range of technologies for the commercial production of magnesium and magnesium alloys.
 
AMRDP team was awarded a CSIRO medal for research excellence.
 
In 1992 Dr Frost became a founding member of CAST and has since then made significant contributions to the magnesium research in this CRC. He played an active role in the development of new automotive high temperature creep resistant alloys, in CAST’s new cover gas for protecting molten magnesium and in the development of zirconium-based grain refiners.
 
1997 to 2003: In 1997 Dr Frost was appointed Technical Manager for the Australian Magnesium Corporation. The company acquired the technology developed by AMRDP and constructed and operated a $48M demonstration plant. The operation of the plant enabled the design of the commercial plant to be finalised.
 
In 2001 Dr Frost was appointed the General Manager for Technology and Environment for the Australian Magnesium Corporation. During this time he initiated life-cycle studies for automotive materials, developing a clear basis for carbon dioxide emissions in a range of scenarios.
 
2003 to 2006: Dr Frost left full-time employment and consulted for Australian Magnesium Corporation and Advanced Magnesium Technologies.<
 
Dr Frost with the CAST was runner-up for the Eureka Prize in 2003. He was awarded a fellowship of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) in 2002.
 
 
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