Mineral Processing, Critical and Strategic Minerals, Surface Chemistry, Tailing Management, Nanotechnology, Rare Earth Extraction, Separation Science, Oil Sand Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Sustainability, Mine Reclamation, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

Personal website: https://mining-sustainability.com/ 

Data analytics, Haul road monitoring, Mine Automation, Remote Sensing, and Operational Safety

Mine Automation and Intelligent Mining Systems, Formation Excavation Engineering, Synthetic and Renewable Energy, Machine Dynamics and Fatigue Modeling, Minerals and Energy Economics, and Safety, Health, and Hazards Engineering

Environmental Considerations of Blasting, Fragmentation Prediction, Biological Effects of Shock Exposure, Explosibility of Dusts

Explosion protection, Mine Blasting Effects, Dust Explosions, Ground Control

Computational Mechanics; Numerical Statistical, and Probabilistic Modeling in Rock Mechanics, Rock Slope Stability and Stability of Underground Excavations, Application of Numerical Modeling in Underground and Surface Mining, Reservoir Geomechanics (Wellbore Stability, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Sane Production), Geomechanical Aspects of CO2 Sequestration, Geothermal Energy Recovery, Assessment of Nuclear Waste Disposal Sites, Pore Pressure and In-Situ Stress Analysis, Compaction and Subsidence Modeling, Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and Genetic-Algorithms)

Mine Ventilation, Particulate Matter (PM) Monitor and Control, Fire Safety, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Personal Website: https://www.xu-guang.com

Surface Mine Design, Simulation-Based Testing and Training, Engineering Education, Heavy Mining Machinery, Mine Health and Safety, Human Factors, Process Modeling

Wastewater Treatment, Nanotechnology, Rare Earth Elements, Critical Minerals, Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage

Mineral Processing; Extractive Metallurgy; Surface Chemistry; Nanobubble Technology; Dry/Wet Solid Separation; Critical Minerals; Fine/Ultra-fine Separation; Solid Recycling; Water Treatment; Plant Performance Assessment; Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Mineral Processing.

Fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics of energy systems. Heat and mass transfer in buoyant flows, second-law and exergy analysis, numerical simulation of transport phenomena and experimental Methods.