Automation
Mining and explosives engineering faculty members conduct interdisciplinary research to develop novel techniques and tools that facilitate automation and digitalization in mining. This research includes cyber-physical systems in mining, communications, data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, kinematics and dynamics for robotic control, and human factors (miner-robot interactions).
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Dr. Lana Alagha
Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Research
573-341-6287 | alaghal@mst.edu |
B-55 McNutt Hall
Mineral Processing, Critical and Strategic Minerals, Surface Chemistry, Tailing Management, Nanotechnology, Rare Earth Extraction, Separation Science, Oil Sand Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei
Union Pacific / Rocky Mountain Energy Professor and Department Chair
573-341-6438 | kwamea@mst.edu |
228 McNutt Hall
Sustainability, Mine Reclamation, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization
Personal website: https://mining-sustainability.com/
Dr. Samuel Frimpong
Professor
573-341-7617 | frimpong@mst.edu |
270 McNutt Hall
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
Dr. Catherine Johnson
Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor
573-341-4258 | catherine.johnson@mst.edu |
290 McNutt Hall
Environmental Considerations of Blasting, Fragmentation Prediction, Biological Effects of Shock Exposure, Explosibility of Dusts
Dr. Kyle Perry
Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Research
573-341-4549 | kperry@mst.edu |
107 Kennedy Experimental Mine Building – S&T Experimental Mine
Explosion protection, Mine Blasting Effects, Dust Explosions, Ground Control
Dr. Taghi Sherizadeh
Associate Professor
573-341-3194 | sherizadeh@mst.edu |
324 McNutt Hall
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)
Dr. Guang Xu
Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor
573-341-6079 | guang.xu@mst.edu |
288 McNutt Hall
Mine Ventilation, Particulate Matter (PM) Monitor and Control, Fire Safety, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Personal Website: https://www.xu-guang.com
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