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

Research Interests

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

Research Interests

Sustainability, Mine Reclamation, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

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

Dr. Samuel Frimpong

Professor

Research Interests

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

Research Interests

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

Dr. Kyle Perry

Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Research

Research Interests

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

 

 

Dr. Taghi Sherizadeh

Associate Professor

Research Interests

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

Research Interests

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

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