With over $9 million in new funding for research projects in 2017, faculty members in the Department of Mining Engineering are at the forefront of next-generation mining technology and applications. Through funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Alpha Foundation and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, researchers are making advances in rare earth element recovery, autonomous underground mining systems that improve safety and mitigating damage from underground coal mine explosions.
Kentucky Professional Engineers in Mining (PEM) Seminar to be Held Virtually September 11
Attendees receive professional development credit which can be applied toward the requirement for maintaining professional engineering licensure.
Sottile, Schafrik, and Agioutantis receive $643,000 NIOSH Contract for Autonomous Shuttle Car Docking
The project began on September 1, 2020, and will span two years.
Agioutantis and Schafrik Receive New Alpha Foundation Grant
The project is titled, “Comprehensive atmospheric monitoring in underground coal mines: long term critical trend analysis and tablet-based communication.”
