Mohammad Rezaee

Email: mzr288@psu.edu

Phone: (814) 863-1620

Office Address:
122 Hosler Bldg.

Title: Associate Professor

Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/faculty/rezaee

https://www.c2m.psu.edu/

Research Areas:
Chemical Engineering
Combustion, Gasification and Power Systems
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Health & Safety
Mining Engineering
Coal Science & Technology
Stationary Power

Education Background:
• Ph.D. (Mining Engineering) University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2015
• M.S. (Mining Engineering) University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2012
• B.S. (Mining Engineering) Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2008

About:

Mohammad Rezaee is the Thomas V. and Jean C. Falkie Mining Engineering Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering at Penn State. Prior to his current position, he served as a postdoctoral research associate at the Virginia Tech Mining and Minerals Engineering Department. Rezaee holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mining engineering from the University of Kentucky and a B.S. degree in mining engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology in Iran. He also has two years of industrial experience as a mining engineer consultant. His research addresses the need for the development of sustainable mining and processing waste disposal practices from which valuables such as rare earth elements can be recovered for commercial use while the remaining materials are processed to generate environmentally benign material. His research experiences and interests include extraction of critical elements from primary and secondary sources, coal preparation and mineral processing, environmental management, health and safety, computational fluid dynamics, and scale modeling. His research results have been published in prestigious journals, books, and conference proceedings. In recognition of his contribution to the field of mineral processing, he was selected by the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration as the recipient of 2020 Outstanding Young Engineer Award.

Research Interests:

• Extraction of critical elements from primary and secondary sources
• Coal beneficiation and mineral processing
• Environmental management
• Computational fluid dynamics and scale modeling
• Health and safety

Memberships & Committees:

• Chair/Co-chair, Physical Separation Committee, Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2017-2020).
• Chair/Co-chair, Membership sub-committee, Young Leaders Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2016-2018).
• Chair, SME Graduate Student Research Poster Contest, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2017-present).
• Member, Young Leaders Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2015-2018).
• Member, Student Affairs Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2017-2020).
• Member, Information Publishing Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2018-2021).
• Member, Information Publishing Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2018-2021).
• Member, Society of Mining Professors (2016 – present).
• Member, Graduate Committee, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, The Pennsylvania State University.
• Faculty advisor, Penn State ISEE (International Society of Explosives Engineers) student chapter (2017-present).

Honors & Awards:

• Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration as the recipient of 2020 Outstanding Young Engineer Award

Teaching:

MNG 404 - Mine Materials Handling Systems
MNG 441 - Surface Mining Systems and Design

Publications:

Elsevier: https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/mohammad-rezaee/publications/

Google: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=X-qpO-oAAAAJ

Mohammad Rezaee's Publications
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Hassas, B. V. and M. Rezaee, (2023). Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, v. 188, [106655], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106655.
Han, S., D. Sagzhanov, J. Pan, B. V. Hassas, M. Rezaee, H. Akbari, and R. Mensah-Biney, (2022). Direct Extraction of Lithium from α-Spodumene by Salt Roasting–Leaching Process, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, v. 10 (40), pp. 13495–13504, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04402.
Hassas, B. H., Y. Shekarian, M. Rezaee, and S. V. Pisupati, (2022). “Selective recovery of high-grade rare earth, Al, and Co-Mn from acid mine drainage treatment sludge material,” Minerals Engineering, v. 187, [107813] doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107813
Rezaee, M., S. Han, D. Sagzhanov, B. V. Hassas, T. M. Slawecki, D. Agrawl, H. Akbari, and R. Mensah-Biney, (2022). Microwave-assisted calcination of spodumene for efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly extraction of lithium, Powder Technology, v. 397, [116992], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.11.036.
Shekarian, Y., B. V. Hassas, M. Rezaee, and S. V. Pisupati, (2022). Development of a chemical-free process utilizing ozone oxidative precipitation for the recovery of cobalt and manganese from acid mine drainage, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, v. 10 (5), [108533], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108533.
Hassas, B. V., M. Rezaee, and S. V. Pisupati, (2021). Effect of various ligands on the selective precipitation of critical and rare earth elements from acid mine drainage, Chemosphere, v. 280, [130684], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130684.
Pan, J., Hassas, B. V., Rezaee, M., Zhou, C., and Pisupati, S. V., (2021). Recovery of rare earth elements from coal fly ash through sequential chemical roasting, water leaching, and acid leaching processes, Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 284, [124725].
Shekarian, Y., E. Rahimi, M. Rezaee, W. C. Su, and P. Roghanchi, (2021). Respirable coal mine dust: A review of respiratory deposition, regulations and characterization, Minerals, v. 11 (7), [696], https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070696.
Shekarian, Y., E. Rahimi, M. Rezaee, W.-C. Su, and P. Roghanchi, (2021). Respirable CoalMine Dust: A Review of Respiratory Deposition, Regulations, and Characterization, Minerals, v. 11, pp. 696. https://
doi.org/10.3390/min11070696.
Shekarian, Y., E. Rahimi, N. Shekarian, M. Rezaee, and P. Roghanchi, (2021). An analysis of contributing mining factors in coal workers’ pneumoconiosis prevalence in the United States coal mines, 1986–2018, International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, v. 8(6), pp. 1227-1237, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-021-00464-y.
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