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Email: sxb1029@psu.edu Phone: (814) 863-7606 Office Address: Title: Associate Professor Website: https://www.c2m.psu.edu https://www.eme.psu.edu/directory/sekhar-bhattacharyyaResearch Areas: Education Background: |
About:Bhattacharyya currently serves as the chair of the mining engineering program at Penn State. He joined Penn State in 2017. He earned an M.S. in mining engineering from Montana Tech and a Ph.D. in mining engineering from the University of Utah. He holds an MBA in financial management and mine foreman’s certifications in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is a registered professional engineer in Utah and a registered member (ROPO – Recognized Overseas Professional Organization under JORC Code) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Before joining the faculty at Penn State, Bhattacharyya was an associate professor of mineral engineering at New Mexico Tech and a visiting faculty member at the University of Utah. In industry, he served as a senior mining engineer at Norwest Corporation– now Stantec—in Salt Lake City; as a mine engineer and production foreman at Consol Energy in Pennsylvania; as a manager of projects in Joy Mining Global—now Komatsu; and as a deputy manager of coal mining projects at Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation. He has two decades of experience in mining production, engineering, and management. Bhattacharyya completed a NISOH-sponsored research work in 2017 as a co-principal investigator in mitigation of noise from auxiliary ventilation in underground mines. He is currently pursuing research in ventilation of large opening underground mines and in characterization of respirable dust in underground mines. Bhattacharyya has authored and co-authored twelve technical papers and two peer-reviewed journal articles.Research Interests:• Ventilation of large opening underground mines• Characterization and health effect of respirable dust in underground mining • Health and Safety Management System • Self-escape from underground mines Memberships & Committees:• registered professional engineer in Utah• registered member (ROPO – Recognized Overseas Professional Organization under JORC Code) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Publications:Elsevier: https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/sekhar-bhattacharyya/publications/ Google: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=s4lOwpsAAAAJ
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