Colorado School of Mines hosted the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration’s 16th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, which provides mine ventilation engineers and technicians with the latest information and operating practices from the field, from June 17 to 22.
“With the help of the organizing committee, we assembled a strong, three-day program with technical papers and presentations organized in 20 sessions,” said Jürgen Brune, research professor in the Department of Mining Engineering.
More than 200 industry professionals, exhibitors and booth staff attended the symposium, exchanging ideas and research covering topics such as monitoring air contaminants and producing power-efficient ventilation and cooling systems. The symposium included short courses, technical sessions and even a mine tour.
Rick Brake, director at Mine Ventilation Australia, recieved the 2017 Howard L. Hartman Award, which recognizes distinguished contributions in practice, teaching or research in the field of underground ventilation engineering. Raja Ramani, a previous Hartman award winner and emeritus Deike chair and emeritus professor at Penn State University, gave the keynote address, "Underground Mine Ventilation: Progess and Challenges."
SME’s Underground Ventilation Committee initiated the symposium series, which has been held every two or three years since 1982 and it continues to provide “the latest scientific and technical updates to ventilation engineers and researchers worldwide,” Brune said.
View all of the photos from the event on Flickr.
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