AmandA Smith, Distinguished Alumna February 22, 2024 Above: AutoHaul®, shipping a load in Australia. Courtesy of Rio Tinto The John E. Willson Distinguished Alumnus Award was established in 2000 to recognize graduates of the University of Utah’s Mining Engineering Program who have set high standards by their professional accomplishments and service to the mining […]
Read MoreFriends along the way The real mining was the friends we made along the way. February 22, 2024 ^ Ian Sutcliffe (left) and Alex Carhart at the Mining Dept. Open House, 2023. The Mining Open House last fall was an introduction to the public, including students looking for a major, but for two seniors […]
Read MoreCreating Effective organic semiconductors California’s Silicon Valley and Utah’s Silicon Slopes are named for the element most associated with semiconductors, the backbone of the computer revolution. Anything computerized or electronic depends on semiconductors, a substance with properties that conduct electrical current under certain conditions. Traditional semiconductors are made from inorganic materials—like silicon—that require vast […]
Read MoreA MoonShot for OUr age Reconciling mining with the effort to make the 21st century more sustainable is necessary yet difficult, but mining faculty member Pratt Rogers is focused on the challenge. “The magnitude is equivalent to going to the moon,” Rogers says of this reconciliation. “We’re going to have to find ways to […]
Read MoreAcademia in Action: Mentoring, patenting and learning Universities primarily exist to educate students and add to the existing knowledge base. University of Utah chemistry professor Vahe Bandarian and former graduate student Karsten Eastman were able to balance both those goals while pursuing patenting on a new invention that resulted from their research. Bandarian, […]
Read MoreGetting the right Image New X-ray Instrument keeps up the global-leading high-resolution 3D imaging research in metallurgical engineering at the University of Utah. Assistant Professor of Metallurgical Engineering in the U’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering Jiaqi Jin recently took delivery of a new X-ray instrument, the first of its kind. The acquisition […]
Read MoreCoal miner’s Daughter Spotlight on the first woman chair of the Mining Engineering Department’s Industrial Advisory Board — Denee Hayes. “The work I’ve done both within and outside of the mining industry has helped me understand what the outside community thinks about mining,” says Denee Hayes BSME’02. She explains that there is a misunderstanding […]
Read MoreKevin Perry, Societal Impact Scholar University of Utah President Taylor Randall has named five faculty members as 2024-25 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars for exemplary public engagement, including Atmopsheric Sciences Professor Kevin Perry. The four include a range of faculty members whose impact varies from helping Utahns understand the danger posed by a shrinking […]
Read MoreFang Lab Enters Agreement with IPERIONX Metallurgical Engineering professors in the University of Utah’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering recently signed a research agreement with IperionX (IPX) for $10M over ten years, effective January 1, 2024. The Charlotte, NC-based IPX aims to become a leading American titanium and critical materials company — using […]
Read MoreUnderground Hazards & Safety in Mining An educational collaboration between the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) and the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Utah will bring new perspectives to tackle tough problems in mining safety. Mining technology in the United States has advanced immeasurably from minecarts and […]
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