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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
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8:00 a.m.
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Opening Session & Remarks
Scouts Color Guard & Salute to Military Veterans
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Heather Trexler
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Keynote Address:
Mine Worker Health and Safety in a Dynamically Shifting World
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Dr. Jessica Kogel
Associate Director for Mining, NIOSH
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9:00 a.m.
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Technical Session 1:
Geology in Mining
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Chair: Brian N. Shaffer
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Geostatistical Methods for Determining Drill Hole Spacing in Coal Reserve Assessments
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Ricardo Olea, USGS
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U.S. Coal Resources and Reserves Assessment Project--United States Geological Survey
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Jon Haacke, USGS
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Remote Sensing Studies: Synthetic Aperture Radar and Mine Data Analysis
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John Metzger, IDS North America
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10:20 a.m.
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BREAK
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10:50 a.m.
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Technical Session 2:
Engineering Projects I
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Chairs: Rich Wagner and Jeff Kravitz
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Direct-Fired Intake Air Heating at Pennsylvania Coal Mines
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John Krenzel, Penn State
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Application of 5S to an Underground Coal Mine (King II Mine)
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Josh Chlopek, GCC Energy
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Through the Earth Communications
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Dr. Steven Schafrik, Virginia Tech
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12:10 p.m.
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BREAK
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12:30 p.m.
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LUNCH
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Nicole Iannacchione
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Luncheon Keynote Address:
The Coal Industry in America: A Presentation for the SME/PCMIA Student Luncheon
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Ryan M. Murray
Murray Energy Corporation
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PCMIA Awards
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Nicole Iannacchione
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2:00 p.m.
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BREAK
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2:30 p.m.
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Technical Session 3:
Limestone Mining
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Chairs: Nicole Iannacchione and Bob Kudlawiec
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Surface to Underground: “IF” – “WHEN” – “HOW” (M/NM)
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Bill Granville, J. W. Granville Consulting
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The Development and Planning of Multiple Level Underground Limestone Mines
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Dr. David Newman, Appalachian Mining & Engineering, Inc.
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Rock Dust Surface Chemistry Modifications for Improved Dispersion in Coal Dust Explosion Mitigation Applications
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Dr. Qingqing Huang, West Virginia University
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