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Dr. Tibor G. Rozgonyi, Professor, Office Phone: (303) 273-3700 @:trozgony@mines.edu
Academic Appointment & Responsibilities
1995 – Present: The Colorado School of Mines, Mining Engineering Department
Head and Professor
Provide academic, administrative, and research leadership; promote innovative programs, industry-university fund-raising, and resource development.
1990-1995: The University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mining and Civil Engineering,
Provide academic, administrative, and research leadership; promote innovative programs, industry-university resort, fund-raising, and resource development; manage academic and financial aspects (budget) of college of engineering; dean of total quality management graduate program; teaching duties in statistical thinking and statistical quality and process control; supervise graduate students and research.
1987-1990: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Director, Coal and Lignite Research Laboratory
Supervised university-industry cooperative research programs; generated federal and state research funding for research; research areas included coal, mineral, and energy-related activities; civil construction; soil and rock mechanics research; tunneling and environmental engineering; other related research.
1986 – 1990: Texas A&M University , Department of Civil Engineering
Professor
Courses taught - surveying, geotechnical engineering (core subject), civil and heavy construction, tunneling.
1981 – 1986: Texas A&M University , Petroleum Engineering Department
Professor
Supervised graduate students. Courses taught - coal and mineral processing, reservoir rock properties, reservoir fluid properties, numerical methods, surveying, mining methods, mine development and design
1978 – 1981: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Department of Geological and Mining Engineering
Associate Professor
Courses taught - engineering drawing, mine evaluation and reserve calculation, surveying, excavation and mining methods, statics, and reinforced concrete design
1974 – 1977: University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, Dept. of Mining Engineering
Assistant Professor
1972 – 1974: Technical University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary
Assistant Professor and Dean’s Office (Assistant of the Dean)
Professional Experience
1969 – 1972: Mecsek Coal Company, Pecs, Hungary
Chief Engineer and Mining Engineer
Designed and directed installation of new stoppings, haulage, and transportation system (belt conveyor); directed longwall production; managed general administration of facility and projects; Visiting Research Scientist at the Technical University of Miskolc
1968 – 1969: Rudabanya Iron Ore Company, Rudabanya, Hungary
Mining Engineer
Selected and installed mining equipment in room and pillar and cut and fill methods; surveyed underground and surface; Visiting Researcher at department of mineral processing, Technical University of Miskolc.
Professional Certifications
Professional Engineer, Utah ( USA), #7438
Professional Engineer, Department of Labor ( Hungary)
Fellow, IE Australia Professional Engineers, #84199
Education
Technical University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary
Ph.D. Mining Engineering, 1974
Major Area - Field Instrumentation, Subsidence Monitoring
M.Sc. Mining Engineering, 1968
Major Area - Mining Engineering
Eger Teachers College, Eger, Hungary
B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics, 1961
Honors & Awards (2000 to Present)
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Professor of the Year, 2001
Current Professional Organization Memberships (2005/2006)
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME)
Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer, the Institution of Engineers ( Australia)
Elected Member, of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Professional Publications, Presentations & Short-courses
Presenter at 10 technical meetings/conferences, Author or Co-Author on 11 technical publications from 2002 – 2005.
Research and Related Activities
2002 - Present: Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Design and Construction, a renewable contract was awarded in 2004. This is a multi-year contract, under which Tasks are issued for different research projects.
2003 – Present: Hungarian Nuclear Repository Design and Construction, a multi-year contract with the Hungarian Government.
2001 Applied Research Inc., and other companies. Development of a cooperative agreement and research program for concrete materials.
1999 - 2004: Western Mining Resource Center, Principal Investigator for both the research and training components. 5 year project.