AS PI or CO-PI
1. Breakthrough Energy Savings with Waterjet Technology, Department
of Energy, $94,165, Department of Energy, began June 1, 2005 (1 year),
co-PI.
2. Western U.S. Mining Safety and Health Training & Translation
Center, grant award from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, $4.02 million,
began September 1, 2004 (five years), director and PI.
3. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN): Granted
three fellowships dedicated to developing faculty to pursue research
on Energy Technology Linked with Public Policy Making, U.S. Department
of Education, $367,000; began August 15, 2004 (three years), PI.
4. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN): Granted
five fellowships dedicated to developing faculty to pursue Environmentally-Sustainable
Mineral Industries research, U.S. Department of Education, $367,000;
began September 1, 1997 (three years), co-PI.
5. On-Site Power Generation at the Emerald Mine Using Coal Mine Methane,
DOE-METC, $464,927; began May 21, 1995 (proposed 1.5-year project).
6. Third-Year Funding for Small-Mine Assistance Center, WVOMHST-Technical
Review committee, $40,000; began July 1, 1996.
7. Phase I Implementation of the Small-Mine Assistance Center, WVOMHST-Technical
Review Committee, $33,000; began July 1, 1995.
8. A Fuzzy Logic-Based Expert Consultation System for Coalbed Methane
Control and Degasification Based on the WVU MMSS System and Integrating
the USBM METHPRO System, NRCCE-COMER, $46,000; began January 1, 1995
(two-year project).
9. Planning the Structure and Mission of a Statewide Center for Mine
Health and Safety: Addressing the Small-Mine Needs, West Virginia Office
of Miners' Health, Safety and Training Technical Review Committee,
$42,000, began September 1994 (proposed two-year project).
10. Investigation of Countermeasures to Solve West Virginia's Small-Mine
Fatality Problem, NRCCE, $24,000, completed June 30, 1993 (one-year
project).
11. Remote Mining For In Situ Waste Containment, U.S. DOE, $450,000;
Phase I completed May, 1994 (18-month project).
12. Investigations of the Relationships Between Respirable Dust Concentrations
and Coal Seam Characteristics, USBM, Generic Mineral Technology Center
for Respirable Dust, $228,000; completed September 30, 1994 (three-year
project).
13. Mineralogical Identification, Sizing, and Depth Profiling of Respirable
Coal Mine Dust Particles, USBM, Generic Mineral Technology Center for
Respirable Dust, $252,000; completed September 30, 1993 (three-year
project).
14. Flexible Automation in Underground Coal Mines, USBM and EWRC,
$2,253,000; completed September 30, 1993 (five-year project).
15. Correlation of Respirable Dust Characteristics with Coal Seams,
Worker Positions and Mining Methods, USBM, Generic Mineral Technology
Center for Respirable Dust, $297,000; completed September 30, 1990
(three-year project).
16. Computer Usage and Software Applications in the Coal Industry,
EWRC, $20,000 first year, $16,000 second year, completed in June, 1989.
17. Formulation, Evaluation, and Verification of Improved Dust Sampling
and Analytical Strategies for Use at Coal Mines, USBM, Generic Mineral
Technology Center for Respirable Dust, $106,790, completed in March
1990 (two-year project).
AS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
18. Coal Mine Injury Analysis: A Model for Reduction Through Training,
USBM, $220,000; completed December 1992 (three-year project).
19. Research to Formalize Health, Safety, and Occupational Training,
USBM, $437,102; completed August 1989 (four-year project).
20. Face Decision Support System for Underground Coal Mine Section
Foremen, USBM-EWRC, $707,210, completed August 1988 (five-year project).