Overview
Bio
Dr. Charles Kocsis joined the Mining Engineering Department, University of Utah as a professor on January 1, 2021. Prior to joining the department, he was an associate professor at the Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department at the University of Nevada-Reno for 9 years. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario (P.Eng.), Canada. He has over 24 years of industry experience while working for mining-focused consulting firms in Europe and Canada and a mining research organization in Sudbury, Ontario. In addition, he has 11 years of academic experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate-level mining engineering courses, while conducting research on mine ventilation and other mining-focused topics.
With the mining industry in positions such as Mining Consultant, Project Leader, and Senior Research Engineer, he was involved in mine feasibility level studies, detailed mining engineering projects, and research projects in areas such as (1) mine planning, (2) mine design, (3) ventilation system design, (4) ventilation-on-demand control systems, (5) dust control in underground mines, (6) underground climatic modeling.
At the Mining Engineering Department at the University of Utah, Dr. Kocsis is presently focused on the development of the "Mine Ventilation Research Program" and the "Center for Mine Safety and Health."
Company/Organization
University of Utah
Current Position
Professor
Country
United States (Utah)
