A/Prof David Laurence and New South Global were recently engaged by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET) to organize and run a workshop on Mine Rehabilitation, Closure & Completion in Kolkata, India. More...
April 2008

A/Prof David Laurence was a guest speaker at the 1st. Mining and Community Livelihoods in Bangladesh Symposium, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in April this year. More...
April 2008

As of 1 July 2006, the new national mining education program, Mining Education Australia, has been formed and is operational. 
A ground-breaking collaborative education joint venture agreement between UNSW, Curtin University and University of Queensland will see a national program for 3rd and 4th year mining students across the three institutions, commencing with 3rd year in 2007. 
In the first three years of MEA, UNSW's Professor Bruce Hebblewhite will assume the role (50% time) as Executive Director for MEA, to oversee the program and manage the Joint Venture, with an Administrative Unit based at UNSW. 
Ms Julia O'Sullivan has been appointed to the role of MEA Administrative Assistant.
August 2006

On 30th and 31st July, Dr Phil Stothard and Prof Bruce Hebblewhite attended an international workshop on development of VR technologies for the mining industry, organised by NIOSH in Pittsburgh, USA.  The workshop included VR teams working in the US, Australia, UK, South Africa and Germany, and highlighted significant developments going on around the world, as well as opportunities for future collaboration and development of common protocols for sharing and interfacing VR modules from different developers. 
A major part of the action plan developed at the workshop was the formation of a Mining VR Steering Committee to take a number of these issues forward. 
Dr Phil Stothard was chosen as the inaugural Chair for this committee - recognition of the significant progress with VR being achieved at UNSW Mining Engineering, under Dr Stothard's leadership.  It was also agreed that the next international mining VR workshop would be held at UNSW in 2008.
August 2006

Dr Serkan Saydam is the third new person to join the Academic team as part of the recent recruitment program. Serkan's interested are in mine planning and mine economics and in geomechanics. Before joining UNSW, Serkan worked in various technical advisory roles and research with the Research & Development Group in De Beers, South Africa.
August 2006

Bill Kellermann, an Adjunct Lecturer in the School passed away on 3 June 2006. Bill was well known to many students in the School if not for his engaging lectures on the design of materials haulage systems particularly using shafts but probably more so for his design of the aerial system which made Nikki Webster "fly" during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney or the redevelopment of Scenic World, the cable car at Katoomba. Bill was of course involved in many other engineering feats during his long engineering career. The School is also well known to Bill as two of his sons, Adam and Michael, completed their studies in mining engineering at UNSW. Bill will be missed by all who came to know of him.
June 2006

At its meeting on 15 May 2006, the University Council conferred the title of Professor Emeritus on Professor Jim Galvin for "his significant contributions to the academic and intellectual life of the University and distinguished contribution to research and his discipline."
May 2006

Professor Jim Galvin has resigned from his permanent position with UNSW. He will continue to have an association with the School as Visiting Professor with a focus on research.
March 2006

Dr Glenn Sharrock joins the School as a Senior Lecturer. Glenn's previous role was a consultant in the area of geomechanics with AMC based in Perth.
February 2006

Professor Jim Galvin announced his resignation as Professor of Mining Engineering.
October 2005

Professor Bruce Hebblewhite re-appointed as Head of School for 2006-2009.
October 2005