Gail L. Heath – Mining Engineering, University of Arizona is one of the recipients of the 2016 Ph.D. Fellowship and Academic Career Development Grants
SME and the SME Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Ph.D. Fellowship and Academic Career Development Grants. The program focuses on rebuilding the U.S. mining school faculty pipeline at universities offering degrees in mining engineering, mineral processing or extractive metallurgy.
“The challenges associated with faculty scarcity extend from the ability of students with industry experience to successfully complete a Ph.D. degree, to newly employed faculty who are facing the difficult process of achieving tenure,” stated SME Executive Director David L. Kanagy. “To address these challenges, SME and the SME Foundation are proud to award Ph.D. Fellowship and Career Development Grants to ensure the future viability of U.S. mining schools.”
Recipients of the 2016 mining academic grants are:
$100,000 Freeport-McMoRan Career Development Grants:
Dr. Andrea J. Brickey
Associate Professor, Mining Engineering & Management, South Dakota School of Mines
Dr. Charles K. Kocsis
Associate Professor, Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno
$60,000 Robert S. Shoemaker Ph.D. Fellowship Grant:
Gail L. Heath – Mining Engineering, University of Arizona
$60,000 Ph.D. Fellowship Grants funded from other sources:
Richard M. LaDouceur – Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Montana Tech
Penny L. Padgett – Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky
The 2017 grant application period is December 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. For more information on the SME mining academic grant programs, please visit www.smenet.org/students/grants-scholarships