AEG December Meeting 2020

Tuesday December 15, 2020 5:30 PM

We are lucky to have Dr. Brad Ross, the Director of the Geotechnical Center of Excellence (GCE) at the University of Arizona, and his team members presenting a webinar topic on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 5:30pm. The topic will be regarding the GCE’s effort to use thermal cameras to detect rockfall events and conditions, and the most recent training program that covers geotechnical radar monitoring systems. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn of this method, which is highly applicable to mining-related and rock stability geotechnical hazards. The webinar will be open to question and answer at the end of the talk.

Additionally, we plan to partake in some holiday festivities after the call! We will have a geology related game or two, and some prizes to give out. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Dr. Brad Ross is the Director of the Geotechnical Center of Excellence at the University of Arizona, which is dedicated to creating multi-disciplinary research and academics related to the geotechnical issues in the mining industry.  Brad is a Professional Mining Engineer with over 35 years of industry experience.  This experience has included a variety of positions ranging from Technical Services Manager, Operations Engineer, Financial Controller, to Asset Manager and Training Manager.  His last position in industry was to manage the technical teams at the Bingham Canyon Mine before and after the massive Manefay landslide in 2013.  He is currently a Professor of Practice in the Mining and Geological Engineering Department at the University of Arizona where he facilitates multi-disciplinary research and academics that relate to the mining industry. 

Dr. Ross has also written a book titled Rise to the Occasion – Lessons from the Bingham Canyon Manefay Slide which is based on his experience of managing the planning and preparation for and recovery from the largest highwall failure in mining history.  He has also written a popular series of articles in LinkedIn to share these learnings with a worldwide audience.  

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