South Dakota
Mines will host the 19th North American
Mine Ventilation Symposium in collaboration with the Underground Ventilation
Committee (UVC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)
from June 17-22, 2023.
Proper airflow and ventilation are critical for
safety and operational activities inside a mine. The symposium promotes the
exchange of ideas and research in a wide range of
ventilation topics, including auxiliary and primary systems, mine fans, case
studies, computational fluid dynamics applications, diesel particulate control,
electric machinery, mine cooling and refrigeration, mine dust monitoring and
control, mine fires and explosion prevention, mine gases, mine heat, mine
ventilation and automation, occupational health and safety,
renewable/alternative energy, monitoring and measurement, network analysis and
optimization and planning and design.
“The North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, held
every two to three years since 1982, provides a forum for ventilation experts,
practitioners, educators, students, researchers, regulators, manufacturers and
suppliers from around the world to exchange knowledge, ideas and opinions in
the ventilation of mines, tunnels and other underground facilities such as the
Sanford Underground Research Facility in the Black Hills,” says
Purushotham Tukkaraja, Ph.D., the NAMVS 2023 symposium chair and an associate
professor in the Department of Mining Engineering
and Management at South Dakota Mines.
The NAMVS 2023 is a peer-reviewed symposium with parallel
workshop sessions (two days), three full-day parallel technical sessions,
including keynote sessions, panel discussions and exhibit booths, followed by mine
tours. The symposium features an exhibit hall in the Fraser Gym at Mines with 20
booths. Exhibitors showcase their cutting-edge technology with live
demonstrations. Technical sessions will be held in the Classroom Building rooms
204 E & W. The conference hosts almost 200 participants from around the
world with representation from the United States, Canada, South Africa,
Kazakhstan, Germany, Australia, Chile, Spain and more.
“I am grateful to all members of the symposium
organizing committee for their help with peer-reviewing papers and chairing
technical sessions, and a special thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors for
their support and for helping make the symposium possible. Thanks to the campus
Facilities, Risk and Services, Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement
(CARA), the Office of Scheduling and Event Operations, Sodexo Dining Services and
the Office of Marketing and Communications at South Dakota Mines for their help
and support in organizing this international symposium on campus,” says Tukkaraja.