Wednesday October 11, 2023
9:00 AM to 3:45 PM US Central Time, S&T Experimental Mine
- 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks (Dr. David Borrok, Dean, College of Engineering & Computing, Missouri S&T)
Session 1: Coal Markets: Current & Future
Chair: Catherine Johnson, Missouri S&T
- 9:15 AM – 9:55 AM: Keynote: The role of US coal markets in a decarbonizing future (John Lowell, Senior Research Analyst II at McCloskey)
- 9:55 AM – 10:25 AM: Domestic Thermal Coal Markets (Charles Hoyt, VP of Technical Services and Business Development, Westmoreland Mining)
- 10:25 AM – 10:45 AM: TBD
- 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM: Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Breakout Session: Future of Coal Markets
Lunch Break (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Session 2: ESG & Sustainability in Coal
Chair: Kwame Awuah-Offei, Missouri S&T
- 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Keynote: Effective ESG practices in a changing environment (Samantha Anderson, Director, Environmental Policy & ESG, Peabody Energy)
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM: Focusing on material information in ESG Disclosures (Emily A. Ahachich, Barr Engineering)
- 2:15PM – 2:35 PM: Determinants and Costs of Dept Implications of ESG in the Mining Industry: Lessons for Coal Miners (Mahelet Fikru and LiLi Eng, Missouri S&T)
- 2:35 PM – 2:45 PM: Break
- 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Breakout Session: ESG & Sustainability Challenges in Coal
Experimental Mine Tour (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM)
Dinner (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
9:00 AM to 3:45 PM US Central Time, S&T Experimental Mine
- 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Opening Remarks (Kwame Awuah-Offei, Chair, Mining & Explosives Engineering Department, Missouri S&T)
Session 1: Research Needs & Directions
Chair: Bill Kennedy, Kennedy Metals
- 9:05 AM – 9:50 AM: Keynote: Coal Mining Health and Safety Research – A Critical Part of Sustainability (Stephen G. Sawyer, Jr., Ph.D., Director, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, NIOSH)
- 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM: Large Scale Carbon Capture and Conversion: Possible Applications in Coal Power Plants (Hongyan Ma, PhD, Missouri University of Science and Technology)
- 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Latest Technologies for Carbon Sequestration (William Ampomah, Assistant Professor, New Mexico Tech)
- 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM: Break
- 10:50 AM – 11:50 PM: Breakout Session: Research needs for future coal markets
Lunch Break (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Session 2: Workforce Development
Chair: Kyle Perry, Missouri S&T
- 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Keynote: Todays Challenges and Opportunities (Chris Hamilton, President and CEO, WV Coal Association)
- 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Challenges of Hiring and Retaining Employees (Fran Taglia, President, Weir International)
- 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: TBD
- 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Challenges of Recruiting for Mining Engineering Programs (Donna Arthur, Outreach Coordinator for Mines & Metallurgy Academy Programs, Missouri S&T)
- 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Break
- 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Breakout Session: Workforce needs for coal