Sampurna Arya, Ph.D., P.E.

Experience

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  Steel Authority of India Limited

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2009

  Junior Manager, Mining

  • Led a team of 55 members in Rajhara Iron Ore Surface Mine Operation• Worked with geological reports and planned immediate and long-term activities• Managed different mine operations with an emphasis on safety, production, and quality• Handled drilling/blasting operation• Supervised the commissioning of a hydraulic shovel• Imparted training and ensured the implementation of mine health and safety norms• Performed data collection and modeling of geological reserve• Used Microsoft Project for production planning Show less

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  University of Kentucky

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2013

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Developed two sets of computer-based training exercises to help mining personnel learn and remember important underground coal mine ventilation concepts• Training exercises emphasized at teaching miners problem-solving and decision-making skills• Collaborated with professional training exercise developers to make the exercises interactive and user-friendly• Taught General Physics, Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid Mechanics

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  University of Kentucky

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2018

  • Tested a wing regulator in three underground coal mines to measure the effect of placing a regulator behind a blowing curtain in enhancing the flow of fresh air at a room-and-pillar mine section• Designed and fabricated a full-scale physical model of a Joy 14CM15 continuous miner • Built a full-scale physical model of a continuous miner section in an underground limestone mine located in Georgetown, KY • Performed laboratory testing and validated laboratory results against real coal mine test results• Analysis of test results showed that the wing regulator could reduce methane concentration by 45%. Show less • Designed and fabricated a full-scale physical model of a longwall shearer with a flooded-bed scrubber integrated within the shearer• Performed laboratory testing on the modified shearer to measure the capture efficiency of the flooded-bed scrubber at a longwall face• Analyzed data gathered from the dust capture efficiency testing to determine the effect of different experimental factors on the capture efficiency of the flooded-bed scrubber• Test results indicated a dust reduction of up to 96% and 61% in the walkway and return airway of the longwall gallery, respectively• Validated a CFD model with the laboratory test results • Taught mine ventilation and surveying courses Show less

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2014 - Mar 2018
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  University of Alaska Fairbanks

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2024

  Assistant Professor

  • Performed research on topics, such as AI Applications in Mining, Statistical Modeling, Operations Research, CFD Applications in Mining, Underground Ventilation, Underground Fire, Health and Safety, Reserve Estimation, Ground Control, Surveying, Mine Design, Mine Planning, Drilling & Blasting, and Automation & Control• Taught graduate and undergraduate-level mining engineering courses (statistics, mine ventilation, operations research, surveying, mine design using Vulcan/Deswik, and senior design project)• Taught undergraduate-level engineering science courses (mechanics, statics, dynamics, and fluid mechanics) Show less

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  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Aug 2024 - now

  Assistant Professor