Division Functions

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SME Divisions represent all aspects of the mining and metallurgy industry. Participate in a division event at MINEXHANGE and find a conference within a conference.

COAL & ENERGY DIVISION FUNCTIONS

COAL & ENERGY DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, February 28 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket
Colorado Convention Center Four Seasons 2-3

Title sponsors:

The Division will present awards for:

C&E Distinguished Service Award
Benjamin R. Hardman

Howard N. Eavenson Award
Barbara J. Arnold

Howard L. Hartman Award
Bharath K. Belle

Percy Nicholls Award
Dave G. Osborne

Erskine Ramsay Medal
Thomas A. Gray

J.W. Woomer Young Engineer Award
Thomas C. Rauch

Stefanko Best Paper
Nana A. Amoah, Ashish Ranjan Kumar & Guang Xu

Rock Mechanics Award
Zacharias G. Agioutantis

C&E Division Past Chair
Susan B. Bealko

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION FUNCTIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION SILENT AUCTION

Tuesday, February 28 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Colorado Convention Center

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, February 28 | Noon – 1:30 pm | $60 per ticket
Colorado Convention Center Four Seasons 1

Title sponsor:

Supporting Sponsor:

The Division will present awards for:

Environmental Distinguished Service Award
Kwame Awuah-Offei

SME/AIME Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award
Scott I. Benowitz

Environmental Division Past Chair Award
Lisa N. Gonzales

HEALTH & SAFETY DIVISION FUNCTIONS

7TH ANNUAL SME HEALTH & SAFETY DIVISION 5K RUN

Monday, Feb. 27 | 6:00 am - 8:00 am | $35 per Ticket

Meet at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 105 at 6:00 am. Buses will depart at 6:30 am.

See the Course Map

In the event of inclement weather such as snow or excessive ice on the course that would make the event unsafe, the annual 5K fun run/walk will be a virtual event. Participants will be notified with the MINEXCHANGE App, email and in person. Shirts will be distributed at 6 am at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 105.

Sponsored by:

HEALTH & SAFETY DIVISION BREAKFAST

Tuesday, February 28 | 7:30 am – 9:00 am | $45 per ticket

Colorado Convention Center Room 607

Featuring Keynote Speakers:

Sadie Costello, PhD, MPH, Associate Adjunct Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
"Improving Miner Health through Communication Best Practices"

John Dony, Vice President, Workplace Strategy, National Safety Council
"ESG, Psychological Safety, and the New Valuation of Safety & Health"

The Division will present awards for:

Health & Safety: Individual Excellence Award
Thomas A. Hethmon

Health & Safety: Research and Educational Excellence Award
Purushotham Tukkaraja

Health & Safety Division Past Chair
Emily J. Haas

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS & AGGREGATES DIVISION FUNCTIONS

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS & AGGREGATES DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, February 28 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket

Colorado Convention Center Four Seasons 4

Title sponsors:

Supporting sponsor:

The Division will present awards for:

A. Frank Alsobrook Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Distinguished Service Award
Russell T. Winn

Hal Williams Hardinge Award
J. Richard Kyle

Robert W. Piekarz Award
Aggregates - Patrick A. Jacomet
Industrial Minerals - Gaurav Soni

Outstanding Young Scientist Award
Riddhika Jain

Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Past Chair Award
Raghav Dube

MINERAL & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION FUNCTIONS

MINERAL & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION PLENARY SESSION

Monday, Feb. 27 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Colorado Convention Center Room 705-709

Sponsored by:

MPD SCOTCH NIGHTCAP

Tuesday, February 28 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm | $60 per ticket

Hyatt Capitol 4-7

Title sponsors:

Supporting Sponsors: Bechtel, Solvay, Polydeck, Paterson & Cooke USA, P&C Recruiting, and Diemme Filtration + A brand of Aqseptence Group

MINERAL & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION LUNCH

Wednesday, March 1 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket

Colorado Convention Center Four Seasons 1

Title sponsors:

Supporting Sponsors: Molycop, Unified Purchasing Group (UPG), and Ausenco

Speaker: Michael Moats, Missouri University of Science and Technology

“Who is Going to Produce All These Metals?”

The Division will present awards for:

Robert H. Richards Award
Stephen Morrell

Antoine M. Gaudin Award
Cyril T. O’Connor

Frank F. Aplan Award
Philip Thompson

James Douglas Gold Medal
Sevket Acar

Arthur F. Taggart Award
Grant Colligan, Brock O’Kelley & Corby Anderson

Mill Lady of Distinction Award
Ronel Kappes, MPD Chair

Milton E. Wadsworth Award
Yeonuk Choi

Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Outstanding Young Engineer
Thomas C. Rauch

MPD STUDENT POSTER CONTEST

Wednesday, March 1 | 8:00 am – Noon

Colorado Convention Center Four Seasons Foyer

The poster entries are displayed in the lobby outside the ballroom before the Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Lunch, and the students are available to answer questions. The winners are announced during the lunch.