Alpha Foundation – Improving Mine Safety and Health

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Alpha Foundation Awards $3.1 Million for Research on Targeted Topics in Mining Safety and Health

Warren Hunt General News

The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has announced approximately $3.1 million in new awards to address critical topics of priority interest. The research projects are directed towards fulfilling the Foundation’s mission to improve mine safety and health through funding research and development projects by qualified academic institutions and other not-for-profit organizations. Read the full press release here.

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Since it began grantmaking activities in 2013, the Alpha Foundation has committed over $29 million to support mining safety and health research.

Impact

The Alpha Foundation believes that good scientific research on mine safety and health is a key to sustaining the viability of the mining sector. Only by knowing what the facts are industry, labor and the public officials can make sound decisions on practices and policies that support the safety and health of the workforce and that of the mining communities at large.”

Dr. Michael Karmis, Stonie Barker Professor, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering & Director, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, Virginia Tech