Dr. Thomas Barczak, Foundation Technical Director, gave a presentation at the Joint Meeting of SME and the Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America on October 19, 2018. The presentation is available here.
Quick FactSince it began grantmaking activities in 2013, the Alpha Foundation has committed over $29 million to support mining safety and health research.
The Non-Prosecution Agreement that created the Alpha Foundation was extremely groundbreaking and ingenious in redirecting retribution monies from the mining industry back into directly supporting miner safety and health.”Keith Heasley, Alpha Foundation Director and C.T Holland Professor, West Virginia University
