Development of an Advanced Real-Time Personal Coal Dust Monitoring Instrument Based on Photo-acoustic Spectroscopy Solicitation and Call For Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) University of Nevada, Reno (Grant AFC518-54)
Improving Communication in Noise for Miners Wearing Hearing Protection Solicitation and Call For Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) University of Connecticut Health (AFC518-10)
Simple and Accurate Positioning to Enable Vehicle Autonomy in Underground Mines Solicitation and Call For Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) Oregon State University (AFC518-17)
Miniaturized and Real Time Gas Sensors for Mine Safety and Health Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) Oakland University (Grant AFC518-2)
Development of a direct sensing sampler for submicron mining particles including coal, silica and nano-sized diesel particulates Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) Colorado State (Grant AFC518-16)
Flying Underground Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC518-48)
Intrinsically Safe Underground Aerial Reconnaissance Platform Development Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc (Grant AFC518-23)
Demonstration of a UAV-based Digital Photogrammetry System for Geological Mapping and Geotechnical Characterization of Fractured Rock Masses at Hazardous Underground Sites Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) Montana Technological University (Grant AFC518-67)
Collecting Mine Dust Particles with Liquid-Coated Vibrating Meshes Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) Virginia Tech (Grant AFC518-25)
Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Diesel Exhaust and Respirable Dust Exposure in the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study Published in American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 187, No. 12., August 2018, Costello, Sadie et al.
Linkage of Active Miner Surveillance, Former Miner Disability Evaluations, and Mortality Data Sets to Evaluate and Prevent Lifetime Risk of Cardiopulmonary Disease in U.S. Miners 3rd Solicitation and Call for Concept Papers University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health (Grant AFC316-53)
Coal Mining Employment as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis University of California, San Francisco (Second Phase Funding Grant AFC618SP-88)
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.
Free and Open Source Professional Development for the Mine Ventilation Community: An Innovative Approach to Improving Competence 2nd Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants Virginia Tech, Final Technical Report (AFC215-42)
Revisiting Lung Cancer Risk from Silica Exposure in Miners: Proposed Standards, Prevailing Biases, and Modern Methodology 2nd Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants University of California, Final Technical Report (AFC215-31)
Numerical Analysis of Gas Explosions in Coal Mines University of Maryland (Follow-Up Grant AFC215FO-73)
Advanced Low Noise Fan Array System Virginia Tech (Follow-Up Grant Number AFC215FO-71)
Validation of the Gas and Dust Explosion Model West Virginia University (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14FO-82)
Early-Warning System Prototype Tests for Real-Time Safety Intervention and Optimum Ventilation Control Assistance University of Nevada, Reno (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14-81)
Investigating the Impact of Rock Rubble on Methane-Air Explosions: High-speed Turbulent Deflagrations and Transition to Detonations Colorado School of Mines (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14-69)
Improved Safety through Application of Risk Management in U.S. Underground Coal Mines: A RISKGATE Approach 1st Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants (AFC113) Virginia Tech (Grant AFC113-13)
Low Noise Efficient Rim Driven Auxiliary Ventilation Fans 2nd Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants Virginia Tech (Grant AFC215-21)
Full-Wave Electromagnetic Solver for Statistical Characterization, Optimal Deployment, and On-the-Fly Reconfiguration of Wireless and Through-the-Earth Communication and Tracking Systems 2nd Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants University of Michigan (Grant AFC215-54)
Coal Mining Risk of Arthritis,Including Auto-Immune Rheumatologic Disease Exploratory Research Projects Regarding Mining-Related Health Problems (AFC618) University of California, San Francisco (Grant AFC618-04)
Further Characterizing Respirable Coal Mine Particulates: Submicron Particles, Metals and Diesel Exhaust 3rd Solicitation for Research Grants (AFC316) Virginia Tech (Grant Number AFC316-17)
