2018 Alpha Foundation Annual Report
The 2018 Annual Report of the Alpha Foundation can be found here.
The 2018 Annual Report of the Alpha Foundation can be found here.
The Alpha Foundation announces a solicitation for mining safety and health research projects focused on meeting its mission of improving mining safety and health. This new solicitation AFC820, “Projects in Mining Safety and Health Research”, is open to proposals in any of the topics and priority areas that have formed the structure of the Foundation’s
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
The Alpha Foundation announces its latest solicitation for exploratory research and development projects vital to meeting its mission of improving mining safety and health. The emphasis for this new solicitation AFC719, “Targeted Topics in Mining Safety and Health Research”, is to address mining safety and health gaps in the portfolio of previously-funded Alpha Foundation projects.
Presentation at the NIOSH Pittsburgh Mining Research Division by Dr. Michael Karmis, Foundation President. 17 October 2017
The 2017 Alpha Foundation Annual Report can be found here.
The 2016 Alpha Foundation Annual Report can be found here.
The 2017 Annual Report for the Alpha Foundation is available here.
The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has announced approximately $4.5 million in new awards in the area of holistic mining safety and health research. 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
The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has announced approximately $2.85 million in new awards in two areas — technology development and exploratory research focused on mining-related health problems. The research projects are directed towards fulfilling the Foundation’s mission to improve mine safety and health through funding research and development projects
Today, the Alpha Foundation announces two new solicitations for research and development projects vital to meeting its mission of improving mining safety and health. Building on a solid base of prior and ongoing work, these solicitations seek to engage the broader research community in meeting mining safety technology development needs as well as to address
The Alpha Foundation Board of Directors are pleased to issue the Foundation’s 2016 Annual Report, accessible at 2016-alpha-foundation-annual-report.
The Alpha Foundation announces its fourth solicitation, AFC417, focusing on Holistic Mining Safety and Health Efforts. In contrast to prior solicitations that focused on single investigator grants, the goal of this solicitation is to bring a range of disciplines together to interact and provide a better opportunity through synergistic efforts to solve challenging mine problems.
Today, the Alpha Foundation announces its fourth solicitation, AFC417, focusing on Holistic Mining Safety and Health Efforts. Read the full announcement here.
The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has announced approximately $2.6 million in additional research grant awards directed towards fulfilling its mission to improve mine health and safety through funding research and development projects by qualified academic institutions and other not-for-profit organizations. The full announcement is available here. Project synopses can