Demonstration Of an Intrinsically Safe Drone Propulsion System For Underground Coal Mining Applications Solicitation for Alpha Designated Request for Proposals (AFCRFP20) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (AFCRFP20-130)
2024 Annual Report
Time Dependent Pumpable Roof Support Assessment Solicitation for Alpha Designated Request for Proposals (AFCRFP20) University of Arizona (Grant AFCRFP20-123)
Improvement of Rib Support Design Utilizing Recent Advancements of the Coal Pillar Rib Rating (CPRR) System Targeted Research Grants (AFCTG22) Missouri University of Science & Technology (Grant number AFCTG22-152)
Evaluation of New Respirable Silica Monitoring Tools for the Aggregates Industry Virginia Tech (Grant AFCINV24-11)
Reducing Rib Failure Hazards in Underground Coal Mines by Improvement of the Coal Rib Control System: Integration of Rib Corner, Abutment Loading, and Multiple Seam Interaction Missouri Science and Technology (Grant AFCINV24-8)
Analysis of the Spectrum of Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease Throughout the Life of Modern U.S. Coal Miners and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant Number AFCINV24-4)
Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress among Coal Miners compared to others Occupational Groups in a Population Survey in the Appalachia Region Second Round of Targeted Grant Proposals 2022 University of California, San Francisco (Grant AFCTG22R2-157)
A Strong and Ductile High-Performance Pumpable Roof Support University of Arizona (Grant AFCTG22R2-161)
Development of A Stability Mapping Platform for Stone Mines That Will Combine Numerical Modeling and Empirical Criteria University of Kentucky (Grant AFCTC22R2-160)
Mental Illness in U.S. Coal Miners: A Collaborative Approach To Understand Risk Factors And Prevalence, While Ensuring Those Suffering Get The Care They Need University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant AFCTG22R2-158)
Design Guidelines for Assessment of Pillar Stability in Underground Room & Pillar Mines from Autonomous Robotic Inspections West Virginia University (Grant AFCTG22R2-159)
Minimizing Rib Failure Hazards – Feasibility Demonstration for Low-Cost, High- Resolution Rib Monitoring Solicitation for Alpha Designated Request for Proposals (AFCRFP20) Colorado School of Mines and West Virginia University (GrantAFCRFP20-111)
Development of a Wireless Borehole Instrument Device to Measure 3D Rock Mass Stress and Strain Changes from Modifications to a Friction Bolt Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC820) University of Utah (Grant AFC820-82)
Analysis of the Influence of Macro Fractures on Underground Coal MIne Ventilation Seals Solicitation for Alpha Designated Request for Proposals (AFCRFP20) University of Kentucky (Grant AFCRFP20-131)
Augmented Reality Proof-of-Concept Technology for Aiding Mine Rescue and Escape Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC820) Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-54)
2023 Annual Report
A Translation Project: How Best to Communicate Epidemiology to Improve Protection of Miners Health Targeted Grant Proposals 2020 University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFCTG20-106)
Application of Pressure Balancing Techniques at the West Elk Coal Mine Follow Up Research for 1st Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants (AFC113) University of Utah (Grant AFC113FO-12)
Autonomous Underground Mining Systems to Improve Safety – Intelligent Coal Mining Solicitation for Holistic Mining Safety and Health Research Efforts (AFC417) University of Kentucky (Grant AFC417-21)
Refining Silica and Other Dust Particle Classification by Optical Light Microscopy Follow up Research to 3rd Solicitation for Research Grants (AFC316FO) Virginia Tech (Grant AFC316FO-84)
The Effect of Coal and Mine Respirable Dust Size On Lung Cells And Exposure Assessment Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC820) University of California, Los Angeles (Grant AFC820-43)
Continued Epidemiologic Analyses of Large Data Sets of Health Data on US Coal Miner Targeted Grant Proposals 2020 University of Illinois (Grant AFCTG20-102)
Mine-Specific, Geology-Dependent Pillar and Standing-Support Design Tool Follow up solicitation for Targeted Topics in Mining Safety and Health Research West Virginia University (Grant AFC719FO-101)
Collecting mine dust particles with liquid-coated vibrating meshes, Phase 2 Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants – Follow up Research Virginia Tech (Grant AFC518SP-89)
