- Health and Safety Interventions
- Mine Escape, Rescue and Training
- Safety and Health Management and Training
- Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors
The Application of Flooded Bed Dust Scrubbers to Longwall Mining Systems
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC113-10)
Development of a New Rock Dust Sampling Instrument
Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFC113-01)
Numerical Modeling Methodologies for Assessing Burst Potential in Coal Mines
Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFC113-02)
Control of Spontaneous Combustion Using Pressure Balancing Techniques
University of Utah (Grant Number AFC113-12)
Combustion Modeling of Explosive Gas Zones in Longwall Gobs
Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFSTI14-02)
Early Warning Safety Hazard Predictor for Preventive Ventilation Management
University of Nevada, Reno (Grant Number ASTI14-03)
The Precise Determination of Rockbolt Performance Underground
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Grant Number AFSTI14-04)
Enhanced Ground Control Assessment for Improving Safety in Mine Design
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC215-13)
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC215-15)
Numerical Tools for Mitigation of Methane Explosions in Coal Mines
University of Maryland (Grant Number AFC215-20)
Low Noise Efficient Rim Driven Auxiliary Ventilation Fans
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC215-21)
Management with Bag Barriers of Dust Explosion Risks in U.S. Underground Coal Mines
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Grant Number AFC215-41)
Removal of DPM, Silica, and Coal Dust Using High Volume Fog Generation
Clemson University (Grant Number AFC316-42)
A Hybrid Geopolymer-Biopolymer Cementitious Material for Pumpable Roof Support
University of Arizona (Grant Number AFC518-24)
Colorado State University (Grant Number AFC518-16)
Improving Communication in Noise for Miners Wearing Hearing Protection
University of Connecticut Health Center (Grant Number AFC518-10)
University of Nevada, Reno (Grant Number AFC518-54)
Miniaturized and Real Time Gas Sensors for Mine Safety and Health
Oakland University (Grant Number AFC518-02)
Simple and Accurate Positioning to Enable Vehicle Autonomy in Underground Mines
Oregon State University (Grant Number AFC518-17)
Collecting Mine Dust Particles with Liquid-Coated Vibrating Meshes
Virginia Tech and Michigan Tech (Grant Number AFC518-25)
Autonomous Underground Mining Systems To Improve Safety – Intelligent Coal Mining
University of Kentucky (Grant number AFC417-21)
Penn State University (Grant Number AFC417-39)
Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFC719-67)
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC719-49)
Analysis of Coal Mine Seal Integrity from Explosively Driven Projectiles
Missouri University of Science & Technology (Grant number AFC719-31)
Penn State University (Grant number AFC719-27)
PoroSense: An Intrinsically Safe, Distributed Fiber-optic Gas Sensing Platform for Underground Mines
Virginia Tech (Grant number AFC719-29)
A Practical, Mechanics-Based Approach to Pillar Design
West Virginia University (Grant number AFC719-15)
Colorado School of Mines (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14-69)
University of Nevada, Reno (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14-81)
Validation of the Gas and Dust Explosion Model
West Virginia University (Follow-Up Grant Number ASTI14FO-82)
Numerical Analysis of Gas Explosions in Coal Mines
University of Maryland (Follow-Up Grant AFC215FO-73)
Integrating Real-Time Personal Dust Exposure Monitoring with Location Tracking
Colorado School of Mines (AFC820-50)
Large Scale Testing and Modeling of Supported and Unsupported Pillar Analogs
Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-52)
Autonomous Robotic Early Warning System for Underground Stone Mining Safety
West Virginia University (Grant AFC820-69)
Development of a wireless borehole instrument device to measure 3D rock mass stress and strain change from modifications to a friction rock bolt
University of Utah (Grant AFC820-82)
Oakland University (Grant Number AFC820-22)
Improving Communication for Miners Wearing Hearing Protection: Algorithms for Mine Machinery Noises
University of Connecticut Health Center (Grant Number AFC518SP-92)
Application of Pressure Balancing Techniques at the West Elk Coal Mine
University of Utah (Grant number AFC113FO-87)
Collecting mine dust particles with liquid-coated vibrating meshes, Phase 2
Second Phase Technology Development Grants (AFC518SP)
Virginia Tech (Grant AFC518SP-89)
Research and Refinement of a Methane Watchdog System to Improve Longwall Mine Safety
West Virginia University (Grant Number AFC719FO-100)
Mine-Specific, Geology-Dependent Pillar and Standing-Support Design Tools
West Virginia University (Grant Number AFC719FO-101)
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFCTG20-103)
Operational Sensitivity of Through-The-Earth Communication
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC113-14)
Effective MERD Training-Design, Implementation, Retention and Evaluation
UMWA Career Centers, Inc. (Grant Number AFC215-25)
University of Michigan (Grant Number AFC215-54)
University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC316-49)
Intrinsically Safe Underground Aerial Reconnaissance Platform Development
United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc. (Grant Number AFC518-23)
Rebuilding Their Future Foundation (Grant number AFC719-57)
Lifting the Veil: Fusing RaDAR and Sound to Provide Enhanced Perception in Obscured Environments
Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-54)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Grant number AFCRFP20-130)
Steelworkers Charitable and Educational Organization (Grant Number AFC113-05)
Effective Mining Safety Training – Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
University of Arizona (Grant Number AFC113-06)
University of Arizona (Grant Number AFC113-07)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC113-13)
Enhanced Mobile Equipment Experiential Learning and Safety Technology Demonstration
West Virginia University (Grant Number AFC113-16)
The Impact of Contractor Utilization on Health and Safety
Boston University School of Public Health (AFSTI14-01)
University of Utah (Grant Number AFC215-30)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC215-42)
Opioid Hazard Awareness Training for Sand, Stone and Gravel Workers
University of Massachusetts, Lowell (Grant AFC820-14)
The Mining Healthy Workplace Program (MHWP)
University of Connecticut Health Center (Grant AFC113-09)
Northeastern University (Grant Number AFC113-03)
University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC113-04)
University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC113-08)
Connecting Dust Characteristics and Worker Health in Underground Coal Mining
University of Pittsburgh (Grant Number AFC113-11)
University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC215-31)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC316-17)
University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC316-53)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Mortality and Diesel Exhaust in Miners
University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC316-54)
The Effect Of Dust Particles On Airway Mucus Viscosity And Mucociliary Transport
University of California, Merced (Grant Number: AFC618-01)
Coal Mining Risk of Arthritis, Including Auto-Immune Rheumatologic Disease
University of California, San Francisco (Grant Number: AFC618-04)
Oregon State University (Grant Number: AFC618-38)
Oregon State University (Grant Number: AFC618-68)
Using Wearable IMUs to Evaluate Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk in Underground Mining Activities
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Grant Number: AFC618-13)
University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC417-1)
Indiana University (Grant Number AFC719-34)
Assessing Noise Exposures, Hearing, and Risk of Injuries Among Miners
University of Michigan (Grant Number AFC719-20)
Evaluation of Silicosis, Asthma and COPD among Sand and Gravel and Stone Surface Miners
Michigan State University (Grant Number AFC719-35)
University of New Mexico (Grant number AFC719-14)
Asthma-and COPD-Associated Inflammasome Activation Induced by Rock Dust
University of the Pacific (Grant number AFC719-12)
Coal Mining Employment as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis
University of California, San Francisco (Second Phase Funding Grant AFC618SP-88)
Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study (DEMS)
University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFC820-15)
The Effect of Coal and Mine Respirable Dust Size on Lung Cells and Exposure Assessment
Colorado State University (Grant AFC820-43)
Elucidating the Individual and Combined Toxicity of Coal Mine Dust Constituents and Their Contribution to disease in Modern US Coal Miners
University of Illinois (Grant AFC820-59)
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hard Rock Underground Miners
University of California, San Francisco (Grant Number AFCTG20-98)
Continued Epidemiologic Analyses of Large Data Sets of Health Data on US Coal Miners
University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant Number AFCTG20-102)
Exploration of Temporal Changes in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Characteristics
Virginia Tech (Grant Number AFCTG104)
Innovations in Applied Decision Theory for Mine Surveillance and Health And Safety Efforts
University of North Carolina (Grant AFC618-53)
University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC618-63)
A Translation Project: How Best To Communicate Epidemiology To Improve Protection Of Miners Health
University of California, Berkeley (Grant AFCTG20-106)
University of California, San Francisco (Grant AFCTG22R2-157)