AFC820-22_Oakland_Synopsis
Miniaturized and Low Cost Electrochemical Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor for Mine Dust Exposure Assessment Oakland University (Grant Number AFC820-22)
Miniaturized and Low Cost Electrochemical Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor for Mine Dust Exposure Assessment Oakland University (Grant Number AFC820-22)
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)
Autonomous Robotic Early Warning System for Underground Stone Mining Safety West Virginia University (Grant AFC820-69)
Roof Bolting Module Automation for Enhancing Miner Safety University of Kentucky (Grant AFC820-68)
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)
Lifting the Veil: Fusing RaDAR and Sound to Provide Enhanced Perception in Obscured Environments Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-54)
Large Scale Testing and Modeling of Supported and Unsupported Pillar Analogs Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-52)
Integrating Real-Time Personal Dust Exposure Monitoring with Location Tracking Colorado School of Mines (AFC820-50)
The Effect of Coal and Mine Respirable Dust Size on Lung Cells and Exposure Assessment Colorado State University (Grant AFC820-43)
Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study (DEMS) University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFC820-15)
Opioid Hazard Awareness Training for Sand, Stone and Gravel Workers University of Massachusetts, Lowell (Grant AFC820-14)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality and Diesel Exhaust in Miners 3rd Solicitation and Call for Concept Papers (AFC316) University of California (UC Berkeley) (Grant AFC316-54)
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.