MEA Staff

Meet Mining Education Australia’s world class academic staff. All staff deliver exciting and innovative teaching and learning methods in world class facilities.

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Professor Stephen Priest
School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering
(MEA Node: The University of Adelaide)

Dr Saiied Aminossadati
Lecturer in Mining Engineering
(MEA NODE: UQ Mining Engineering Program)

Dr Basil Beamish
Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering
(Director – Spontaneous Combustion Testing Laboratory)
(MEA Node: UQ Mining -School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering)

Mr Duncan Chalmers
Senior Lecturer
(MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Engineering)

A/Prof Emmanuel Chanda
MEA Program Leader – Mining Engineering
(MEA Node: University of Adelaide, School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering)

Dr Chris Daly
Senior Lecturer
Deputy President – UNSW Academic Board

Dr Paul Hagan
Director – Undergraduate Studies
(MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Engineering)

Prof Bruce Hebblewhite
Head of School & Research Director
(Kenneth Finlay Professor of Rock Mechanics)
MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Engineering)

Dr Andrew Jarosz
Head of Department
(MEA Node: Western Australia School of Mines)

Dr Mehmet Kizil
Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering
Project Manager of Mine VR Research Group
(MEA Node: UQ Mining – School of Engineering)

Dr Peter Knights
BMA Chair and Professor
(MEA Node: The University of Queensland)

Dr Mahinda Kuruppu
Senior Lecturer
(MEA Node: WASM Mining Engineering)

A/Prof David Laurence
Director Postgraduate studies & international development
(MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Engineering)

Mr Ed Malone
Honorary Visiting Fellow

Dr Rudrajit Mitra
Lecturer
(MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Enginerring)

Dr Serkan Saydam
Senior Lecturer
(MEA Node: UNSW School of Mining Engineering)

A/Prof Erkan Topal
Head of Mining Engineering Department
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Roger Thompson
Lecturer
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Dr John Watson
Senior Lecturer

Dr Murat Karakus
Lecturer
(MEA Node: University of Adelaide)

Prof John Sturgul
Professor
(MEA Node: University of Adelaide)

Dr James Flatt
Senior Lecturer
(MEA Node: University of Adelaide)

Dr Noune Melkoumian
Lecturer
(MEA Node: University of Adelaide)

Dr Chaoshui Xu
Senior Lecturer
(MEA Node:  University of Adelaide)

Mr Clive Workman-Davies
Senior Lecturer
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Dr Diarmid Mather (Dinty)
Senior Lecturer
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Dr Jose Saavedra-Rosas
Lecturer
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Dr Dincer Erer
Lecturer
MEA Node: Western Australian School of Mines (Curtin University).

Dr Penny Stewart
Lecturer in Mining Engineering
(MEA Node: UQ Mining Engineering Program)

Dr Juan Camus

Prof Brian White

Prof Paul Lever

Dr Adrian Halim
Lecturer | Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying
Western Australian School of Mines Faculty of Science and Engineering

Dr Bunda Besa