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Dr. Ali KAHRIMAN
Dr. Ali KAHRIMAN
İstanbul Okan University
Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Department of Mechanical Engineering
He graduated from ITU Faculty of Mining, Department of Mining Engineering in 1977. Between 1977 and 1990, he worked in various positions such as ‘Engineer, Chief Engineer, Branch Manager’ in MTA and TKİ General Directorate. He worked at Cumhuriyet University between 1990-1996. Since 1996, Prof. Dr. Ali Kahriman has served as the Head of the Department of Mining Engineering at Istanbul University Faculty of Engineering, and since 2008, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Director of the Vocational School of Higher Education at Istanbul Okan University. He is currently a faculty member at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences of the same University. Prof. Dr. Ali Kahriman is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Explosive Engineering Association of Turkey and his main areas of expertise are Explosive Engineering, Mine Management and Project Management.
He has been a member of the organizing committee, session chairman and co-chairman of many international and national symposiums on “Environmental Protection in the Modern Production of Energy and Mining”. He is an active member of the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) and received the 1997 Science Award of the Foundation for the Development of Domestic Mining. He is the author of numerous scientific articles and papers published in Turkey and abroad and a book titled Preparation of Mining Operation Projects.
Dr. Turgay ONARGAN
Dr. Turgay ONARGAN
Dokuz Eylul University
Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mining Engineering
He is currently working at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mining Engineering. In 1986, he started his career as a mining engineer at Turkish Coal Enterprises Corporation and in 1989 he started his academic career as a research assistant at Dokuz Eylül University. In 1995, he completed his PhD degree and became a professor in 2004.
In 1999, he participated in a training program in Italy as a NATO scholarship, and in 2014 he participated in a training program on “grouting techniques in underground structures” in Zurich, Switzerland. He holds the internationally recognized ISO 31000 “Operational Risk Management_Level 3” certificate issued by the University of Pretoria, South Africa and the “Workplace Medicine and Occupational Safety Specialist Trainer Certificate” issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
In addition to his academic career, he has also held various administrative positions. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between 2021-2023, and also assumed responsibilities such as head of department and chairman of the ethics committee in different units such as the Institute of Science and Engineering and the Department of Aerospace Engineering. His research interests include rock mechanics, design of underground structures, mining technologies and natural building stones.
He has worked as a consultant and project manager in public institutions operating in the field of mining such as T.K.İ., EUAŞ and ETİMADEN and in many privately owned mining organizations. He served as a commissioner of the 11th Development Plan Mining Policies and Chairman of the Sustainable Mining Sub-Commission, and as a commissioner of the 12th Development Plan Mining Policies and Chairman of the Integrated Mining Management Sub-Commission, prepared by the Ministry of Development for the years 2018-2023. He is the author of many articles published in international scientific journals and books on mining.
Dr. Murat KARAKUS
Dr. Murat KARAKUS
The University of Adelaide
Lecturer
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Mining and Petroleum Engineering Dep.
Prof. Karakus holds a BSc in Mining Engineering (1991) from Hacettepe University, Turkiye, and a PhD in Mining and Minerals Engineering (2000) from the University of Leeds, UK. He is an adjunct chair Professor at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan and is currently working at the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide. Prof. Karakus established the Cave Mining Research Centre at the University of Adelaide, where he and his team investigate various aspects of cave mining, including rockburst, mud-inrush and rock support designs for high-temperature rock mass environments. He is the Chief Investigator for more than $10 million in funded research and industry projects. He is also the CI-Key in the Australian Research Council Training Centre (ARC-ITTC) on sustainable ore extraction technologies using innovative composite materials and smart mining systems, leveraging machine learning.
In 2023, Prof. Karakus's exceptional contributions to the field of Mining and Minerals Resources were recognised when he was named the top national researcher in Australia. He leads a dynamic research group, which includes two professors, three associate professors, two senior lecturers, three post-doctoral researchers, and ten PhD students. This multidisciplinary team collaborates with the Australian Institute of Machine Learning, Mining, Petroleum, Chemical, and Civil Engineering. Prof. Karakus has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, further solidifying his international recognition.
Prof. Karakus is a member of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Commission on Rockburst, the ISRM Commission on Deep Mining, and the International Committee for Mine Safety Science and Engineering (ICMSSE). He is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
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