Organizing Committee
Tom Barczak, Co-Chairman, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Gerry Finfinger, Co-Chairman, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Chris Mark, Co-Chairman, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Tadolini, Co-Chairman, Minova International, Bowerston, OH
Mike Amick, Member, National Coal of Alabama, Jasper, AL
Michael Bayerl, Member, Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH, Kaufering, Germany
David Bigby, Member, Golder Assoicates (UK) Ltd, Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Tom Blevins, Member, DSI Americas (Fasloc Inc.), Martinsburg, WV
Al Campoli, Member, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Joe Cybulski, Member, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Gray, Member, DiGioia, Gray & Associates, LLC, Greensburg, PA
Doug Hardman, Member, J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV
Greg Hasenfus, Member, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Keith Heasley, Member, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Bruce Hebblewhite, Member, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
John Hoelle, Member, Anglo Coal Australia Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, Australia
Anthony Iannacchione, Member, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Mike Jenkins, Member, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Spokane, WA
Frank Kendorski, Member, Agapito Associates, Inc., Downers Grove, IL
Yi Luo, Member, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Hamid Maleki, Member, Maleki Technologies, Inc., Spokane, WA
Mike Mishra, Member, Alpha Natural Resources, Waynesburg, PA
Hani Mitri, Member, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
David Newman, Member, Appalachian Mining and Engineering, Inc., Lexington, KY
Dan Payne, Member, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Emerald, Australia
John Rusnak, Member, Peabody Energy Inc., St. Louis, MO
Vincent Scovazzo, Member, John T. Boyd Company, Richland, WA
Daniel Su, Member, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Holger Witthaus, Member, RAG Mining Solutions GmbH, Herne, Germany
Joe Zelanko, Member, Rosebud Mining Company, Kittanning, PA
Syd Peng, WVU, Morgantown, WV
Paper Reviewing Committee
Tom Barczak, Chief Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Syd Peng, Chief Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Steve Tadolini, Chief Reviewer, Minova International, Bowerston, OH
1) Pillar Design and Evaluation
Ted Klemetti, Primary reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Al Campoli, Reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Craig Compton, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
John Ellenberger, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Gabriel Esterhuizen, Reviewer, NIOSH-Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Murali Gadde, Reviewer, Peabody Energy Co., St. Louis, MO
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Keith Heasley, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Anthony Iannacchione, Reviewer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Larson, Reviewer, NIOSH - Spokane Research Lab, Spokane, WA
Hamid Maleki, Reviewer, Maleki Technologies, Inc., Spokane, WA
Vincent Scovazzo, Reviewer, John T. Boyd Company, Richland, WA
Anthony (Sam) Spearing, Reviewer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Daniel Su, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Floyd Varley, Reviewer, NIOSH - OMSHR, Spokane, WA
Jeffrey Whyatt, Reviewer, NIOSH – Spokane Research Lab, Spokane, WA
Joe Zelanko, Reviewer, Rosebud Mining Company, Kittanning, PA
Peter Zhang, Reviewer, Foundation Coal, Waynesburg, PA
Joseph Zirkle, Reviewer, Consol Energy, Eighty-four, PA
Ted Klemetti, Reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Chris Mark, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
David Newman, Reviewer, Appalachian Mining and Engineering, Inc., Lexington, KY
Tom Barczak, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Trevits, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
2) Roof Support Design and Evaluation
Steve Tadolini, Primary reviewer, Minova International, Bowerston, OH
Jon Braenovich, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Beaver, WV
Al Campoli, Reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Ismet Canbulat, Reviewer, Anglo American Metallurgical Coal, Brisbane, Australia
Hanjie Chen, Reviewer, Jennmar Corporation, pittsburgh, PA
David Conover, Reviewer, Agapito Associates, Inc., Golden, CO
Dennis Dolinar, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Murali Gadde, Reviewer, Peabody Energy Co., St. Louis, MO
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Bill Gray, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Syd Peng, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Stephen Signer, Reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Spokane, WA
Roland Walker, Reviewer, DSI Mining Americas, Clearfield, UT
Peter Zhang, Reviewer, Foundation Coal, Waynesburg, PA
John McDonnell, Reviewer, Minova USA, Grand Junction, CO
Naj Aziz, Reviewer, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
3) Dynamic Loading and Bumps
Al Campoli, Primary reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Keith Heasley, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Vincent Scovazzo, Reviewer, John T. Boyd Company, Richland, WA
Ben Mirabile, Reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Kot Unrug, Reviewer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Kot Unrug, Reviewer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Karl Zipf, Reviewer, NIOSH/CDC, Pittsburgh, PA
4) Analytical and Numerical Modeling Studies
Keith Heasley, Primary reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Ismet Canbulat, Reviewer, Anglo American Metallurgical Coal, Brisbane, Australia
Gabriel Esterhuizen, Reviewer, NIOSH-Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Murali Gadde, Reviewer, Peabody Energy Co., St. Louis, MO
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Keith Heasley, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
John Hoelle, Reviewer, Anglo Coal Australia Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, Australia
Ted Klemetti, Reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Wendell Koontz, Reviewer, Arch Coal Inc., Somerset
Mark Larson, Reviewer, NIOSH - Spokane Research Lab, Spokane, WA
Thomas McKnight, Reviewer, PA Bureau of Mine Safety, Uniontown, PA
Morgan Sears, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Ross Seedsman, Reviewer, Seedsman Geotechnics P/L, Mt. Kembla, Australia
Anthony (Sam) Spearing, Reviewer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Ry Stone, Reviewer, Bowie Resources, LLC, Paonia, CO
Berk Tulu, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Paul Tyrna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Phyllip Worley, Reviewer, Patriot Coal, Charleston, WV
Andre Zingano, Reviewer, University Federal of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Chris Mark, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
5) Subidence Issues
Michael Murphy, Primary reviewer, NIOSH - Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh
T. S. Bajpayee, Reviewer, NIOSH - Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
John Ellenberger, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Greg Hasenfus, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Michael Hegemann, Reviewer, RAG Deutsche Steinkohle, Herne, Germany
Frank Kendorski, Reviewer, Agapito Associates, Inc., Downers Grove, IL
Yi Luo, Reviewer, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Kray Luxbacher, Reviewer, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA
Greg Molinda, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Axel Preusse, Reviewer, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Daniel Su, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Erik Westman, Reviewer, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Bill Monaghan, Reviewer, NIOSH - Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Tim Ross, Reviewer, Agapito Associates, Inc., Grand Junction, CO
Joseph Zirkle, Reviewer, Consol Energy, Eighty-four, PA
Michael Trevits, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
6) Longwall Mining
Tom Barczak, Primary reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Alber, Reviewer, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Daniel Su, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Greg Hasenfus, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
Peter Zhang, Reviewer, Foundation Coal, Waynesburg, PA
Stephen Signer, Reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Spokane, WA
Mike Mishra, Reviewer, Alpha Natural Resources, Waynesburg, PA
James Pile, Reviewer, BHP Billiton, Waterflow, NM
Jurgen Brune, Reviewer, NIOSH - Spokane Research Lab, Spokane
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Dennis Dolinar, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
7) Hard Rock Mining Issues
Vincent Scovazzo, Primary reviewer, John T. Boyd Company, Richland, WA
Ezzeddin Bakhtavar, Reviewer, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran
Gabriel Esterhuizen, Reviewer, NIOSH-Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Iannacchione, Reviewer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ugur Ozbay, Reviewer, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Nikzad Oraee-Mirzamani, Reviewer, Imperial College London Business School, London, United Kingdom
Jason Han, Reviewer, John T. Boyd Company, Canonsburg, PA
8) Rock Mass Characterization and Geotechnical Assessment
Anthony Iannacchione, Primary reviewer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Karl Zipf, Reviewer, NIOSH/CDC, Pittsburgh, PA
Dave Gearhart, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Adrienne Carney, Reviewer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Dallas, WV
Frank Kendorski, Reviewer, Agapito Associates, Inc., Downers Grove, IL
Kray Luxbacher, Reviewer, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA
Erik Westman, Reviewer, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Megan Witkowski, Reviewer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Dan Alexander, Reviewer, NIOSH - Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Gabriel Esterhuizen, Reviewer, NIOSH-Office of Mining Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Murali Gadde, Reviewer, Peabody Energy Co., St. Louis, MO
Greg Molinda, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Greg Molinda, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
James Madar, Reviewer
Kewal Kohli, Reviewer, Office of Surface Mining, Pittsburgh, PA
Lou Prosser, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Don Puglio, Reviewer
Michael Trevits, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Tom Barczak, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
9) Highwall Mining
Tom Barczak, Primary reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Karl Zipf, Reviewer, NIOSH/CDC, Pittsburgh, PA
Dennis Dolinar, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Trevits, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
David Newman, Reviewer, Appalachian Mining and Engineering, Inc., Lexington, KY
10) Surface Control Issues
Joe Zelanko, Primary reviewer, Rosebud Mining Company, Kittanning, PA
Tom Barczak, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Nelson Blake, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Morgantown, WV
Bob Bolinger, Reviewer, Minova USA, Georgetown, KY
William Bookshar, Reviewer, Bureau of Mine Safety, Uniontown, PA
Josh Brady, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Morgantown, WV
Jon Braenovich, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Beaver, WV
Tom Breen, Reviewer, DSI Mining, Martinsburg, WV
Al Campoli, Reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Craig Compton, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Brian Daniels, Reviewer, Three Rivers Manufacturing, Inc., Cranberry Twp, PA
Dennis Dolinar, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Bill Gray, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Kimutis, Reviewer, Foundation Coal, Waynesburg, PA
John McDonnell, Reviewer, Minova USA, Grand Junction, CO
Greg Molinda, Reviewer, NIOSH, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Odum, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Vincennes, IN
Rodney Poland, Reviewer, Jennmar Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Terry Sheffield, Reviewer, MSHA, Norton, VA
Stephen Signer, Reviewer, NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, Spokane, WA
Anthony (Sam) Spearing, Reviewer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Steve Tadolini, Reviewer, Minova International, Bowerston, OH
James Pile, Reviewer, BHP Billiton, Waterflow, NM
Dave Gearhart, Reviewer, NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
11) Regulatory and Mine Design Issues
Joe Cybulski, Primary reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Gauna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Bill Gray, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Paul Tyrna, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
James Vadnal, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sandin Phillipson, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Michele Santos-Cranford, Reviewer, USDOL - MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA