Dr. Tibor G. Rozgonyi

Professor and Department Head

Office Phone: (303) 273-3700
E-mail: trozgony@mines.edu

Academic Appointment & Responsibilities

1995 – Present: The Colorado School of Mines, Mining Engineering Department

Head and Professor

Provide academic, administrative, and research leadership; promote innovative programs, industry-university fund-raising, and resource development.

1990-1995: The University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mining and Civil Engineering,

Provide academic, administrative, and research leadership; promote innovative programs, industry-university resort, fund-raising, and resource development; manage academic and financial aspects (budget) of college of engineering; dean of total quality management graduate program; teaching duties in statistical thinking and statistical quality and process control; supervise graduate students and research.

1987-1990: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Director, Coal and Lignite Research Laboratory

Supervised university-industry cooperative research programs; generated federal and state research funding for research; research areas included coal, mineral, and energy-related activities; civil construction; soil and rock mechanics research; tunneling and environmental engineering; other related research.

1986 – 1990: Texas A&M University , Department of Civil Engineering 

Professor

Courses taught - surveying, geotechnical engineering (core subject), civil and heavy construction, tunneling.

1981 – 1986: Texas A&M University , Petroleum Engineering Department

Professor

Supervised graduate students. Courses taught - coal and mineral processing, reservoir rock properties, reservoir fluid properties, numerical methods, surveying, mining methods, mine development and design

1978 – 1981: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Department of Geological and Mining Engineering

Associate Professor

Courses taught - engineering drawing, mine evaluation and reserve calculation, surveying, excavation and mining methods, statics, and reinforced concrete design

1974 – 1977: University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, Dept. of Mining Engineering

Assistant Professor

1972 – 1974: Technical University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

Assistant Professor and Dean’s Office (Assistant of the Dean)

Professional Experience

1969 – 1972: Mecsek Coal Company, Pecs, Hungary

Chief Engineer and Mining Engineer

Designed and directed installation of new stoppings, haulage, and transportation system (belt conveyor); directed longwall production; managed general administration of facility and projects; Visiting Research Scientist at the Technical University of Miskolc

1968 – 1969: Rudabanya Iron Ore Company, Rudabanya, Hungary

Mining Engineer

Selected and installed mining equipment in room and pillar and cut and fill methods; surveyed underground and surface; Visiting Researcher at department of mineral processing, Technical University of Miskolc.

Professional Certifications

Professional Engineer, Utah ( USA), #7438

Professional Engineer, Department of Labor ( Hungary)

Fellow, IE Australia Professional Engineers, #84199

Education

Technical University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

Ph.D. Mining Engineering, 1974

Major Area - Field Instrumentation, Subsidence Monitoring

M.Sc. Mining Engineering, 1968

Major Area - Mining Engineering

Eger Teachers College, Eger, Hungary

B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics, 1961

Honors & Awards (2000 to Present)

National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Professor of the Year, 2001

Current Professional Organization Memberships (2005/2006)

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME)

Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer, the Institution of Engineers ( Australia)

Elected Member, of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

Professional Publications, Presentations & Short-courses

Presenter at 10 technical meetings/conferences, Author or Co-Author on 11 technical publications from 2002 – 2005.

Research and Related Activities

2002 - Present: Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Design and Construction, a renewable contract was awarded in 2004. This is a multi-year contract, under which Tasks are issued for different research projects.

2003 – Present: Hungarian Nuclear Repository Design and Construction, a multi-year contract with the Hungarian Government.

2001 Applied Research Inc., and other companies. Development of a cooperative agreement and research program for concrete materials.

1999 - 2004: Western Mining Resource Center, Principal Investigator for both the research and training components. 5 year project.