Eugene Ben-Awuah, Laurentian University

Latest funding

Mine Haulage Network Simulation-Optimization
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$450,000
Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) modelling Incorporating Realistic 3D Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) for Advanced Rock Engineering
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$390,350
Dynamic In-Pit Crusher Location Optimization in the Presence of Operational Uncertainty
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$600,000

Mine Haulage Network Simulation-Optimization

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Askari-Nasab, Hooman H

Keywords: discrete event simulation; haulage and loading; long-term mine planning; mine operational planning; mining fleet management systems; oil sands mining; open pit mining; short-term mine planning; simulation of mining systems; surface mining

$450,000

Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) modelling Incorporating Realistic 3D Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) for Advanced Rock Engineering

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Cai, Ming M

Keywords: blasting; deep mining; discontinuities; discrete fracture networks; excavation stability; geostatistical model; numerical simulation; slope stability; statistical model; synthetic rock mass

$390,350

Dynamic In-Pit Crusher Location Optimization in the Presence of Operational Uncertainty

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Askari-Nasab, Hooman H

$600,000

Integrated Mining and Waste Management Optimization Framework for Sustainable Resource Development

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ben-Awuah, Eugene

$161,000

Strategic mining options optimization: A theoretical framework for resource development planning

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: BenAwuah, Eugene

$62,541

Sustainable mine design and optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Interaction Grants Program

Principal investigators: BenAwuah, Eugene

$1,142

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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