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Mining & Geological Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Mining and Geological Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of MGE, please visit the department website.

Mining & Geological Engineering News

David Lowell

Mining Engineering Alum and UA Benefactor Honored by Australian Academy of Science

Australian academy acknowledges lifelong contribution of National Academy of Engineering inductee, UA alumnus, donor and veteran prospector with 50-year mining career in exploration geology.
Mary Poulton

MGE Department Head Mary Poulton Inducted into American Mining Hall of Fame

College's first female department head, and director of Lowell Institute for Mineral resources, helps cement UA's role as mining engineering center of excellence.
Mineral microspcopy

Sustaining the Mining Supply Chain

The new Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources is charged with making the process of extracting copper more sustainable and energy efficient.
Crane Lifting Rocks

Broadening the Geosciences in Southern Arizona

NSF award will fund outreach program to encourage students to pursue education in the geosciences.

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