Isabel Barton a Force in Modern Mining
Mining Society recognizes young professional for making the UA’s geometallurgy program the nation’s most comprehensive.
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Interdisciplinary mining researcher and assistant professor Isabel Barton has been honored for her technical expertise, industry leadership and recruitment efforts.
Barton, who is an assistant professor of mining and geological engineering, or MGE, at the University of Arizona, received the 2021 Outstanding Young Professional award from the mining and exploration division of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, or SME, in March. The award recognizes the accomplishments of a young person who has made a significant contribution to the mining and exploration industry.
"I’m proud to see Professor Barton recognized for her commitment to improving the mining industry through innovation and by championing diversity in the field,” said Moe Momayez, interim department head and David and Edith Lowell Chair in Mining and Geological Engineering. “She’s adding to a legacy of faculty and alumni SME Outstanding Young Professional award winners from the UA, and I can’t wait to see our next successful candidates in future years.”
Barton is the second UA faculty member to be honored with this award. Rosa Maria Rojas was selected in 2018, when she was an assistant professor of practice in MGE. Like Rojas, Barton is an alum, having earned three degrees from the UA. The two joined several alums to have been honored with the award: Xavier Ochoa, Robert Pratt, Shaun Graber, Eben Robinson, Philip Joggerst and Claudio Cassio.
