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Tο Εργαστήριο Διαχείρισης Μεταλλευτικών και Μεταλλουργικών Αποβλήτων και Αποκατάστασης Εδαφών της Σχολής Μηχανικών Ορυκτών Πόρων του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης, διοργανώνει διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο, με την υποστήριξη των ευρωπαϊκών έργων Horizon Europe CICERO, Horizon Europe EXCEED, Horizon Europe AVANTIS, Horizon Europe LITHOS, Horizon Europe ENICON με τίτλο CRMs for a Sustainable Energy Future: Global Insights and Research. 

Το σεμινάριο θα πραγματοποιηθεί διαδικτυακά στις 29 Μαΐου 2025 (11.00-13.00 CET).

Στo πλαίσιo του σεμιναρίου θα δοθούν οι ακόλουθες ομιλίες:

• Solving the puzzle of minerals’ criticality worldwide toward the energy transition.  
  Dr George Barakos
  Mining Engineering in WA School of Mines (WASM), Curtin University

• An Overview of Critical Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky
  Prof. Zach Agioutantis
  Chair of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky

Το σεμινάριο απευθύνεται κυρίως σε μεταπτυχιακούς και διδακτορικούς φοιτητές, καθώς και σε ερευνητές που δραστηριοποιούνται σε σχετικά αντικείμενα. 

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και για εγγραφή στο σεμινάριο, οι ενδιαφερόμενοι μπορούν να ακολουθήσουν τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο.

Σύνδεσμος εγγραφής: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KEKAKwHAlAfwvjaeCpBWF8QqWjHU7OJJV6GdDGecBB8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Οι εγγραφές θα ολοκληρωθούν στις 27/05/2025 και οι συμμετέχοντες θα λάβουν το σχετικό σύνδεσμο Zoom πριν την έναρξη του σεμιναρίου. 

Ομιλητές:

Dr George Barakos is currently a Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering in WA School of Mines (WASM), Curtin University, Australia. Prior to this role, he had been research associate at Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany from 2017 to 2022. He obtained his Diploma in Mineral Resources Engineering and M.Sc. in Geoenvironmental Engineering from the Technical University of Crete, Greece, and his Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, in 2005, 2007, and 2017, respectively. Dr Barakos also has significant experience not only in the academia but also in the mining industry, having worked as a consulting engineer in mining operations in Greece for several years. He has devoted several years on the research for the mineability of rare earth element deposits and the subsequent feasibility of rare earth mining projects. He has expanded his research to the feasible exploitation of other critical raw materials as well (uranium, nickel, cobalt, lithium, indium, germanium among others). His research interest for critical raw materials is not restricted only to their excavation from deposits but is expanded to the entire value chain of these commodities, from their prospecting to the manufacturing of the end products. In addition to the aforementioned, his interests also lie in the fields of environmental, social, and political impacts of mining projects, acquisition of social license to operate, and health & safety measures in mining environments.

Prof.  Zach Agioutantis is the Mining Engineering Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky, U.S. A. He received an Engineering Diploma in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1982) and MS and PhD degrees from Virginia Tech (1984, 1987). He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters and more than 250 conference papers on subjects related to ground subsidence, applied and theoretical rock mechanics, soil mechanics, numerical modeling in applied geomechanics, slope stability, blasting, computer applications in mining and geotechnical engineering, mining systems and mining systems simulation, and sustainability in mining operations. His current research focuses on (a) the automation of mining equipment used in underground operations, such as haulage vehicles, and (b) the development and improvement of ground control technology software that will provide operators with easy-to-use tools for designing underground mining operations. A number of his software packages are currently used by federal agencies. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2018 Syd and Felicia Peng Award (Society for Mining, Exploration and Metallurgy – SME), the 2020 College of Engineering Research Award (UKY), the 2020 Steven McCann Award for Excellence in Education (PCMIA), the 2020 Ludwig Wilke Award (Society of Mining Professors – SOMP), the 2022 Rock Mechanics Award (SME), and the 2024 Howard N. Eavenson Award (SME). He was named a 2025-2026 University Research Professor at the University of Kentucky and he also received the 2025 Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education (UKY). He is currently serving on the SOMP council (2019-to date) and the board of directors of the American Rock Mechanics Association (2023-2029).