Uuganbadrakh Oyunkhishig
Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc)
Critical analysis of Canadian environmental voluntary approaches in terms of protecting biodiversity: in case of Toward Sustainable Mining Initiative
Overview
The Master of Applied Science is a Research degree requiring a thesis. Students can specialize in any of the following areas: social issues in mining, mining engineering, mineral processing, mining and the environment, Rock mechanics, Mine Economics, Safety, Corporate Social Responsibility, etc.
Backed by an unparalleled reputation for expertise and innovation in mineral extraction, mineral processing and environmental protection, the graduate program in Mining Engineering has two types of students in mind:
- Those from industry who wish to improve their workplace skills; and
- Those who wish to pursue research leading to advances in state-of-the-art or state-of-the-practice mining and mineral process engineering.
In order to best meet the needs of these two groups, the program encourages interaction between universities in North America and other countries. In many cases, this collaborative outlook leads to joint research projects and student exchanges.
What makes the program unique?
- opportunities for interdisciplinary work on social, economic as well as engineering research
- international research opportunities
- travel opportunities
- connections to CIRDI
- Vancouver is a centre for Mining Activity in Canada with its abundance of junior mining companies, finance for mining companies, and law for mining companies.
Quick Facts
Program Components Coursework + Thesis required
Research Supervisors
Supervision
Students in research-based programs usually require a faculty member to function as their thesis supervisor. Please follow the instructions provided by each program whether applicants should contact faculty members.
Instructions regarding thesis supervisor contact for this program
Applicants should browse faculty profiles and indicate in their application who they are interested in working with. No commitment from a supervisor prior to applying is necessary, but contacting faculty members is encouraged.
Advice and insights from UBC Faculty on reaching out to supervisors
These videos contain some general advice from faculty across UBC on finding and reaching out to a supervisor. They are not program specific.
This list shows faculty members with full supervisory privileges who are affiliated with this program. It is not a comprehensive list of all potential supervisors as faculty from other programs or faculty members without full supervisory privileges can request approvals to supervise graduate students in this program.
- Dunbar, W Scott (biotechnology applications in mineral resources ; mining industry business model innovation; biotechnology applications in mineral resources , mining industry business model innovation)
- Elmo, Davide (philosophy of engineering; rock engineering; geosciences; Numerical modelling; Machine Learning; philosophy of engineering, rock engineering, geosciences, numerical modelling, machine learning)
- Holuszko, Maria (minerals characterization as it applies to mineral processing; recovery of metals from industrial and municipal waste streams)
- Klein, Bern (Mineral Processing; rheology of mineral suspensions; comminution; sensor based sorting; mineral processing, rheology of mineral suspensions, comminution, sensor based sorting)
- Kunz, Nadja (Decision Analysis; Environmental engineering; Hydrology; Risk management; Systems engineering; water resources management; Decision analysis, Environmental engineering, Hydrology, Risk management, Systems engineering, Water resources management)
- Madiseh, Ali (energy systems; Mining engineering; Renewable energy systems; Energy storage; Energy decarbonization; Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer; Energy systems, Mining engineering, Renewable energy systems, Energy storage, Energy decarbonization, Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer)
- Miskovic, Sanja (Mineral Processing; multiphase systems; Production and Process Optimization; Optimization, Control and Operations Research; Prefeasibility and Pilot Scale; R&D and Innovation; Technological Innovations; Sensors and Devices; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Critical Elements Extraction; Embedded Sensors; Experimental Fluid Dynamics; High performance computing; IIoT; Industrial Big Data; Minerals Processing; Multiphase Flows; Mineral Processing, Multiphase Systems, Production and Process Optimization, Optimization, Control and Operations Research, Prefeasibility and Pilot Scale, R&D and Innovation, Technological Innovations, Sensors and Devices, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Critical Elements Extraction, Embedded Sensors, Experimental Fluid Dynamics, High Performance Computing, IIoT, Industrial Big Data, Minerals Processing, Multiphase Flows)
- Miskovic, Ilija (Multi-physics of Geo-materials, Big Data)
- Pawlik, Marek (Surface chemistry, Adsorption of polymers and surfactants, Process water and reagent chemistry, rheology of mineral suspensions, interparticle and interfacial phenomena)
- Steen, John Thomas (Innovation; Mining industry; Network analysis; Projects; Strategy; Innovation, Mining industry, Network analysis, Projects, Strategy)
- Torres Cruz, Luis (Geotechnical stability of Tailings Storage Facilities; Tailings management; Geotechnical engineering; Remote sensing of tailings facilities; In situ and laboratory geotechnical testing; Geotechnical stability of Tailings Storage Facilities, Tailings management, Geotechnical engineering, Remote sensing of tailings facilities, In situ and laboratory geotechnical testing)
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