Professor, Ph.D., P.E., Geological Engineering
Director of the Mining Industry Research Lab (MIRL)
University of Alaska Fairbanks (1991)

Department of Mining and Geological Engineering
Mining Industry Research Lab (MIRL)

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Duckering Building Room 313
P.O. Box 755800
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5800

Phone: (907) 474-6749 | Fax: (907) 474-6635 | e-mail: ffpam@uaf.edu

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Background and Research Interest:

Professor Metz is currently the director of Mining Industry Research Lab (MIRL).

• Directors page at the MIRL Website
• Professor Paul Met's Curriculum Vita

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Courses:

• GE 375
• GE 630
• GE 666
• MIN 621

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Education:

• Ph.D. in Mining Geology, University of London, United Kingdom, 1991
• M. S. in Economic Geology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1975
• M.B.A emphasis in Economics and Finance, University of Alaska Anchorage, 1972
• B. S. in Geological Engineering, Michigan Tech University, 1968

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Awards and Honors:

• Research Assistantship, Department of Business and Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage, 1971 (While on professional leave from the USAF)
• Professor of the Year 1999, Awarded by the UAF Student Chapter of the Association of Engineering Geologists
• Professor of the Year 2000, Awarded by the UAF Student Chapter of the Association of Engineering Geologists
• Overseas Student Fellowship, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, University of London, U. K., 1981-1982

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