Professor Gang Chen's current research interests include Rock mechanics in mining and civil construction, Mine ground control, Rock blasting, Frozen ground engineering, and GIS application in mining
Courses:
MIN 101 - Minerals, Man and the Environment
MIN 103 - Introduction to Mining Engineering
MIN 104 - Mining Safety and Operations Lab
MIN 301 - Mine Plant Design
MIN 370 - Rock Mechanics
MIN 443 - Principles and Application of Industrial Explosives
MIN 673 - Advanced Rock Mechanics
MIN 674 - Advance Ground Control
ES 201 - Computer Techniques
ES 208 - Mechanics
ES 209 - Statics
ES 210 - Dynamics
ES 331 - Mechanics of Materials
GE 697 - Geotechnical Instrumentation
Education:
Ph.D. in Mining Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989
M. S. in Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1984
B. S. in Mining Engineering, Shandong Mining Institute, 1977
Research Projects:
GIS Applications to Alaskan Near-shore Marine Mineral Resources, Funded by DOI/MMS
Assessment of Oilfield Subsidence in North Slope of Alaska Using InSAR”, Funded by Alaska EPSCoR
Characteristics of Gas Dissemination in Frozen Ground, Funded by Alaska EPSCoR
Effect of Drilling Mud on Rock Pore Pressure and Wellbore Stability, Funded by BP and ARCO
Analysis of the Ground Vibrations Caused by Production Blasts, Funded by Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc.
Applications of Chemical Consolidation for Wellbore Stabilization in Fractured and Unstable Formation, Funded by BP and ARCO
Analysis of the Effects of Rock Discontinuities on Bench Blasting in Arctic and Subarctic Open Pit Mines, Funded by Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc.
Selected Publications:
Zhou, W., G. Chen, H. Li, H. Luo and S. L. Huang, “GIS Application in Mineral Resource Analysis – A Case Study of Offshore Marine Placer Gold at Nome, Alaska”, Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 33, 2007, pg. 773-788.
Chen, G., et al, Editors, Proceedings, 40th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, 2005.
Li, H., H. Luo, G. Chen, W. Zhou and S. Huang, “Visualized Geostatistical Analysis of Nome Offshore Gold Placer Deposit Using ArcGIS - A Case Study”, Transactions of Society of Mining Engineers, Vol. 318, 2005.
Sun, C. and G. Chen, “Time-dependent Analysis of Underground Opening Stability”, World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2004, pg. 50-60.
Chen, G. and S. Huang, “Analysis of Ground Vibrations Caused by Open Pit Production Blasts - A Case Study”, FRAGBLAST - The International Journal for Blasting and Fragmentation, Vol. 5, No. 1-2, 2001, pg. 91-107.
Chen, G. and C. Sun, “Numerical Simulation of Yield Pillar Behavior with Creep Material Model”, Transactions of Society of Mining Engineers, Vol. 308, 2000, pp. 65-68.
Chen, G., J. Ke, Z. Jia, and W. Wang, "Probabilistic Analysis of Rock Slope Stability with First-Order Approximation", International Journal of Surface Mining and Reclamation, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1998, pg.11-17.
Chen, G. and Y. P. Chugh, "Estimation of In-situ Viscoelastic Parameters of Weak Floor Strata by Plate Loading Tests", Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 14, 1996, pp. 151-167.
Chen, G., H. Li, “Analysis of Block Removability in Rock Excavation by Probabilistic Approach”, Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, May 27-31, 2007.
Li, H., G. Chen and W. Zhou, “Measurements of Plutonic Rock Elastic Properties Utilizing Ultrasonic Waves”, Proceedings of the 41st U S Rock Mechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, 2006.
Zhou, W., Chen, G., Li, S. and Ke. J., “InSAR Application in Detection of Oilfield Subsidence on Alaska North Slope”, Proceedings of the 41st U S Rock Mechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, 2006.
Awards and Honors:
Underground Mining Unit Chair Award, SME, 1999.
Outstanding Faculty of the Year, UAF School of Mineral Eng., 1995-1999, 2001-2003
