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SIKANDAR AZAM
Executive Officer at Coal India Limited, Dhanbad, India
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- energy and mineral engineering
- Class of 2024
- State College, Pennsylvania
Member since May 2020
About
I am doing a Ph.D. in Energy and Mineral Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. My research interest is to understand and tackle the health and safety hazards of natural or anthropogenic nano-sized dust particulates released into the atmosphere. I am also interested in understanding the interaction behavior of particulates emitted into the atmosphere in order to understand the hidden and nano-scale reactions and how they are impacting the health of humans, climate change etc.
Education
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Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Energy and Mineral Engineering
2020 – 2024
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IIT (ISM) - Dhanbad (India)
Mining Engineering
2013 – 2017
Honors and awards
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SRK scholar 2021
Conferred by SRK consulting (2021)
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Charles B. Manula Memorial Scholarship
Conferred by Penn State EME Department (2021)
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WAAIME scholarship (2021)
Conferred by Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)
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SME Mine Ventilation Scholarship 2021
The SME Underground Ventilation Committees gives this scholarship to improve the mine ventilation profession through education of mining engineers ultimately improving the safety and health of underground miners.
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Student Merit Award 2021/2022
Student Merit Awards are presented to those identified as the year’s most talented and dedicated students based on their academic achievement, industry engagement, and/or leadership qualities. The award is given by EME Department Penn State.
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WAAIME scholarship (2022)
Conferred by Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Research assistant, Postdoc Research, Research Scientist, Professor
- Graduate school interests
Nano-size dust characterization, Understanding interaction of particles in the atmosphere at Nano-scale, Nano particulates/dust moisture uptake and transport behavior, Surface and bulk physicochemical Characterization of nano-sized particulates (DPM, dust etc) emitted from diesel engines, and how such features get modified while they interact in the atmosphere in presence of other dust (coal, limestone dust, etc.), moisture, temperature etc. Correlate toxicity of these nano-particulates to their characteristics. Flow Modeling (ventilation air, particulates etc.)
- Outside the classroom
traveling, cooking, reading
Experience
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Executive Officer
Coal India Limited, Dhanbad, India
Oct 2017 – Dec 2019
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Student intern
Hindustan Copper Limited Jamshedpur, India
May 2016 – Jun 2016
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Student intern
Coal India Limited, Singrauli, India
May 2015 – Jun 2015
Volunteering
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Student Volunteer
Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America (PCMIA)
Mar 2021 – Jul 2022
Languages
- English (UK) Fluent
- Urdu Fluent
- Hindi Fluent
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