Stonie Barker Professor
Director, Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research

B.S. Strathclyde, 1971
Ph.D. Strathclyde, 1974

Contact

Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering

103 Holden Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-7057
Fax: (540) 231-4070

Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research

460 Turner Street, Suite 304
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone:(540) 231-5273
Fax: (540) 231-4078

Email: mkarmis@vt.edu

Expertise

• Sustainable Development of Mineral and Energy Resources
• Rock Mechanics
• Mining Systems
• Energy Systems

Current and Past Research

• Carbon Sequestration
• Ground Control
• Subsidence Engineering
• Environmental Impacts of Mining
• Mine Systems Design
• Health and Safety

Courses

• MinE 4514 Health, Safety and Risk Management
• MinE 5035-36 Advanced Ground Control
• MinE 4554 Mining Engineering Leadership Seminar
• ENGR 1814 Energy, Resources, Development and the Environment

Selected Publications