Dr. Yoon Awarded for Excellence in Education
Mining and Minerals Engineering Professor and Head Greg Adel (left) presents
Dr. Roe-
Hoan Yoon with the 2009 PCMIA Stephen McCann Memorial Award
for Educational Excellence
Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon, Nicholas T. Camicia Professor in the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Virginia Tech, is the recipient of the Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America’s (PCMIA) 2009 Stephen McCann Memorial Award for Educational Excellence. The award consists of an inscribed commemorative clock which is presented to the recipient at the PCMIA’s annual luncheon.
The award was established by the PCMIA in 1986 as a way to honor instructors, teachers or professors of mining engineering curricula who have made significant career impacts on educational services to the mining industry. Candidates for the award are judged on their contributions, achievements, and commitment to quality mining education. Dr. Yoon is the fifth Virginia Tech mining engineering professor to have achieved this honor, with Professors Mike Karmis, Gerald Luttrell, Greg Adel and former department head Tom Novak having received it in previous years.
Dr. Yoon, who was unable to attend the PCMIA’s annual luncheon, was presented with his award from Dr. Greg Adel, Head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering. Dr. Yoon is recognized internationally for his record of teaching and researching in mineral processing science and technologies. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and is the director of the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (CAST), a consortium of five universities whose goal is to develop advanced technologies that can be used to produce clean solid, liquid and gaseous fuels from domestic energy resources in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner.
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