On May 4th, at the invitation of Researcher QI Shengwen, Ranjith Pathegama Gamage, a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Monash University in Australia, visited our institute and conducted academic exchange activities.
Professor Ranjith presented an excellent academic report to my research team on the topic of "Intelligent Rock Mechanics for the Future of Net Zero Emission Mining". The report delves into the advantages, disadvantages, engineering applications, and research prospects of various existing rock breaking technologies from the perspective of achieving net zero emissions through rock breaking mining methods. It also introduces the Slow Releasing Energy Material Agent (SREMA) intelligent rock breaking technology developed by Monash University's Deep Earth Energy Laboratory.
The report sparked lively discussions among the attendees. After the report, Professor Ranjith had in-depth academic exchanges with researchers from our Geological Engineering Discipline Center. In addition, Professor Ranjith visited the Rock and Soil Dynamics Laboratory at the Geological Engineering Discipline Center and had academic exchanges and collaborative discussions with laboratory members.
Professor Ranjith is a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an academician of the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering, and an academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Mainly engaged in research in the fields of rock mechanics, geothermal energy development, carbon dioxide geological storage, etc., has published 2 international monographs, over 500 academic papers, a Web of Science database H index of 73, and a total of more than 17000 citations. Served as the Director of the Deep Earth Energy Research Laboratory at Monash University, concurrently serving as the Editor in Chief of the international journal "Geomechanics and Geophysics for GeoEnergy and GeoResources" and the Deputy Editor in Chief of "Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources".
On site report meeting
