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Ashish Ranjan Kumar is an assistant professor in Mining Engineering at Penn State's Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering. He earned his undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering from the Indian School of Mines and has gained substantial experience in the field through various research initiatives. Kumar has held summer research fellowships at the National Institute of Oceanography, focusing on reflection seismology applications for underwater seamounts. He achieved both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kentucky, where he researched dust scrubbers relevant to mining operations. His post-doctoral work at Missouri University of Science and Technology involved teaching and collaborative projects on mining safety and dust suppression technologies. Kumar has patented several innovations related to dust filters and is interested in automation and control systems within mining. His expertise includes multi-phase computational fluid dynamics models and their applications in aerosol transport. He has over ten years of experience in engineering operations in surface mines and is an active member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). He is a registered professional engineer in Kentucky.
Penn State • University Park, PA
Teaching and conducting research in Mining Engineering.
Missouri University of Science and Technology • Missouri
Conducted research and taught in the Department of Mining and Explosives Engineering.
Developed an efficient scrubber design to prevent clogging.
Created a filter assembly for continuous miner equipment.
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