Full name(s) and surname:
Bekir Genc
Position:
Professor
What contribution do you see yourself making to the SAIMM and Council? :
Continue to assist in improving SAIMM Journal’s impact factor;
Continue contributing planning and organising of the SAIMM conferences;
Continue reviewing papers for the SAIMM Journal and conferences;
Continue to recruit more professionals to join as members of SAIMM.
Interactions/activities that you currently participate in within the SAIMM (if applicable):
Member of SAIMM Publications Committee;
Member of SAIMM Mine Planning School Organising Committee in 2014 and 2017;
Member of SAIMM Mine Planning &Equipment Selection conference Organising Committee in 2015;
Member of SAIMM Student Colloquium Organising Committee in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Qualifications:
Pr. Eng; PhD (Mining Engineering); MSc (Mining Engineering); BSc (Mining Engineering); FSAIMM
Brief career history:
Bekir Genc is a Professor at the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has over 25 years of professional experience in the mining industry spread across academia and consulting. His research Interests are spontaneous combustion and coal research. Bekir is a Fellow of the SAIMM, is registered as a professional mining engineer, is also a member of the COALTECH Steering Committee (mining & geology) and is also a member of the international Society of Mining Professors. Prof Genc presented papers at international conferences and authored high-impact peer reviewed journal papers. Bekir is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the SAIMM, Minerals (MDPI) and the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
Date and place of birth:
1967, Turkey
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