The Tailings Center

OUR TEAM

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Center Director

TERRY BRAUN, MSc, PE, SME, ASCE

North American President, Principal Civil Engineer

SRK Consulting

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Industry Advisory Board Chair

JEAN KUGEL, MSc, PE, PEng

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

BGC Engineering

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Technical Advisor

KRAY LUXBACHER PhD, PE

Gregory H. and Lisa S. Boyce Leadership Chair and Department Head, Mining & Geological Engineering

University of Arizona

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Leadership Team

EDWARD WELLMAN, PhD

Associate Professor of Practice, School of Mining Engineering & Mineral Resources

University of Arizona

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Co-Site Director

TEJO BHEEMASETTI, PhD

Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

University of Arizona

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Co-Site Director

NATHALIE RISSO, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Mining Engineering and Mineral Resources

University of Arizona

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Industry Liaison/Leadership Team

LINDA FIGUEROAPhD, PE, BCEE, QP-MMSA

Professor of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering

Colorado School of Mines

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Site Director

ALAN MENCIN, PhD

Research Faculty

Colorado School of Mines

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Site Director/Leadership Team

JOSEPH SCALIA IV, PhD

Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Colorado State University

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Technical Advisor

CHRISTOPHER BAREITHER, PhD

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Colardo State University

FORMER LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS

MICHAEL HENDERSON

JAEHEON LEE

KIMBERLY FINKE MORRISON

PRISCILLA NELSON