ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr. Lana Alagha is currently an associate professor in the department of Mining Engineering at Missouri S&T. She holds a PhD degree in Chemistry and Nanotechnology from University of Texas at Dallas. She had over three years postdoctoral experience in oil sands processing and water management at the department of Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Alagha has extensive experience in colloid science, synthetic chemistry and polymer design technology. Her current research interests include clean coal technology, management of tailings wastes produced from mining operations, extraction of rare earth and simulation of mineral processing beneficiation circuits. Dr. Alagha had diverse teaching appointments in US and Canada. In her current role, she teaches both graduate and undergraduate mineral processing courses with some of the courses co-listed with other engineering departments at Missouri S&T.
Dr. Alagha is a member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Mining Engineering Department
CREE Senior Research Investigator
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About Lana Z. Alagha
Dr. Lana Alagha is currently an associate professor in the department of Mining Engineering at Missouri S&T. She holds a PhD degree in Chemistry and Nanotechnology from University of Texas at Dallas. She had over three years postdoctoral experience in oil sands processing and water management at the department of Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Alagha has extensive experience in colloid science, synthetic chemistry and polymer design technology. Her current research interests include clean coal technology, management of tailings wastes produced from mining operations, extraction of rare earth and simulation of mineral processing beneficiation circuits. Dr. Alagha had diverse teaching appointments in US and Canada. In her current role, she teaches both graduate and undergraduate mineral processing courses with some of the courses co-listed with other engineering departments at Missouri S&T.
Dr. Alagha is a member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Mining Engineering Department
CREE Senior Research Investigator
| October 2020 - Present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mining Engineering | |
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| September 2018 - October 2020 | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology | |
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| August 2012 - August 2018 | Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology | |
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| February 2009 - July 2012 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta | |
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| 2008 - 2009 | Adjunct Faculty, Mount Royal University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, American Chemical Society (ACS) | Present | Member, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) |
Courses
| 2007 | Ph.D. in Chemistry and Nanotechnology, University of Texas at Dallas | |
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Contact Information
Missouri University of Science and Technology
288 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409
573-341-6287
FAX: 573-341-6934
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