Christopher J. Bise

Chairman, Charles T. Holland Distingush Professor, Mining Engineering
Charles T. Holland Distingushed Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

Contact Information Office:  MRB 365A Phone:  (304) 293-3831 Fax:  (304) 293-5708

I grew up in the Philadelphia, PA area and received my undergraduate education in mining engineering at Virginia Tech. From 1972 to 1974, I worked for Consolidation Coal Company as a Resident Engineer for two underground coal mines in eastern Ohio. In 1974, I started graduate studies at Penn State and joined Penn State's mining engineering faculty in 1976, rising from instructor and through the professorial ranks to the George H. and Anne B. Deike Chair. I chaired Penn State's mining engineering program since 1993, and created and chaired the Industrial Health and Safety program since 1996. I am a registered Professional Engineer. On August 31, 2006, I retired from Penn State as Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering and Industrial Health and Safety. On September 1, 2006, I was appointed C.T. Holland Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University.
Education
	B.S, Mining Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972.
	M.S., Mining Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1976
	Ph.D., Mining Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1980
	M.H.S., Environmental Health Engineering, Johns Hopkins University,1998
Research Focus Areas
	Health and Safety
Research Interests
	Mine Design
	Mine Health and Safety
	Mine Maintenance
	Miner Training
Teaching Interests
	Coal Mining
	Mine Management
Special Interests
	Participating: Raquetball, Golf, Judo, Music, Travel
	Spectator Sports (College and Professional)
Professional Societies
	Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME)
	International Society of Mine Safety Professionals