People John Murphy
Visiting Research Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
EducationMBA, Duquesne University, 1967 Professional InterestsProfessor Murphy joined the department in 1997 as a Visiting Research Professor from the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Research Director of the Laboratory. The focus of Professor Murphy's work has been on health and safety. The primary application has been directed toward mining, but other areas of interest include general industrial situations, particularly potentially hazardous environments. Other work under his direction addressed the development of new mining technology and mining environmental issues. His current interest areas include:
Selected Publications“Minerals Education Through the National Science Teachers Association Meetings: The Past and the Future; JN Murphy; Proceedings of the SME-AIME Annual Meeting; February 2001 “Innovative Engineering Learning Center: Design Concepts and Outcomes”; JN Murphy, AJ Russell and AB Jones; SIGUCCS 2000 Fall Users Conference, November 2000; pp 202-207 “Educating an Engineer”; JN Murphy, AJ Russell and AB Jones; Chemical Innovation; December 2000; Volume 30, Number 12, pp 17-22 “Underground Coal Mining”; Presentation to “Committee to Study Technologies for the Mining Industries”; National Research Council, June 14, 2000 “Workforce Advisor for MEP Field Agents-A CD-ROM Training System”, April 2000, by Murphy, Stasa and Bhaskar. "Computer-Based Training for Workforce Development", Presentation by John N. Murphy and Frank Stasa, 1999 Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Conference, April 1999 "Quantifying Health and Safety for Manufacturing", Presentation by John N. Murphy and Frank Stasa, 69th Annual All-Ohio Safety and Health Congress, April 1999 "The International Coal Industry: Status, Direction and Prospects for Collaboration", Presentation by John N. Murphy, National Mining Association Annual Meeting, October 1998 "Improvement of Workforce Health and Safety at Small Manufacturing Companies", Presentation by Murphy and Stasa, MEP/EWG, October 1998 Future Minerals Education Needs at the Undergraduate Level. Murphy, J. N., ICEE 97 Engineering Education Conference, Carbondale, IL, August 15, 1997. |
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