The 20th Pennsylvania Drilling and Blasting Conference
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On November 16 and 17, 2023, the Twentieth Pennsylvania Drilling and Blasting Conference was held at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Centerin State College, Pennsylvania.
The conference is directed to underground and surface blasters, engineers, suppliers, and other professionals associated with drilling, blasting, and explosives. This year’s conference involved over 400 people, 43 exhibit booths, and two outdoor large drill exhibits.
Jay Elkin and Keith Pucalik being recognized for their many years of service to the Conference.
The conference program committee, which is comprised of university faculty, staff, and industry leaders, developed a program that highlighted a varied and impressive list of 31speakers and range of useful subject matter. The conference also included two breakout sessions, which focused on relevant real-world practices and concepts in drilling and blasting.
This conference is sponsored by Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ISEE, the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of ISEE, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. In addition, this conference had fifteen company sponsors.
The 2023 Planning committee.
Conference website: https://blasting.outreach.psu.edu
