Associate Professor
Dr. Agus Sasmito is a tenured Associate Professor at McGill Mining & Materials Engineering Department. Having interdisciplinary backgrounds, i.e. a bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics, a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Postdoctoral experience in Mining Engineering, Sasmito's research and educational efforts have focused on advanced multiphysics systems for sustainable minerals and energy extraction. He established McGill Mine Multiphysics Laboratory and his research has spanned a wide range of scientific and technological development for mine ventilation, heating, cooling, freezing and drying, geo-energy, thermal energy storage, artificial ground freezing, slurry, paste and particulate flow, rock-microwave and other multiphysics modeling in mining and energy extraction engineering. Dr. Sasmito has supervised more than 40 graduate students (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and postdoctoral associates and has published over 170 refereed journal papers and more than 80 peer-reviewed conference papers. He was the recipient of the 2019 CIM-Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award and 2021 Principal Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researcher.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy
The Mine Multiphysics Research group strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and members of visible minorities.
Education
Ph.D National University of Singapore
B.Eng (Hons) Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Contact
Research interests
Mine ventilation, heating and cooling
Thermal energy storage
Geo-energy and energy system
Slurry, paste and particulate flow
Rock-microwave system
Ground freezing
Environmental engineering in mines
Industrial transport processes
Thermal fluid sciences and engineering
Undergraduate courses offered
MIME 320
Extraction of Energy Resources
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: The extraction of energy resources, i.e. coal, gas, oil and tar sands. After a brief geological review, different extraction techniques for these substances will be discussed. Emphasis on problems such as northern mining and offshore oil extraction with reference to Canadian operations. Transportation and marketing.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 333
Materials Handling
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Physical and mechanical characteristics of materials related to loading, transport and storage. Dynamics of particles, systems and rigid bodies, mass-acceleration, work-energy, impulse-momentum. Types and selection of excavation and haulage equipment. Layout of haul roads. Rail transport. Conveyor belts and chain conveyors. Mine hoists. Layout of mine shafts.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 422
Mine Ventilation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Statutory regulations and engineering design criteria. Occupational health hazards of mine gases, dusts, etc. Ventilation system design. Natural and mechanical ventilation. Measuring and modelling air flow in ventilation networks. Calculation of head losses. Selection of mine ventilation fans. Air heating and cooling. Aspects of economics.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-3-3)
- Prerequisite: MIME 340
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MPMC 422.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Graduate courses offered
MIME 511
Adv Subsurface Ventilation&AC
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Fundamentals of air flow in underground mines. Thermodynamics of mine ventilation. Gases, dust, fire and Radon control. Thermal comfort. Mine heat transfer. Refrigeration systems, Ventilation-on-Demand. Optimization of mine ventilation design.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-0-6).
- Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 624D1
Materials Handling in Mines
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A comprehensive review of materials handling systems used in open pit and underground mines. Review of system selection criteria, and analysis of the impact of particular systems on mine design.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor
- Students must register for both MIME 624D1 and MIME 624D2
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MIME 624D1 and MIME 624D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 624D2
Materials Handling in Mines
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: See MIME 624D1 for course description.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisite: MIME 624D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MIME 624D1 and MIME 624D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Publications