Assistant Professor
Established researcher with scientific and technical contributions to mine planning, mineral processing, geometallurgy and extractive metallurgy, focusing on computational optimization and operations research. Ten years of experience as a professor of industrial engineering and mining engineering. Current interests include system integration and artificial intelligence.
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Professor Navarra strongly encourages women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and members of visible minorities to apply for Master’s and Doctoral level research under his supervision.
Education
Ph.D École Polytechnique Montreal
B.Eng & M.Sc. McGill University
Contact
Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 113
alessandro.navarra [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Undergraduate courses offered
MIME 322
Fragmentation and
Comminution
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Principles of drilling, penetration rates, and factors affecting the choice of drilling method. Characteristics of explosives, firing systems and blast patterns. Blasting techniques in surface and underground workings. Special blasting techniques at excavation perimeters. Vibration and noise control. Mechanical and continuous
approaches to fragmentation, including longwall shearing and fullface boring. Economics of drill/blast practice, interface with transport and crushing systems, drivers for mine-to-mill integration including energy considerations. Modelling of fragment and particle size distributions; comminution as a transfer function. Comminution technology: crushing, grinding, size classification. Integrated analysis
of fragmentation and comminution operations.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
MIME 428
Environmental Mining Eng
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Effect of mining on the environment: ecology, legislation, effluents and wastes, environmental impact. Acid mine drainage: prediction, treatment, prevention, control. Mineral processing agents. Solid wastes. Mine site closure, reclamation and monitoring. Economic aspects. Environmental practices.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite(s): MIME 323 and CIVE 205
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Graduate courses offered
MIME 514
Sust. Analysis of Mining Sys.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Concepts of sustainability analysis applied to mining projects. Case studies topics selected from: Stakeholder Engagement and Participation; Biodiversity and Conservation Management; Mine Water Management; Tailings and Waste Rock
Management. Relationship between risk management and life-cycle assessment. Mass balancing and logistical modeling applied within the mining value chain, with an emphasis on sustainability. Quantification of systemic balances between
environmental, economic and social indicators, using geostatistical simulations, discrete event simulation, and multi-objective optimization techniques.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year