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Joseph Sottile.

Joseph Sottile, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of PEIK Undergraduate Certificate, Mining Engineering, Joint Appointment Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mining Engineering, Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of Undergraduate Certificates, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Faculty

Research Interests

  • Detection of Electrical Component Incipient Failure
  • Electrical Energy Management
  • Electrical Engineering Applications to Mining
  • Electrical System Protection
  • Safety

Education

Ph.D., Mining Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

M.S., Mining Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

B.S., Mining Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Appointments

August 2008 – present Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky

August 1997 – August 2008 Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky

August 1991 – August 1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky

August 1989 – August 1991 Mining Engineer (½ time), U.S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh Research Center (stationed at State College, PA)

May 1987 – August 1987 Industrial Engineer, Consolidation Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA

June 1979 – August 1979 Mining Engineer, Barnes and Tucker Company, Barnesboro, PA.