The 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

The organizing committee and mining engineering faculty at The Pennsylvania State University welcome you to the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2025 webpage. The symposium will be hosted in collaboration with the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and the Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) of the SME.

The 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium will be hosted from 21st – 26th June 2025 in Pittsburgh/ Southpointe, Pennsylvania, United States.

Symposium Venue

The symposium will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Pittsburgh, Southpointe. It is about 22 mile (35 km) from the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).

Greetings from the Chair of Mining Engineering, Penn State

Dear Symposium Delegate,

The Penn State Mining Engineering faculty are looking forward to your participation in the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium that we are hosting at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe, PA , June 21-26, 2025. The symposium has attracted close to 70 excellent papers that will be available as a noteworthy proceeding. We thank our many sponsors whose contributions will greatly enhance the event and look forward to welcoming them and the exhibitors that will share their expertise as well.

It is fitting that Penn State hosts this year’s symposium as we celebrate 135 years of mining engineering at Penn State. While it’s not a major milestone, it represents our ongoing commitment to the discipline, especially through our health and safety research focused on reducing the effects of respirable dust that will be highlighted at this venue.

I look forward to greeting all of you in June!

Barbara J. Arnold, PhD, PE
Chair and Professor of Practice, Mining Engineering
John and Willie Leone Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University