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• Respirable Coal Mine Dust (RCMD) Research: Characterization, Deposition, Monitoring, and Mitigation of RCMD and Capacity Building for Mine Health and Safety
  2/5/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to perform respirable coal mine dust research, including characterization, deposition, monitoring, and mitigation of RCMD, while building capacity in the program.
• Respirable Crystalline Silica Characteristics and Sources in U.S. Underground Coal Mines
  2/3/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Virginia Tech University to research respirable crystalline silica characteristics in coal mine dust samples and in samples representative of major dust sources.
• Characterization of Submicron-/Nano-scale Coal Dusts and Their Effects on Miners' Pneumoconiosis and Lung Cancer for Underground Coal Mines
  1/31/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Pennsylvania State University to investigate the characterization of submicron-/nano-scale coal dusts and their effects on miners’ pneumoconiosis and lung cancer for underground coal mines.
• Respirable Coal Mine Dust: Mineral Content Sources, Monitoring and Control, and Building Capacity to Protect Miner Health
  1/31/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Virginia Tech University to better understand, control, and monitor mineral content in respirable coal mine dust.
• Development of a Personal Real-Time Respirable Coal Dust and Respirable Silica Dust Monitoring Instrument Based on Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
  1/30/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to the University of Nevada, Reno, to develop a personal real-time respirable coal dust and respirable silica dust monitoring instrument based on photoacoustic spectroscopy.
• Next Generation Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDM)
  1/10/2019 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a prototype of a next generation continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM)
• Miniaturized Wearable Personal Dust Exposure Monitor for Respirable and Alveolar Dust in Underground Coal Mines
  2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design and develop a miniaturized personal dust monitor for miners.
• Canopy Air Curtain to Reduce Respirable Coal Mine Dust Exposure for Shuttle Car Operators
  11/22/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to extend canopy air curtain technology to shuttle car operators by developing a canopy air curtain system for shuttle cars that will reduce the operators’ respirable dust exposure.