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Associate Professor
Chair of Undergraduate Studies in Mining Engineering
P.D. (Takis) Katsabanis is an Associate Professor in Mining Engineering at Queen's University at Kingston, Canada. He received a B.Sc. from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and M.Sc.(Eng.) and Ph.D.degrees from Queen's University.
His field of reseach involves the investigation of commercial explosives, fragmentation, fracture propagation, throw and damage. Specific research activities include the investigation and numerical modelling of timing on fragmentation, damage and throw, studies on sensitivity, desensitization and performance of commercial explosives and detonators, modelling of non ideal detonation, experimental determination of equation of state parameters, measurement of the heat of detonation and explosibility studies on sulphide dusts.
Dr. Katsabanis has taught continuing education courses worldwide and has been the author of several technical papers in journals and conferences. He is a member of the ISEE and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.
Courses:
- Explosives Technology
- Drilling and Blasting
- Advanced Explosives Technology
- Topics in Drilling and Blasting
- Year 2001 Blasting Technology Course
Funding:
NSERC, The Ensign Bickford Company