Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil
Associate Professor

Mehmet Kizil

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Background

Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil is currently the mining engineering program leader in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at The University of Queensland. Mehmet received his bachelor of mining engineering from Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey in 1986. He then went to England to complete his PhD with the University of Nottingham. In 1993, he returned to Turkey where he worked as assistant professor at the University of Dokuz Eylul. Mehmet joined UQ in 1996 and since then has contributed to the education of more than 800 mining engineering graduates.

A national award-winning lecturer, Mehmet’s teaching and learning innovations have been recognised by both students and colleagues achieving numerous School, Faculty, University and National teaching awards. In 2018, Mehmet has become a Higher Education Academy Senior Fellow. He has past experience as an Engineering Researcher and Academic in universities around the world, including the United Kingdom, Turkey and Australia.

Mehmet’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of:

• Mine planning and design

• Mining systems - production analysis and improvement

• Computer applications and virtual reality in mining

• Mine ventilation

Availability

Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Izmir University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham

Research interests

  • Advanced Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Techniques

    Assoc Prof Mehmet Kizil has 25 years of research into using advanced computer graphics and virtual reality for the benefit of teaching and learning as well as industry applications. Applications have been developed in conjunction with various research centres and mining companies in the areas of: data visualisation, education and training, environmental monitoring application, accident reconstructions, simulation applications, risk analysis, and hazard awareness applications.

  • Improving Safety and Productivity of Mining Operations

    Assoc. Prof Mehmet Kizil has been involved in a large number of industry supported projects to improve mining systems efficiencies, productivity and safety. Some examples include the development of a real-time dragline diggability index and coal seam gas portable analyser which identifies within a few minutes a range of different coal seam gases and measures their concentrations directly at the point of sampling, coring or extraction.

  • Innovative Curriculum, Course and Teaching Space Design

    Assoc Prof Mehmet Kizil has been involved in introducing relevant and contemporary courses using innovative teaching techniques, using the most up-to-date computer software and hardware technology from mining engineering in my teaching and courses, designing and developing a state-of-the-art multi-purpose teaching and learning laboratory for engineering students, preparing students for the challenges of the real world by using project-based learning with real industry projects, encouraging students to participate in their learning process and encouraging interactive and problem-solving approaches and experimenting with innovative peer assessment and communication methods for group assignments to fairly assess individual contributions and maximise student learning. He also played a leading role in developing a common national mining curriculum for Mining Education Australia. These initiatives resulted in him receiving many teaching awards at university and national levels.

Research impacts

Assoc Prof Mehmet Kizil has been involved in a large number of research projects with a budget of more than $3 million. His research can be divided into two categories: teaching and learning related research and industry focused applied research. Teaching and learning related research usually involved developing up-to-date innovative course materials, learning techniques or software tools to enhance teaching and learning of future mining engineering students. These projects have been supported by the university or industry. His other applied research projects always involved at least an industry partner to solve a problem, develop tools to measure or monitor processes to enhance productivity, efficiency, economics or safety. His research sponsors include ACARP, Newcrest Mining Ltd., CRCTiME, MRIWA, SIMTARS, Rio Tinto, Xstrata, BHP, Anglo American, Origin Energy and Iluka Resources.

Search Professor Mehmet Kizil’s works on UQ eSpace

176 works between 1991 and 2025
All (176) Journal Article (71) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (101) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 176 works

2019

Journal Article

Numerical and experimental investigations of pressure-driven gas flow in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers

Masum, Billah M., Aminossadati, Saiied M., Kizil, Mehmet S. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2019). Numerical and experimental investigations of pressure-driven gas flow in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers. Applied Optics, 58 (4), 963-972. doi: 10.1364/ao.58.000963

Numerical and experimental investigations of pressure-driven gas flow in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers

2019

Journal Article

Phytochemical analysis, and antioxidant, anti-hemolytic and genoprotective effects of Quercus ilex L. and Pinus halepensis Mill. methanolic extracts

Meziti, Hicham, Bouriche, Hamama, Kada, Seoussen, Demirtas, Ibrahim, Kizil, Murat and Senator, Abderrahmane (2019). Phytochemical analysis, and antioxidant, anti-hemolytic and genoprotective effects of Quercus ilex L. and Pinus halepensis Mill. methanolic extracts. Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 7 (1), 260-272. doi: 10.56499/jppres19.569_7.4.260

Phytochemical analysis, and antioxidant, anti-hemolytic and genoprotective effects of Quercus ilex L. and Pinus halepensis Mill. methanolic extracts

2019

Conference Publication

Improving the performance of the hardy cross algorithm for large ventilation models

Stewart, C. M., Aminossadati, S. M. and Kizil, M. S. (2019). Improving the performance of the hardy cross algorithm for large ventilation models. North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 28 April - 1 May 2019. Montreal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

Improving the performance of the hardy cross algorithm for large ventilation models

2019

Conference Publication

Ultimate pit limit determination for fully mobile in-pit crushing and conveying systems

Hay, Edward, Nehring, Micah, Knights, Peter and Kizil, Mehmet S. (2019). Ultimate pit limit determination for fully mobile in-pit crushing and conveying systems. 14th International Symposium of Continuous Surface Mining (ISCSM2018), Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26 September 2018. Olney, Bucks, United Kingdom: Inderscience Publishers. doi: 10.1504/IJMME.2019.104444

Ultimate pit limit determination for fully mobile in-pit crushing and conveying systems

2019

Conference Publication

Economic and environmental impacts of utilising a pre-concentration process in underground metal mining

Sotoudeh, Farzad, Nehring, Micah, Kizil, Mehmet and Knights, Peter (2019). Economic and environmental impacts of utilising a pre-concentration process in underground metal mining. 28th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2019), Perth, WA, Australia, 2-4 December 2019. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33954-8_40

Economic and environmental impacts of utilising a pre-concentration process in underground metal mining

2018

Conference Publication

Selection of precision surface mining methods for complex metalliferous orebodies

Knights, P. F., Kizil, M. S. and Nehring, M. (2018). Selection of precision surface mining methods for complex metalliferous orebodies. Complex Orebodies Conference 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 19-21 November 2018. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Selection of precision surface mining methods for complex metalliferous orebodies

2018

Journal Article

Recent developments in fibre optic shape sensing

Amanzadeh, Moe, Aminossadati, Saiied M., Kizil, Mehmet S. and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2018). Recent developments in fibre optic shape sensing. Measurement, 128, 119-137. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2018.06.034

Recent developments in fibre optic shape sensing

2018

Journal Article

A new approach for selecting best development face ventilation mode based on G1-coefficient of variation method

Zhou, Zhi-yong, Kizil, Mehmet, Chen, Zhong-wei and Chen, Jian-hong (2018). A new approach for selecting best development face ventilation mode based on G1-coefficient of variation method. Journal of Central South University, 25 (10), 2462-2471. doi: 10.1007/s11771-018-3929-y

A new approach for selecting best development face ventilation mode based on G1-coefficient of variation method

2018

Journal Article

A coupled electromagnetic irradiation, heat and mass transfer model for microwave heating and its numerical simulation on coal

Huang, Jinxin, Xu, Guang, Hu, Guozhong, Kizil, Mehmet and Chen, Zhongwei (2018). A coupled electromagnetic irradiation, heat and mass transfer model for microwave heating and its numerical simulation on coal. Fuel Processing Technology, 177, 237-245. doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2018.04.034

A coupled electromagnetic irradiation, heat and mass transfer model for microwave heating and its numerical simulation on coal

2018

Journal Article

Particle-crushing characteristics and acoustic-emission patterns of crushing gangue backfilling material under cyclic loading

Li, Junmeng, Huang, Yanli, Chen, Zhongwei, Li, Meng, Qiao, Ming and Kizil, Mehmet (2018). Particle-crushing characteristics and acoustic-emission patterns of crushing gangue backfilling material under cyclic loading. Minerals, 8 (6) 244, 244. doi: 10.3390/min8060244

Particle-crushing characteristics and acoustic-emission patterns of crushing gangue backfilling material under cyclic loading

2018

Journal Article

Lignosulfonate treating bauxite residue dust pollution: enhancement of mechanical properties and wind erosion behavior

Ding, Xuhan, Xu, Guang, Kizil, Mehmet, Zhou, Wei and Guo, Xingyun (2018). Lignosulfonate treating bauxite residue dust pollution: enhancement of mechanical properties and wind erosion behavior. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 229 (7) 214. doi: 10.1007/s11270-018-3876-0

Lignosulfonate treating bauxite residue dust pollution: enhancement of mechanical properties and wind erosion behavior

2018

Journal Article

IPCC a real alternative

Nehring, M., Knights, P. F., Kizil, M. S. and Hay, E. (2018). IPCC a real alternative. Coal International, 266 (4), 28-39.

IPCC a real alternative

2018

Journal Article

Analysis on the multi-phase flow characterization in cross-measure borehole during coal hydraulic slotting

Zheng, Chunshan, Lin, Baiquan, Kizil, Mehmet S., Aminossadati, Saiied M., Li, He and Chen, Zhongwei (2018). Analysis on the multi-phase flow characterization in cross-measure borehole during coal hydraulic slotting. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28 (4), 701-705. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.05.006

Analysis on the multi-phase flow characterization in cross-measure borehole during coal hydraulic slotting

2018

Journal Article

Numerical analysis of gas diffusion in drilled hollow–core photonic crystal fibres

Masum, B. M., Aminossadati, S. M., Leonardi, C. R., Kizil, M. S. and Amanzadeh, M. (2018). Numerical analysis of gas diffusion in drilled hollow–core photonic crystal fibres. Measurement, 127, 283-291. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2018.05.106

Numerical analysis of gas diffusion in drilled hollow–core photonic crystal fibres

2018

Journal Article

Effects of geomechanical properties of interburden on the damage-based permeability variation in the underlying coal seam

Zheng, Chunshan , Kizil, Mehmet S. , Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Chen, Zhongwei (2018). Effects of geomechanical properties of interburden on the damage-based permeability variation in the underlying coal seam. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 55, 42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2018.04.017

Effects of geomechanical properties of interburden on the damage-based permeability variation in the underlying coal seam

2018

Journal Article

A comparison of strategic mine planning approaches for in-pit crushing and conveying, and truck/shovel systems

Nehring, M., Knights, P. F., Kizil, M. S. and Hay, E. (2018). A comparison of strategic mine planning approaches for in-pit crushing and conveying, and truck/shovel systems. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28 (2), 205-214. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2017.12.026

A comparison of strategic mine planning approaches for in-pit crushing and conveying, and truck/shovel systems

2018

Journal Article

Role of multi-seam interaction on gas drainage engineering design for mining safety and environmental benefits: linking coal damage to permeability variation

Zheng, Chunshan, Kizil, Mehmet S., Chen, Zhongwei and Aminossadati, Saiied M. (2018). Role of multi-seam interaction on gas drainage engineering design for mining safety and environmental benefits: linking coal damage to permeability variation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 114, 310-322. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2018.01.011

Role of multi-seam interaction on gas drainage engineering design for mining safety and environmental benefits: linking coal damage to permeability variation

2018

Conference Publication

Experimental investigation of slope tension crack monitoring using fibre optic sensing

Yang, Ben, Aminossadati, Saiied M., Chen, Zhongwei, Kizil, Mehmet S., Gong, Hongkui and Kennedy, Gareth (2018). Experimental investigation of slope tension crack monitoring using fibre optic sensing. XIV Congress International de Energia y Resources Minerales, Seville, Spain, 10-13 April 2018. Seville, Spain: Bco Congresos.

Experimental investigation of slope tension crack monitoring using fibre optic sensing

2018

Book Chapter

Application of advanced data analytics to improve haul trucks energy efficiency in surface mines

Soofastaei, Ali, Knights, Peter and Kizil, Mehmet (2018). Application of advanced data analytics to improve haul trucks energy efficiency in surface mines. Extracting innovations: mining, energy, and technological change in the digital age. (pp. 163-179) edited by Martin J. Clifford, Robert K. Perrons, Saleem H. Ali and Tim A. Grice. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.

Application of advanced data analytics to improve haul trucks energy efficiency in surface mines

2018

Book Chapter

Energy-efficient loading and hauling operations

Soofastaei, Ali, Karimpour, Elnaz, Knights, Peter and Kizil, Mehmet (2018). Energy-efficient loading and hauling operations. Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry: Best Practices and Research Directions. (pp. 121-146) edited by Kwame Awuah-Offei. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54199-0_7

Energy-efficient loading and hauling operations

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Innovative Composites for the Future of Sustainable Mining Equipment (ARC ITRP administered by the University of Wollongong)
    University of Wollongong
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021
    Quantification and Qualification of the Mechanical Properties of Thin Spray-on Liners Through Laboratory (Small) Scale Testing
    NewCrest Mining Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Exploring the issues to be addressed in Mine closure planning (CRC TiME project led by CMTE Development)
    CMTE Development Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Relevance and Applicability of Inhalable Dust and Current Issues with AS3640
    Australian Coal Research Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Exploiting the mineral resources to build and electric motor vehicle in Minecraft
    Mining Education Australia Collaborative Research Grant Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Establishing the in situ rock bolt behaviour underground in order to model and design improved rock bolt support systems.
    CMTE Development Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Distributed Acoustic Conveyor Monitoring - Phase 2
    Australian Coal Association Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Millimetre Waves for Imaging and Sensing
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Distributed acoustic conveyor monitoring
    Australian Coal Association Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    To carry out academic research into the comparative safety benefits of geophone-based and laser/optical fibre based seismic monitoring systems in the context of underground coal mining
    Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Accident Reconstruction - Callide
    University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Landscape Reconstruction - Thiess
    University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Virtual Reality
    University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Development of an expert system for risk assessment in underground mines
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil is:
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Enquiries

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  • Coal mining
  • Computer applications in mining
  • Mine planning and design
  • Mining
  • Mining education
  • Mining systems
  • Virtual reality

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