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Dr. Manoj Khandelwal

Associate Professor, Mining Engineering

Campus

Mt Helen Campus

Biography

Dr. Manoj Khandelwal is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Mining Engineering at Federation University Australia and an Australian Endeavour Fellow. With over two decades of research and teaching experience in Australia and India, his expertise lies in mining geomechanics, rock blasting, and sustainable mining practices.

Dr. Khandelwal holds a bachelor's degree in mining engineering from Maharana Pratap University, a master’s in rock mechanics from IIT Varanasi, and a PhD in rock blasting from IIT Bombay. Before joining Federation University, he served as an Assistant Professor in India and was a postdoctoral researcher at Monash University.

His research focuses on enhancing mining sustainability through improved geotechnical solutions, efficient blasting techniques, and environmental risk mitigation. He has published over 160 research papers, authored a technical book, and has more than 6,420 citations (h-index: 46) on Scopus. He has also led multiple research and consultancy projects aimed at optimizing mining operations.

Dr. Khandelwal has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Young Scientist Award from the President of India and several recognitions from Australia and India. He actively contributes to international journals as an editorial board member and reviewer, shaping the future of sustainable mining.

Fields of research

  • Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy
  • Other earth sciences

Available for

HDR Supervision

HDR Examiner

  • Publications

An optimized machine learning framework for prediction of coal abrasive index: Leveraging supervised learning, metaheuristic optimization, and interpretability analysis