The Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen's University is pleased to announce the appointment of Panagiotis Katsabanis as Interim Head of the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, effective January 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024.
Professor Panagiotis (Takis) Katsabanis is an Associate Professor in Mining Engineering at Queen's University at Kingston, Canada. He received a BSc from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and MASc (Eng.) and PhD degrees from Queen's University. Dr. Katsabanis joined the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining Engineering in 1988. As an Associate Professor with Queen’s University, Dr. Katsabanis served as Department Head for the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining Engineering from 2013-2018. Following his Headship, Dr. Katsabanis served as the Interim Head for the Department from 2018-2020. Dr. Katsabanis’ s research involves the investigation of fragmentation, fracture propagation in rock due to blasting, blast damage, as well as explosives performance and sensitivity.