Syd Slouka

Teaching Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Syd Slouka is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. Her research focused on the characteristics and comparison of respirable rock dust generated from mechanical excavations with conical picks.

Formerly, Dr. Slouka was a mine ventilation engineer at a small-scale Colorado gold/silver mine and a geotechnical consultant with WSP. She is an Engineering Learning Fellow with the Trefny Center.  Dr. Slouka works to improve classroom experiences and study how pedagogical changes can enhance learning.

Education

• PhD, Earth Resources Development Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2023
• MS, Geotechnical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019
• BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2017

Courses Taught

• CEEN 241 Statics
• CEEN 321L Soil Mechanics Lab
• CEEN 331 Civil Engineering Field Session
• MNGN 425 Mine Ventilation and Thermodynamics

Publications

Slouka, S., et al. “Comparing respirable dust characteristics from full-scale cutting tests of three rock samples with conical picks at three stages of wear.” Underground Ventilation. CRC Press, 2023. 264-273.

Slouka, Syd., et al. “Characterization of Respirable Dust Generated from Full Scale Cutting Tests in Limestone with Conical Picks at Three Stages of Wear.” Minerals 12.8 (2022): 930.

Slouka, S., J. Brune, and J. Rostami. “Characterization of Respirable Dust Generated from Full-Scale Laboratory Igneous Rock Cutting Tests with Conical Picks at Two Stages of Wear.” Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 39.4 (2022): 1801-1809.

Li, Y., Slouka, S., Henkanatte-Gedera, S. M., Nirmalakhandan, N., and Strathmann, T. J. “Seasonal treatment and economic evaluation of an algal wastewater system for energy and nutrient recovery.” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, (2019, July 2).

Gheibi, A., Slouka, S., and Hedayat, A. “Ultrasonic Investigation of Friction Processes in Granular Gouge Materials.” American Rock Mechanics Association, (2018, August 21).