Robert Sharon has over 35 years of industry and
consulting experience in mining geomechanics, having worked in
senior roles for companies including Barrick and Newmont. He has
degrees in geology and geological engineering from the University
of Utah. In 2018, Robert formed Sharon Geotechnical LLC, a private
consulting practice with a primary focus on open pit geomechanics,
and he also serves as a Principal Geotechnical Consultant for
Piteau Associates.
Erik Eberhardt has over 25 years of consulting and
research experience in rock slope engineering and rock mechanics.
He has a PhD in Geological Engineering from the University of
Saskatchewan and is currently a Professor of Rock Mechanics and
Rock Engineering and the Director of the Geological Engineering
program at the University of British Columbia. He was the 2013
recipient of the Canadian Geotechnical Society's John A. Franklin
Award for outstanding technical contributions to rock mechanics and
rock engineering, and 2017 recipient of the Thomas Roy Award for
outstanding contributions to the field of engineering geology in
Canada.
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