Governing Body
Shri. Arun Kumar Solanki , IAS
Joint Secretary, (Mines)
Shri A. K. Muley
Shri. A. L. Thakor
Shri, A. K. Makadia
Shri P. N. Rao
Shri D. U. Vyas
Shri. Vivek Khosla
Prof Sushil Bhandari
Prof. Shivakumar Karekal
Professor Debasis Deb
Shri S. N. Mathur
Prof Ashis Bhattacherjee,
Prof. Piyush Rai
Shri. Arun Kumar Solanki , IAS
Managing Director,
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(GMDC Ltd.),Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Joint Secretary, (Mines)-Ex-Officio Industries and Mines Department(IMD), Government of Gujarat
Shri A. K. Muley,
Sr. Geologist, Office of the Commissioner of Geology and Mining (CGM),
Government of Gujarat
Shri. A. L. Thakor
General Manager (PR & D),
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(GMDC Ltd.), Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
Shri, A. K. Makadia
General Manager (Marketing ),
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC Ltd.)
Shri P. N. Rao
President, Gujarat Mineral Industry Association at
Shri D. U. Vyas
General Manager (Geo & Tech),
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC Ltd.)
Shri Vivek Khosla
Vice President (VP) – Mines
Gujarat Cement Works – UltraTech Cement Ltdat
Prof Sushil Bhandari
Director, Earth Resources Technology
Prof. Shivakumar Karekal
Associate Professor,
University of Wollongong(UoW), Australia
Professor Debasis Deb
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Kharagpur
Shri S. N. Mathur
Ex. General Manager, GMDC Ltd.
Former Executive Director, GIPCL
Prof Ashis Bhattacherjee, PhD. (Penn-State)
Professor of Mining Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (lIT), Kharagpur
Prof. Piyush Rai
Director, International Center of Excellence In Mining Safety and
Automation(iCEM), Ahmedabad
“iCEM envisions to be recognized as the distinguished global collaborator to the Mining industry in the fields of Skill Development and Corporate Training, Demonstration of Technology and Best Practices, Education and Training, Research Development and Innovation, Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship evelopment.”
“Our Mission is to empower and inspire Global Mining Fraternity with focus on Mining Safety and Automation.”
The focus areas of iCEM have been conceptualized keeping in mind emerging industry and overall needs in Mining sector. Initially the emphasise will be given to the sectors such as Automation, Health and Safety, Mine Planning and Mining Efficiency and gradually other focus areas will also be considered for emerging global best practices and tailoring them for the National and International environment. Broadly, iCEM focus sectors are classified as under:
1. Mine Automation
2. Mine Safety
3. Advanced Technological Mining Systems
4. Bulk Material Handling
5. Advanced Mapping Systems
6. Mine Planning
7. Robotics & Information System in Mining
8. Artificial Intelligence
9. Virtual Reality
Dr. Piyush Rai
Shri. A L Thakor
Shri. D U Vyas
Shri. S. N. Mathur
Shri. A.K.Makadiya
Mr. Ankit Shah
Manager – Accounts & Admin
Mr. Sanjay Sakariya,
Manager – Marketing MBA (In / Marketing), Pursuing PhD
The Centre has adopted a well-defined Academic Collaboration model for its various state, national and international academic collaborations to build long term association with institutions. Presently academic partners of iCEM includes University of Wollongong (UOW) Australia, TAFE Illawara Australia, IIT Kharagpur and Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) Gandhinagar.
Govt.Nodal Agency,Government of Gujarat
National Academic Partner,IIT Kharagpur
National Academic Partner,Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)
Principal Promoter,Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
International Vocational Training Partner,TAFE NSW Illawara Australia
International Vocational Training Partner,TAFE NSW Illawara Australia
