Erkan TopalProf. Erkan Topal is a mining engineer with a Master of Science Degree (MSc) in Mineral Economics, MSc and PhD. Degree in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in U.S. His main research interests are in mine planning and optimizatio, mineral and energy economics. He is a world leading expert in the field of mine planning and optimization. Some of his internationally recognized research includes underground mine scheduling with stope boundary optimization, mine waste dump design with pit optimization, Application of the Real Options in Engineering Design and Decision Making He is in the editorial board of five scientific journals in the area of mining including editor-in-chief role for the International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Journal and has published well over 100 papers in reputed journals and refereed conference proceedings. Read More Read Less