Regional SME Conference

On April 22^nd and 23^rd SME members from Iron Range Engineering attended the SME regional conference at the Duluth Exposition and Convention Center (DECC).  On the 22^nd, we attended the breakfast for student members, sponsored by many of the area mines.  This allowed us to meet SME student members from other area schools, along with representatives from area mines.  Two students from Iron Range Engineering received awards from SME at this time.  Later that day we attended the opening reports from the SME president, and learned about products offered at the trade show.  Some students volunteered to monitor the doors in the smaller breakout sessions.  A few other students, including myself, came back the next day to help monitor the doors again.  I helped out with the Frac sand mining sessions, and learned about the processes, environmental, and legal impacts of mining for Frac sands. In conclusion, as a group we got to meet other students and industrial representatives, learn about the current conditions of mining, see new projects, and in addition for myself, Frac Sand mining. 

Tyler Wass

Proofread by Mitchl Buck