Zainab S. Jawad , a PhD candidate in Civil Engineering in Statler College, will present their defense "Geomorphic Approaches to Reclamation of Abandoned Coal Mine Slurry Impoundment Closure and The Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Appalachian Coarse Coal Refuse Through Heap Leaching," on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM in Engineering Sciences Building room 611A. Committee Chair: Dr. Leslie Hopkinson