Dr Lewis Meyer
Senior Lecturer
Mining and Minerals
Overview:
Lewis Meyer
ACSM, MCSM BEng MSc PhD CEng FIMMM QMR MCIM PCAP FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering
Lewis is a chartered mining engineer with 32 years experience in mining, rock mechanics and underground civil construction.
The early part of his career was spent in production mining in Australia and Southern Africa.
On returning to the United Kingdom, he competed an MSc before joining a civil engineering consultancy gaining experience in design, project and contract management on various tunnelling projects in London.
Following completion of a PhD in Geomechanics, Lewis spent six years working as a consultant rock mechanics engineer on overseas projects. In 2007 he joined Wardell Armstrong International mining consultancy working on feasibility sudies, techical due diligence and reserve reporting.
Lewis joined the staff on the Camborne School of Mines in 2014 (Education and Scholarship Lecturer) Teaching Geotechnics, Mine Planning and Design.
Lewis introduced Deswik Advanced Mine Planning Software to the undergraduate and masters programmes.
Inspiring the next generation of mine planning engineers.
Lewis has been shortlisted for the Exeter Guide / FXU Teaching Awards - Best Lecturer catagory twice.
Runner-up in the Exeter Guide / FXU Teaching Awards - Best Lecturer catagory in 2016
Shortlisted in the Exeter Guide / FXU Teaching Awards - Best Lecturer catagory in 2018 (top four)
and received a FXU You're Brilliant Award 2018 and 2019.
Academic Qualifications
- BEng Mining Engineering - Camborne School of Mines
- MSc Rock Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Newcastle University
- PhD Geomechanics - University of Exeter
- PCAP Postgraduate Certificatein in Academic Practice - University of Exeter
Professional Bodies
- Chartered Engineer
- Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Qualified for Minerals Reporting
- Member of British Tunnelling Society
- Member of the Cornish Institute of Engineers
- Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining. Metallurgy and Petroleum.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Aspire Fellowship.
Teaches on the following modules
Undergraduate
CSM2185 Geotechnics (Module Lead)
CSM3041 Underground Excavation and tunneling
CSM3044 Mining Economics and Design (Module Lead)
CSM3332Feasibility Study
CSMM419 Advanced Mine Planning and Design (ModuleLead)
Postgraguate
CSMM130 Excavation and Geomechanics (ModuleLead)
CSMM153 Mine Plannig and Design (ModuleLead)
CSMM187 Underground Excavation Design (ModuleLead)
Degree Apprenticeship
CSM1288DA Mining Life Cycle and Professional Practice (ModuleLead)
CSM1291DA Resource Characterisation (Module Lead)
