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The mining influencerHooman Askari, professor of mining engineering at the University of Alberta and director and principal engineer of OptiTek Mining Consulting

Hooman Askari, professor of mining engineering at the University of Alberta and director and principal engineer of OptiTek Mining Consulting

By Alice Martin

June 19, 2023

Courtesy of Hooman Askari

Until two years ago, Hooman Askari did not have much of a social media presence. However, through his sporadic use of platforms like LinkedIn, he realized how social media can help him educate people inside and outside of the University of Alberta’s classrooms, where he has been a professor of mining engineering since 2006.

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