Prof. Dr.
José A. Sanchidrián

José Sanchidrián is Chair Professor at the Department of Mining Engineering and Earth Sciences, School of Mines and Energy, Technical University of Madrid. A mining engineer, he served in Spain’s Army Corps of Engineers and the explosives industry prior to joining university. He has authored 5 books and nearly 200 journal and conference papers. His research topics are rock fragmentation, rock characterization for blasting, vibrations, and detonation and explosion physics. He is currently president of the Fragblast International Committee and chairman of the European standardization committee CEN/TC321 ‘Explosives for civil uses’.