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Birth Name:

Thomas Novak (engineer)

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Sep 27, 1952

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Age:

71

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

4°

Lib

29'

About Thomas Novak (engineer)

Thomas Novak, PhD, PE (born September 27, 1952 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania) is the Alliance Coal Academic Chair of Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky, appointed in 2010. Previously, he held appointments at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Virginia Tech, the University of Alabama and Pennsylvania State University. He received his PhD in mining engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1984. His research focuses on techniques to assess and improve mine safety and ventilation. His most recognized contributions to the field have been in understanding how electrical hazards such as lightning can trigger explosions in underground mines. This work has helped to explain a number of mine-related catastrophes in the last 30 years and has served to significantly improve mine safety.

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External Links:

• Thomas P. Novak, Microsoft Academic Search

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Thomas Novak (engineer): Sun 4 Libra, Moon 14 Capricorn, Mercury 6 Libra, Venus 29 Libra, Mars 19 Sagittarius, Jupiter 20 Taurus, Saturn 16 Libra, Uranus 18 Cancer, Neptune 20 Libra, Pluto 22 Leo, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Sun Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Mercury Semi Square Pluto, Mars Quincunx Jupiter, Mars Sextile Saturn, Mars Quincunx Uranus, Mars Sextile Neptune, Mars Trine Pluto, Jupiter Sextile Uranus, Jupiter Quincunx Neptune, Jupiter Square Pluto, Saturn Square Uranus, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Uranus Square Neptune, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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