I am a mining engineering professional with an academic and industrial background, combining expertise in underground coal mining, geotechnical engineering, and computational geomechanics. After earning my B.Tech in Mining Engineering from BIT Sindri (2014) and gaining hands-on industry experience at Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. in mine planning and equipment scheduling, I pursued advanced research through an M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering from IIT Roorkee (2017) and a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2023).
My research spans rock engineering, blasting technology, probabilistic analysis in geomechanics, computational geomechanics, underground coal mining and ground control in underground mining. I have been engaged in academia since 2022, with teaching and research roles at NIT Raipur and currently as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, IIEST Shibpur (July 2025). I am passionate about integrating research with practical mining solutions, fostering innovation in the field, and mentoring the next generation of mining engineers.
Ph.D in Mining Engineering
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IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
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2023
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M Tech in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
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IIT Roorkee
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2017
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B Tech in Mining Engineering
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BIT Sindri
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2014
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Research Areas of Interest: Computational Geomechanics, Underground Coal Mining, Rock Mechanincs & Ground Control, Blasting Technology, Occupational Health & Safety
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Rakesh, Manthri and Dash, Ashish Kumar and Murmu, Sunny, Cut Out Distance – A Critical Parameter for Mechanized Depillaring by Continuous Miner, Journal of Mining and Environment, 2025
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Kumar, Sikandar and Sinha, Rabindra Kumar and Jawed, Mohammad and Murmu, Sunny, Assessment of coal pillar strength under the influence of sand stowing in deep coal mines, 42, 2815-2831, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024
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Mohd Maneeb Masood and Tarun Verma and Sunny Murmu, The Use of Radar in the Assessment of the Stability of Mine Slopes in Open Cast Mines, 1234-1246, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2023), 2023
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Das, Rajesh Kumar and Dhekne, Prakash Y. and Murmu, Sunny, Development of a Multiplication Factor for the Kuz-Ram Model to Match the Fragment Size Obtained from Wipfrag Image Analysis, 71, 2414–2425, Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 2023
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Murmu, Sunny and Budi, Gnananandh, Spalling Hazard Occurrence in Longwall Excavation: A Case Study, 40, 1899-1919, Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2023
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Sunny Murmu and Gnananandh Budi, Analysis of failure associated with longwall face during the main weighting period using a numerical modelling approach, 131, 210-227, Mining Technology, 2022
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Murmu, Sunny and Budi, Gnananandh, Study on the Mechanism, Prediction, and Control of Coal Wall Spalling in Deep Longwall Panels Utilizing Advanced Numerical Simulation Methodology, 2022, 5622228, Geofluids, 2022
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Anurag Agrawal and B.S. Choudhary and V.M.S.R. Murthy and Sunny Murmu, Impact of bedding planes, delay interval and firing orientation on blast induced ground vibration in production blasting with controlling strategies, 202, 111887, Measurement, 2022
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Asif, M. and Naveen, P. and Panigrahi, D.C. and Ojha, K. and Murmu, Sunny and Yadav, R.K., Insights Into the Stable Isotope of the Coalbed Gas: A Neural Network Approach, 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2021
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Maheshwari, Priti and Murmu, Sunny and Verma, Harsh Kumar, Modeling of Blast Induced Damage Distance for Underground Tunnels, 137, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019, 2021
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