Charles Dunbar, acquisitions project manager for Arch Coal, Inc., will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 18, as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series.
The lecture, entitled “New and Continuing Challenges for the Coal Industry—The Engineer’s View,” will begin at 5 p.m., in Grand Hall A of the Erickson Alumni Center.
A native of Rainelle, Dunbar is a fourth-generation coal miner who has worked in the industry since 1977 on both surface and underground mining operations in Utah, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. He has held various production and management positions from coal crew, to chief engineer, to general manager and company president with companies including Leckie Smokeless Coal Company, Atlantic Richfield, Westmoreland Coal Company, Peabody/Eastern, Anker Energy, Alpha Natural Resources, ICG and Arch Coal.
Dunbar, who earned his bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from WVU in 1980, is a registered professional engineer and a registered professional surveyor. He is very active in Arch’s recruiting efforts at WVU.
The Department of Mining Engineering established the William N. Poundstone Lecture Series in 2000 to honor Poundstone, a distinguished alumnus of the Department, and to bring mining industry experts to campus to share their expertise with students and faculty. The event is free and open to the public.
