MGE Professor Shares Mining Expertise at Fuel Wonder Kickoff

Professor and department head of mining and geological engineering Kray Luxbacher spoke as a faculty presenter at The Future of Engineering, December 2023's kickoff for the College of Engineering’s participation in the University of Arizona’s Fuel Wonder fundraising campaign.

College leaders delivered presentations and participated in a panel discussion about the future of UA Engineering teaching, research and design to an audience of more than 80 supporters at the Clayton House in Scottsdale, Arizona. Luxbacher was introduced by senior undergraduate mechanical engineering student Katelyn Rees alongside fellow faculty presenters Larry Head, director of the college’s Craig M. Berge Design Program and Mario Romero-Ortega, department head of biomedical engineering. 

Luxbacher’s position is one of 11 current Engineering endowed faculty chairs, professorships and leadership chairs established by college supporters. Endowed professorships are a campaign priority, as they help the college attract and retain renowned faculty members. Luxbacher shared her expertise on the world’s soaring need for mineral resources and how the UA is helping to meet challenges around extraction, refinement and geopolitical issues.

“We look to the future, and Arizona leads the way,” Luxbacher said.

Read more about the College of Engineering's Fuel Wonder kickoff here.