Awards & Distinctions
- 2022, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Elected Fellow, Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Canada
- 2021, Zachary Levinson and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Gold Medal Award, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), for “Adaptive simultaneous stochastic optimization of a gold mining complex: A case study”, SIAMM Journal, March 2020 Issue (vol. 120, 3). ’
- 2019, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in “Sustainable Mineral Resource Development and Optimization under Uncertainty”, renewed as an “Exceptional Third Term Renewal of a CRC Tier I”
- 2018, Luis Montiel and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Mann Redmayne Medal for their paper “Globally optimising open-pit and underground mining operations under geological uncertainty”, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- 2018, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Fellowship “in recognition of his work resulting in major advances in the sustainable and efficient exploitation of mineral resources worldwide”, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
- 2017, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, William Christian Krumbein Medallist 2017, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)
- 2015, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Distinguished Lecturer Award 2015-2016, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
- 2015, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Georges Matheron Lecturer Award 2015, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)
- 2015, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, APCOM Recognition of 20 Years Contribution Award, Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM)
- 2015, Matthew Quigley, CIM Student Poster Competition for “Developing Risk Resilient Mine Production Schedules of Rare Earth Element Depots using In-Pit Blending”
- 2014, Ryan Goodfellow and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Mann Redmayne Medal, Instutite of Materials, Minerals and Mining for their paper “Algorithmic integration of geological uncertainty in pushback designs for complex multiprocess open pit mines”
- 2013, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Mineral Economics Award, The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME/SME)
- 2013, James Macneil, Natural Resource Research Student Award, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, Awarded yearly to early career scientist enrolled in a graduate level academic program and working in the field of natural resources exploration and management
- 2011/2012, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos with AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold, BHP Billiton, De Beers, Newmont Mining and Vale, Leo Derikx – Synergy Award for Innovation entitled “Sustainable mineral resource development and optimization with uncertainty”
- 2010, Francisco Albor Consuegra and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Mann Redmayne Medal, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining for their paper “Stochastic mine design optimization based on simulated annealing: pit limits, production schedules, multiple orebody scenarios and sensitivity analysis”
