On the 28th February, Henrik Ittner successfully defended his licentiate thesis "Excavation damage from blasting with emulsion explosives-Quality control and macro fracturing in the remaining rock". The external discussion leader was Dr Radoslava Ivanova, Manager Blasting Services at Austin Powder.
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