Dean Millar holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering and a doctorate in Rock Mechanics, both from Imperial College, London, and is a Certified Energy Manager, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a Professional Engineer licenced to practice in Ontario. He has held academic posts at Imperial College, the Camborne School of Mines (CSM), the Technical University of Delft (Occasional) and Universite du Quebec, Abitibi and Temiscamingue (Adjunct). While at the University of Exeter's CSM, Dean developed research interests in thermodynamic pump efficiency determination, wind energy and harnessing wave energy from abandoned coastal mine shafts. From this, he transitioned this research to conceive and design an accredited undergraduate degree program in Renewable Energy in 2001. Dean joined Laurentian University's MIRARCO and School of Engineering in July 2010 to lead an ambitious research program that aimed to reduce the energy and carbon footprint of mining. At present, Dean is Professor of Mining Engineering at Laurentian University and an active consultant in the field of energy efficiency in the mining industry.