A “daughter of Aplan,” Barbara Arnold is a notable mining engineer who has served the coal industry internationally through research and consulting. Following the mantra of scholarship, leadership, and service, Barb has been an influential figure throughout the coal and mining industry, the SME community, and in the Penn State classroom. Learn more about Arnold’s international career in her oral history at https://aimehq.org/what-we-do/oral-histories/barbara-j-arnold

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