Manoj Khandelwal is a Senior Lecturer at Federation University, Australia. He is an Australian Endeavour Fellow and a member of AusIMM, SAIMM, MEAI with an established teaching and research profile in the field of mining engineering. Dr Khandelwal has been recognized as a leading expert in the area of ‘Mining Geomechanics’ and ‘Rock Blasting’. So far, Dr Khandelwal has published more than 100 research papers in different reputed national and international journals with high impact factors and reputable conference proceedings. He is the Editor-in-chief of three reputed journals and also on the editorial board of more than twenty refereed international journals published from various continents. He is the reviewer for more than 75 international reputed journals He has received certificates of outstanding contribution in reviewing from a number of international journals.