Aerial view of Luleå, Sweden, with text: MJ Seyedan, Mine Closure 2025, September 23–25, Luleå, Sweden. A circular headshot of a man and the Geosyntec Consultants logo are also shown.
Published On: September 16th, 2025

MJ Seyedan to Present at Mine Closure 2025

MJ Seyedan will present “Dam Breach Analysis of a Closed Facility Using the Material Point Method” on Wednesday, September 24, at 1:15 p.m. CET at the Mine Closure 2025 Conference in Luleå, Sweden.

The authors of this presentation include Nicolas Pereira, Sudheer Prabhu, and Dennis Loffell of Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company, as well as Matthew Purvance of Itasca Consulting and Corné Coetzee of Stellenbosch University.

Geosyntec is an event sponsor.

MJ is a Project Professional Geotechnical Engineer based in Finland who focuses on numerical modeling and geotechnical engineering. He specializes in soil investigation, laboratory testing, ground-stability analysis, and modeling of small and large deformations in soil and soil-related structures.

Mine Closure 2025 is an international conference that brings together mining professionals to share high-quality research and practical insights on responsible mine closure, environmental stewardship, and post-mining land use. The event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG).

The ACG, based at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia, is a nonprofit mining research center that promotes safety as a guiding ethic through research, education, and training in geomechanics disciplines.

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To learn more about dam breach analysis and geotechnical engineering support, contact MJ at MJ.Seyedan@Geosyntec.com, Nicholas at Nicolas.Pereira@redearthengineering.com.au, Sudheer at SPrabhu@RedEarthEngineering.com.au, or Dennis at Dennis.Loffell@redearthengineering.com.au.

Learn more about MJ: MJ Seyedan – Geosyntec Suomi | Geosyntec Finland