Thomas Victor Falkie (September 5, 1934 – November 1, 2019) was an American mining engineer and educator.
[2][3][4] Falkie was the first PhD recipient in the United States in the field of operations research/management science applications in mining engineering.
[1] Falkie worked with the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation in Skokie, Illinois and Bartow, Florida from 1961 to 1969.
He then served as a professor and head of the newly formed Department of Mineral Engineering at Pennsylvania State University from 1969 to 1974.
Together, they had five children: Ann Marie, Thomas V. Falkie Jr., Lawrence W., Michael J. and Christine Mack.
[4] In 1991, he received the AIME Erskine Ramsay Medal for "his notable achievements in coal mining resulting from his successful bridging of these three realms of activity: academics, government, and industry, and distinguishing himself in all of them".