The Colorado School of Mines’ Petroleum Engineering (PE) Department has announced the latest inductees into its Petroleum Engineering Hall of Fame. This honor recognizes alumni, faculty and supporters for their contributions to the oil and gas industry and to the PE Department. Each of the nine inductees has been acknowledged as an outstanding member of…more
The Colorado School of Mines has formed a partnership with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to explore opportunities that leverage their complementary skills in addressing major societal challenges related to net-zero goals. This collaboration was announced following a kickoff event earlier this month, where more than 40 INL scientists engaged with more than 80 faculty…more
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a keynote address on the important role of critical minerals to the environment, economy and national security on Friday, Sept. 13, at the Payne Institute for Public Policy’s Critical Minerals Symposium. During his speech, Hickenlooper announced a pair of bipartisan bills to guide a national strategy on a clean, responsible…more
Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, testified before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party’s Critical Minerals Policy Working Group. The working group, chaired by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), examined the necessity of developing a skilled domestic workforce to enhance…more
Colorado School of Mines has appointed Alexis Navarre-Sitchler as the new department head for Geology and Geological Engineering, effective July 1. Navarre-Sitchler has been a faculty member at Mines since 2012 and holds the position of professor of geology and geological engineering. Undergraduate students in the department can earn a Bachelor of Science in Geological…more
Nikki Farnsworth, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enhance the understanding of Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately 2 million people in the U.S., characterized…more
Golden’s Colorado School of Mines is partnering with Marathon Fusion, a San Francisco startup that announced it received an award Aug. 20 from the Department of Energy’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program. The company aims to advance the development of commercially viable fuel processing solutions on a timeline consistent with the decadal vision…more
The Colorado School of Mines in Golden and Project Canary, a climate tech company focused on enterprise emissions data management, announced their collaboration to evaluate the performance of models for methane emission flux rate estimation on natural gas production sites using single-blind controlled release data. “This collaboration will help prove out the extent of what’s…more
Colorado Christian University announced the appointment of Neal Anderson as the vice president of student life and traditional enrollment for the College of Undergraduate Studies, effective August 1. Anderson has been serving in an interim role since April. “I am confident that Dr. Anderson’s leadership will significantly benefit our students, enrollment futures, and desired operational…more
Colorado School of Mines appeared in more news stories — seven — than any other Jefferson County-based business entity in the last three months, according to Jeffco Legends research. Ball Corp., Energy Fuels, FirstBank and Trimble all appeared on five news stories or press releases over the same time interval. A total of 162 businesses…more
The Colorado School of Mines announced Carl Frick as its new graduate dean. Since 2021, Frick has worked as the department head of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, which is the institution’s largest academic department. Prior to Mines, he served as the department head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, where…more
The Colorado School of Mines, in partnership with Houston-based Utility Global, has been awarded a $150,000 proof of concept grant from the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The award, in response to a proposal by Dr. Neal Sullivan titled “Hydrogen production and CO2 utilization with eXERO ceramics,” aims to further…more
