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Towards a Just Transition – Webinar

Please join the University of Cambridge, UK as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian for a webinar titled Towards a Just Transition on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 8:00am – […]

Unit-Level Analyses of the Power Sector – Webinar

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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Steven J. Davis, JD, PhD, Professor of Earth System Science and Civil and […]

Physics colloquium-“Making Metal Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics a Reality: An Update on State-of-the-Art”

Joe Berry National Renewable Energy Laboratory Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) devices based on metal halide perovskite (MHP) absorbers have reached outstanding performance over the past few years, surpassing power conversion efficiency of over 25% for lab cells and with large area devices in excess of 18%.  For the solar application stability, the most demanding requirement to […]

Climate Finance for Oil and Gas Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Climate Finance for Oil and Gas on Wednesday, November […]

Van Tuyl Lecture (Virtual): Dr. Lesli Wood, Colorado School of Mines

Berthoud Hall 1516 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Lesli Wood, Colorado School of Mines, Robert J. Weimer Chair in Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology Title: Elephants in Northeastern South America: The Origin and Evolution of Cross-shelf Valleys Feeding the […]

Alumni Guest Speaker-Kevin Creel, VP North American Discoveries, Nevada Gold Mines

Virtual Event CO, United States

Kevin Creel, VP North American Discoveries, Nevada Gold Mines will be a guest speaker for CSM 250/ Engineering Your Career Path class. This event is open to all interested students. Please go to DiggerNet/ Events/ Workshops to access the Zoom link. Kevin Creel, VP North American Discoveries, has been exploring and making discoveries with Barrick […]

Physics Colloquium: “An Introduction to Optical Vortices and Topological Fluids of Light”

Mark Lusk (Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics) Mark Siemens (University of Denver) Abstract: Hydrodynamic whirlpools have fascinated scientists for centuries, seeking to understand their individual structure, stability, and the ways in which they interact with one another. Who hasn’t marveled at tornadoes or watched as soap bubbles get sucked into the vortex of […]

Nuclear’s Role in Canada’s Low-Carbon Future? Webinar

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Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome Elizabeth May, MP and former leader of the Green Party of Canada, on the Energy vs. […]

Canada’s Hydrogen Potential Webinar

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Please join The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon for a webinar titled Canada’s Hydrogen Potential on Tuesday, December 8, […]

Demo Day for McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Virtual Event CO, United States

Mines alumni and community are invited to virtually listen in and engage with student teams from Innov8X as they pitch their solutions to our Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency sponsors. This national pilot course was made possible by DHS, FEMA Region VIII, Common Mission Project and BMNT. Innov8X is a pilot course […]

Geospatial Analysis for Development (Geo4Dev) – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Geo4Dev as they welcome Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Dr. Christopher Elvidge presenting a webinar on the development of global nighttime lights Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 10:00am – 2:20pm MT and Friday, […]

Stable Energy in a Dynamic World – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Columbian Association of Petroleum Geologists and Geophysicists (ACGGP) as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Jordy Lee as he gives the Keynote – Stable Energy in a Dynamic World for […]

Flaring in a Global Contest – Webinar

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Please join the American Economic Association as they welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute of Public Policy, presenting a webinar titled Flaring in a Global Context on Monday, January […]

Equinor Energy Perspectives: Long-Term Macro and Energy Market Outlook – Webinar

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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor, presenting at webinar titled Equinor Energy Perspectives – Long-Term Macro and Energy Market Outlook on Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). TOPIC: EQUINOR ENERGY PERSPECTIVES: LONG-TERM MACRO AND […]

Considerations in Building an Economic Low Carbon Electric System – Webinar

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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Alice K. Jackson, President, Xcel Energy – Colorado, presenting at webinar titled Considerations in Building an Economic Low Carbon Electric System on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: CONSIDERATIONS IN BUILDING AN ECONOMIC LOW CARBON ELECTRIC SYSTEM SPEAKER: ALICE […]

Grad School Panel: Alternative Pathways

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Join a panel of alumni to learn about graduate school pathways you may not have considered such as law school, med school, and MBA programs.

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Grad School Week

Virtual Event CO, United States

Join the Career Center, Alumni Office, Graduate Admissions, and the Writing Center for a week of virtual panels and workshops to learn more about grad school, program options, and making your application stand out.

Free

Critical Minerals & U.S. National Security – Webinar

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Please join the Denver Council on Foreign Relations as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan D. Bazilian presenting a webinar titled Critical Minerals & U.S. National Security on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm (MT). TOPIC: CRITICAL MINERALS & U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY SPEAKER: DR. MORGAN D. BAZILIAN, DIRECTOR OF THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY HOSTED BY: DENVER […]

Betting on Hydrogen – But How Much is Hype? – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

– Please join CleanTech Forum San Francisco as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon presenting a webinar titled Betting on Hydrogen – but How Much is Hype? on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 12:45pm – 1:25pm (MT). TOPIC: BETTING ON HYDROGEN – BUT HOW MUCH IS HYPE? SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, PAYNE INSTITUTE SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE […]

The New Map – Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman at IHS Markit, presenting at webinar on his new book titled THE NEW MAP – Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations on Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). TOPIC: THE NEW MAP – […]

US Public Policy Toward Critical Materials – Neoliberalism, Industrial Policy, and a Bit of History – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. Roderick G. Eggert, Professor, Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Deputy Director of Critical Materials Institute, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled US Public Policy Toward Critical Materials – Neoliberalism, Industrial Policy, and […]

Physics Colloquium: “MD Simulations, Free-Energy Calculations, and Machine Learning Applied to SARS-CoV-2 Proteins”

James (JC) Gumbart Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a strain of coronaviruses, named for the characteristic trimeric spike (S) glycoproteins that protrude from the viral membrane surface. The S proteins are type I fusion proteins, which upon recognition of ACE2, their host cell receptor, undergo substantial conformational change leading to membrane fusion and viral entry. […]

Engineering and Capitalism: A Fraught Relationship, with Professor Carl Mitcham

Virtual Event CO, United States

Last year in Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering, Professor Carl Mitcham reviewed some 30 years of an effort to reflect critically on engineering. In the process it became apparent that an important missing element, in his work as well as in that of many others, was critical examination of the relationship between English-speaking engineering […]

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Mitigating Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome J.W. Postal, CEO & Founder at Nikola Power, presenting a webinar titled Mitigating Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). TOPIC: MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH ARTIFICIAL […]

DI&A Campus Symposium

Virtual Event CO, United States

Halfway through the year, we set aside time for all of campus to gather to learn about progress on the Mines DI&A Strategic Plan, share updates on department and campus units’ implementation plan goals and engage in learning and skill development opportunities. This year’s line-up includes: Active learning around department/unit flash talk presentations, gender equity, minimizing microaggressions and DI&A Real […]

Management of Flaring and Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Sector: Incentives and Constraints – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. Benjamin Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Economics & Business, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled Management of Flaring and Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Sector: Incentives and Constraints on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 1:00pm […]

On Writing Ourselves: an Exploration of Latinx Identity and Representation) with the novelist and Professor Patricia Engel

Virtual Event CO, United States

Patricia Engel will lead a reading of her work along with a discussion focused on the difficulties and existential dilemmas that Latinx writers and scholars specifically face in defining themselves and their work in relation to (and in opposition to) current and historical barriers reinforced by stereotypes, dislocation, and diaspora.

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