Tim Sweitzer Colorado School of Mines, Environmental Health & Safety MANDATORY safety training for faculty, staff, postdocs, grad students, and undergraduates working in laboratories. All lectures are via Zoom. If […]
The Payne Institute for Public Policy welcomes Adam Sieminski, President of KAPSARC, presenting a webinar titled Circular Carbon Economy on Tuesday, September 2, 2020 from 9:00-10:00am MT. TOPIC: CIRCULAR CARBON ECONOMY […]
Bob Weimer Mines Virtual Geology Trail Tour Virtual Meeting information: Stephen A. Sonnenberg is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. A virtual field tour of the Bob Weimer Mines […]
Stephanie Law University of Delaware, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering Abstract: When light interacts with complex materials, it can give rise to a variety of interesting phenomena. In this talk, I will first give a short explanation of how light interacts with materials. This will include a discussion of plasmon polaritons, a type of […]
The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: Student-Advisor Communication: Accountability in Guidance, Mentorship, and Self-Reliance (Taking Control of Your Research) Virtual Meeting Information: Cheryl Ann Medford is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Graduate Seminar Series Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from PC, Mac, […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Fellow Dr. Dolf Gielen, Director, IRENA Innovation Technology Center, presenting Greening the Gas System on Friday, September 11, 2020 from 9:00am-10:00am MT. TOPIC: GREENING THE GAS SYSTEM HOSTED BY: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY TIME: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 9:00AM – 10:00AM […]
Luk Peeters, CSIRO Navigating Groundwater Model Uncertainty Analysis Abstract: The design of a groundwater model is based on the model objective, the management or research question that the model seeks to address. Designing the uncertainty analysis of a groundwater models likewise needs to consider the objective of the uncertainty analysis; how the uncertainty in model […]
Speaker: Adjunct Professor Richard A. Levine Time: 6:00 pm, September 17th, 2020 Register at: https://forms.gle/zTChcpBDyWuqWSh96
Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Payne Institute for Public Policy on Monday, September 21 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. MDT for an engaging panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for building increased grid resilience in the face of extreme weather events. TOPIC: GRID RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF EXTREME […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated numerous ethical challenges, from triage in the event of severe resource shortages, to ensuring the safety of essential workers, to saving lives while also preserving livelihoods. Dr Wynia will explore some of the most contentious issues faced and the most painful lessons learned for policymakers, the public, and frontline health […]
Restrictions, Rationing and Responsibilities: the three R’s of pandemic ethics The COVID-19 pandemic has generated numerous ethical challenges, from triage in the event of severe resource shortages, to ensuring the safety of essential workers, to saving lives while also preserving livelihoods. Dr Wynia will explore some of the most contentious issues faced and the most […]
Nadia Fomin University of Tennessee, Knoxville Abstract: Neutron beta decay is an archetype for all semi-leptonic charged-current weak processes. A precise value for the neutron lifetime is required for consistency tests of the Standard Model and is needed to predict the primordial 4He abundance from the theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Other parameters from neutron […]
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 The New Hydrogen Economy: Pathway or Panacea? on Wednesday, September 23rd from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MT. TOPIC: THE NEW HYDROGEN ECONOMY: PATHWAY OR PANACEA? HOSTED BY: ENERGY VS. CLIMATE, A PAYNE INSTITUTE […]
Please join the IGC (International Growth Centre) and the Payne Institute on Monday, September 28, 2020 at starting at 7:45am MT for a discussion on the State of Fragility. Payne Director Morgan Bazilian will speak on Power Planning in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States. TOPIC: POWER PLANNING IN THE FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES SPEAKER: PAYNE DIRECTOR MORGAN BAZILIAN […]
Tim Ohno Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics Abstract: A year ago, the Mines Physics Department led a student team to compete in Morocco in the inaugural Solar Decathlon Africa. The engineering and science that lead to the victory in this project will be discussed, along with the tale of the international adventure that […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Tim Boersma, Non-Resident Fellow at the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy, Director, Sustainability & Strategy Advisory, ABN AMRO, presenting The Possible Role of Natural Gas in Various Energy Transition Pathways on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 10:00am […]
Please join the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian for a presentation titled The Coming Energy Transformation: Drivers, Consequences, and Implications for Geopolitics on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 11:15am – 12:00pm MDT. Morgan Bazilian will challenge you to consider our role as scientists and global citizens on the road […]
Please join the RealClear Politics and the Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 8:30am – 9:30am MT for a webinar titled Reinventing Our Domestic Minerals Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World. The webinar will be an in-depth conversation on the challenges facing the U.S.’ overreliance on mineral imports and domestic mineral production. […]
The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: Wellness Skills: Coping with Everyday Pressures in an Academic Environment (What’s Normal, What’s Not) Virtual Meeting Information: Cheryl Ann Medford is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Graduate Seminar Series Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from PC, Mac, […]
Abstract: People often talk about designing for disabled people as engineering in a humanitarian mode, and designers are lauded for their work to help people when it concerns disability technology. There is resistance to how this work is cast from the disability community. Our community often sees projects developed without rich engagement with the relevant […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Advisory Board Member Dr. Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist at IHS Markit, presenting Transforming Oil/Gas Companies to Energy Companies: The New Narrative? on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 10:00am – 11:00am MT. TOPIC: TRANSFORMING OIL/GAS COMPANIES TO ENERGY COMPANIES: […]
Emily Gibson University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Abstract: Understanding how the brain’s complex neural networks perform critical functions and govern behavior, cognition and intuition is a key goal of neuroscience and can lead to improved treatment for various neurological disorders. The development of new tools for studying the brain is critical in this effort. […]
As climate change and our understanding of it progresses, it is clear that we will need to reduce our emissions and adapt to new environments and economies. People with disabilities […]
–Please join the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory as they host Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian for a webinar titled Infrastructure Part 1: Contention in the Energy Sector on Thursday, October 8, […]
Join us for the conversation with Veloce Digital - SmartTab , a digital medicine company to know about their smart injectables and how they transform into ingestibles for oral biologics […]
Lorena G. Moscardelli, Equinor Principal Researcher Geology Title: Deep-water Processes and Deposits, from Mass Transport Complexes in Eastern Offshore Trinidad to Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Systems in Offshore Nova Scotia and a […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Patrick Heller, Advisor, Natural Resource Governance Institute, Senior Visiting Fellow, Center for Law, […]
Laura Waller University of California, Berkeley Abstract: We describe a compact and inexpensive computational microscope that encodes 3D information into a single 2D sensor measurement, then exploits sparsity to reconstruct […]
R. Dwayne Betts will present an excerpt of the solo show that he is developing based on "Felon." The work engages with the contemporary moment, mass incarceration, and the challenges […]
TALKING ROBOTICS Number 1 - Join faculty and students from Mines' new Robotics Program as Professor Kevin Moore talks about robotics for hazardous materials response. Mines new Robotics Program will […]
Please join the Countdown TEDx Calgary Webinar Series as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon on a TEDx Calgary presentation titled Countdown to Climate Change on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Prince Musab Al-Saud, Director – Office of Political and Congressional Affairs, The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, […]
Please join Engineers Ireland and Morgan D. Bazilian present at the virtual National Conference titled Engineering Climate Action: Solutions to Combat Climate Change in Ireland on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 2:00am […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 9:00am – 10:00am. MT as we welcome Jamie Webster, Senior Director, BCG Center for Energy Impact, for a […]
The Payne Institute for Public Policy and the Humanitarian Engineering Program at Colorado School of Mines are pleased to host a webinar featuring members of the NSF Partnerships for International […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Arvind P. Ravikumar, Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Harrisburg University, presenting a webinar […]
The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: Time Management: Insights from Current and Past Graduate Students (Establishing Successful Routines) Virtual Meeting Information: Cheryl Ann Medford is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Graduate Seminar Series Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from PC, Mac, Linux, […]
Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, with special guest Mark Tercek, former president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy and co-author of “Nature’s Fortune: […]