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Graduate Student Panel – Presented by Mines Career Center and Admissions

Get the inside scoop on applying for grad school, being a grad student, and hear the varied stories of our student panel. The Graduate School Week Lunch Series is hosted by Mines Career Center and Admissions. This webinar is intended for current Mines students and alumni.

Webinar: Alberta in the Energy Crisis – Episode III, The Investor Visits

The Payne Institute for Public Policy upcoming webinar with Senior Research Associate Sara Hasting-Simon on Alberta in the Energy Crisis - Episode III, The Investor Visits. When: Tuesday, May 26 Time:  11:00AM-noon MDT Format: webinar Registration is required.  Please follow this link.

Webinar: Building Back Better by Fueling Innovation in the Energy Sector

The Payne Institute for Public Policy's Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon will present for a webinar titled Building Back Better by Fueling Innovation in the Energy Sector. Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 9:00am - 10:00am MT Format: Webinar Follow this link to register or go to the EVENT WEBSITE. Join us on Wednesday, May 27, […]

Virtual Workshop: Mineral Criticality and the Energy Transition

Payne Institute for Public Policy Director Morgan Bazilian will speak at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) virtual workshop Mineral Criticality and the Energy Transition. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources are pleased to invite you to a virtual workshop to discuss global mineral needs […]

The Politics of Oil Nationalizations and Implications for the Energy Transition

Payne Institute Spring Webinar Series presents Dr. Paasha Mahdavi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California Santa Barbara The Politics of Oil Nationalizations and Implications for the Energy Transition Thursday, June 4 2020 - 11:00am-12:00pm (MT) Extractive resource nationalization—seizing operations for the state—is a gamble: its immediate windfalls can fortify the foundations of enduring rule, or its […]

Webinar: Oil Industry and Market Impacts of COVID-19

The Payne Institute presents Michael Cohen, Chief U.S. Economist and Head of Oil Analysis at BP, win a webinar titled the Oil Industry and Market Impacts of COVID-19. Date: Tuesday, June 9 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM MT Format: webinar Covid-19 has upended the way we live and work, and it has also drastically altered the course of […]

Book Launch Webinar – Global Energy Politics

The Payne Institute for Public Policy is hosting a book launch webinar – Global Energy Politics by Payne Institute Fellow Thijs Van de Graaf, Associate Professor of International Politics at Ghent University, Belgium and Dr. Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex, UK and Professor of Business & Social Sciences, Aarhus University, DK. Date: Wednesday, […]

Webinar – The Burnout Factor: New Insights for Stressful Times

Overwork and workplace stress were already on the rise before the pandemic and protests over racial injustice, but remote work and economic fallout threaten to aggravate the crisis. How to recognize the causes and symptoms in your workforce–and what you can do about it. This session is hosted by the From Day One editorial team, […]

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Addressing Anti-Blackness on Campus: Implications for Educators and Institutions

In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and others, educators are determining options for a thoughtful response. At first, school principals and college presidents responded by releasing public statements to their campus communities. But public statements in and of themselves are meaningless without thoughtful action that addresses the pervasive real and […]

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Payne Institute Webinar – A Presentation on the IEA’s Special Report on Sustainable Recovery – July 1

The Payne Institute for Public Policy presents a webinar by Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency, on IEA’s Special Report on Sustainable Recovery on Wednesday, July 1. As Chief Economist, Mr. Varro leads the Economics and Investment Office (EIO), a newly created group within the IEA that aims to offer sound and consistent energy […]

Innovate EMx Info Session

The impact of natural and human-made disasters can impact our community’s critical infrastructure, where the losses can cascade into larger scale disasters. How can we help predict human behavior and physical damages during these disasters so that we can employ early plans in the resilience of community infrastructures? What are the ways of using AI […]

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Innovate EMx Info Session

The impact of natural and human-made disasters can impact our community’s critical infrastructure, where the losses can cascade into larger scale disasters. How can we help predict human behavior and physical damages during these disasters so that we can employ early plans in the resilience of community infrastructures? What are the ways of using AI […]

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Payne Institute & ERGI Webinar – Bringing Together Government, Industry, and Community

The Payne Institute and the U.S. Department of State – Energy Resource Governance Initiative (ERGI) will host a series of webinars in the next few months. First up – Bringing Together Government, Industry, and Community brings together the governments of Australia, Botswana, Canada, Peru, and the United States founded ERGI with the understanding that clean […]

Payne Institute Webinar – Circular Carbon Economy

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 Geology Trail Tour

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

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 […]

Graduate Seminar Series

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

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 […]

Payne Institute Fall Webinar – Greening the Gas System

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 […]

Van Tuyl Lecture (Virtual): Dr. Luk Peeters, CSIRO

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

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 […]

The Three Rs of Pandemic Ethics

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 […]

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Physics colloquium-“The Life and Death of the Free Neutron”

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 […]

Payne Institute Webinar: The Coming Energy Transformation: Drivers, Consequences, and Implications for Geopolitics

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 […]

Reinventing Our Domestic Mineral Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World Webinar

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. […]

Graduate Seminar Series

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

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, […]

Disability Technologies: Ethical Pitfalls and Social Responsibilities

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 […]

Payne Institute Webinar: Transforming Oil/Gas Companies to Energy Companies: The New Narrative?

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: […]

Physics Colloquium: “Understanding the Brain with Adaptive Optics”

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. […]

Climate Change, Disability, and Equity: An Evening with Alex Ghenis

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 are affected in unique ways by climate change, but are too often left out of plans and actions by stakeholders. Ghenis will contextualize how people […]