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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. […]

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 […]

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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Energy and Climate Law and Policy in Colorado – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Getches-Wilkinson Center, CU Law School, as we welcome Eric Blank, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Julie Murphy, Director, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Sharon Jacobs, Associate Professor and Board Member of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University […]

Climate Justice and Global Decarbonization – 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 Advisory Board Member Dr. Daniel M. Kammen,  Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley, presenting a webinar titled Climate Justice and Global Decarbonization on Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 11:00am – 12:00pm […]

Canada’s New Climate Plan – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome Mark Jaccard, a professor at Simon Fraser University where he currently directs the School of Resource and Environmental Management, presenting a webinar titled Canada’s New Climate Plan on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 11:00am – 12:00 p.m. MT. TOPIC: CANADA’S NEW […]

Navigating the Energy Transition – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Vail Symposium as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Navigating the Energy Transition on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm (MT). TOPIC: NAVIGATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR MORGAN D. BAZILIAN HOSTED BY: VAIL SYMPOSIUM TIME: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 – 6:00PM – 7:00PM MT ZOOM WEBINAR – REGISTRATION […]

PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Hariprasad Janakiram Subramani

Virtual Event CO, United States

Current trends in Flow Assurance: from R&D to Applications https://mines.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqd-iqqDMqE9codNMgr1yAma4IyEYHpqai The term flow assurance appears to have come into existence in the 1990s when the industry was pushing into harsher environments such as deep water. It was a realization that the industry would need to be able to guarantee flow over longer distances, 24/7 with […]

Addressing the Resource Curse – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

–Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Scot W. Anderson, Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector, Hogan Lovells, presenting a webinar titled Addressing the Resource Curse on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: ADDRESSING THE RESOURCE CURSE   SPEAKER: SCOT W. ANDERSONENERGY & […]

Physics Colloquium: “Teaching: The Best Kept Secret!”

Wendy Adams Spencer Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics All lectures are via Zoom: https://mines.zoom.us/j/98686472990?pwd=REFBbFBJZk9MbXhldGRzemNaczlTZz09 Bio: I have lived my entire life in Colorado, love teaching physics, and studying […]

Industry Decarbonisation – Hard to Abate Sectors – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Vienna Energy Forum as they welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a webinar titled Industry Decarbonisation – Hard to Abate Sectors on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from […]

Extractive Industries: Green Transition in Mining – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance as they welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Jordy Lee presenting a webinar titled Extractive Industries: Green Transition in Mining on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 9:00am (MT). […]

ESSS: How to Use Work-Study to Conduct Research

Virtual Event CO, United States

This is an Emerging Scholar Seminar Series offered by the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars. At this ESSS, we will discuss how student can utilize a work-study allocation to fund […]

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ESG Investing and What it Means for the Energy Industry – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Institute of Internal Auditors Houston Chapter as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, presenting a webinar titled ESG Investing and what it means for the Energy […]

A Conversation with Ambassador Power – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ambassador Samantha Power, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and author of The […]

What Is the Future of Hydraulic Fracturing in the U.S. and Colorado?

Virtual Event CO, United States

Join the Colorado Local Science Engagement Network on Friday, February 19, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM MST for a discussion on the future of hydraulic fracturing in the United States and Colorado. Our two-part discussion […]

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PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Roland Horne

Virtual Event CO, United States

Big Data and Machine Learning in Reservoir Analysis Register to attend Well monitoring can provide a continuous record of flow rate and pressure, which gives us rich information about the […]

Making Climate Policy Work – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Advisory Board Member David Victor,  Professor; Center for Global Transformation Endowed Chair in Innovation […]

Energy and Climate Law and Policy in Colorado – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Getches-Wilkinson Center, CU Law School, as we welcome Eric Blank, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Julie Murphy, […]

Modeling the Dynamics of Poverty – Rediet Abebe

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Daniels Fund and the Division of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences for a virtual talk by Dr. Rediet Abebe, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Abebe will present her current research on a model of economic welfare that incorporates dynamic experiences with shocks and pose a […]

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Assessing U.S. Passenger Vehicle Decarbonization Under Electrification and Automation Uncertainty – 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. Costa Samaras, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, presenting a webinar titled Assessing U.S. Passenger Vehicle Decarbonization Under Electrification and Automation Uncertainty on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: ASSESSING U.S. […]

Physics Colloquium: “Metrology with Optical Tweezer Arrays of Neutral Atoms”

Adam Kaufman University of Colorado @ Boulder, JILA Abstract: Quantum science with neutral atoms has seen great advances in the past two decades. Many of these advances follow from the development of new techniques for cooling, trapping, and controlling atomic samples. As one example, the technique of optical tweezer trapping of neutral atom arrays has […]

Remember the Flight: Writing and Re-Writing Iranian Women’s Lives

Virtual Event CO, United States

Novelist and literary scholar Jasmin Darznik discusses how Forugh Farrokhzad, Iran's rebel poet, has been transformed and re-imagined outside of Iran, offering new possibilities for how Iranian women are seen--and see themselves--in America and beyond. Bio: Jasmin Darznik is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Bohemians (April 2021), a novel that imagines the friendship between photographer […]

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From Athletics to Engineering: 8 Ways to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

The Payne Institute for Public Policy, Mines DI&A, and Mines Athletics are pleased to host a webinar book launch featuring Johnnie Johnson and Dr. Michael E. Webber on their new collaboration “From Athletics to Engineering: 8 Ways to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All” on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:00am (MT). TOPIC: FROM ATHLETICS TO […]

Merit and Equity in a Capitalist Meritocracy – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome George Sparks, President and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, […]