Lectures and Seminars
Energy, Climate, and the Media: What Gets Lost in Translation – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome guest Laura Lynch of CBC’s What on Earth on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Energy, Climate, and the Media: What Gets Lost in Translation, Tuesday, February 16 at 11 a.m. MST. TOPIC: ENERGY, CLIMATE, AND THE MEDIA: WHAT […]
A Conversation with Ambassador Power – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 Education of an Idealist, for a webinar conversation on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MT). TOPIC: A CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR SAMANTHA POWER […]
Future of Buildings, Transportation, and Power – Webinar CANCELED
Virtual Event CO, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Roger Duncan, retired Research Fellow at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, and General Manager of Austin Energy and Dr. Michael E. Webber, Chief […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Maria Carreon, South Dakota School of Mines, Nitrogen Fixation: Unveiling the cold plasma-based route
Maria Carreon from the South Dakota School of Mines will give a talk entitled "Nitrogen Fixation: Unveiling the cold plasma-based route."
What Is the Future of Hydraulic Fracturing in the U.S. and Colorado?
Virtual Event CO, United StatesJoin 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 will feature scientific experts and decision-makers, each of whom will share a unique perspective on the economic, environmental, human health, and community considerations of hydraulic […]
PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Roland Horne
Virtual Event CO, United StatesBig 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 reservoir and makes well data a valuable source for reservoir analysis. Recently, it has been shown that machine learning is a promising tool to interpret […]
Making Climate Policy Work – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Reimagining Engineering Through the Eyes of Black Women Educators: A Conversation with Walter Lee
Virtual Event CO, United StatesAs issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to surface, it’s clearly evident that something isn’t working. So, what about engineering should change? Dr. Walter Lee and members of his research group are actively working towards finding answers to this question. Please join us for a conversation. View PDF Flyer
The Role of Natural Gas in the Clean Energy Economy of the Future – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Christopher Smith, Senior Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Cheniere, presenting a webinar titled The Role of Natural Gas in the Clean Energy Economy of the Future on Thursday, February 25, 2021 […]
Energy and Climate Law and Policy in Colorado – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Modeling the Dynamics of Poverty – Rediet Abebe
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Assessing U.S. Passenger Vehicle Decarbonization Under Electrification and Automation Uncertainty – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
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 StatesNovelist 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 […]
From Athletics to Engineering: 8 Ways to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesThe 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 StatesPlease 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, […]
Solar in Alberta: What Does it Look Like and How Do We Manage It? – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Solar in Alberta: What Does it Look Like and […]
Capstone Design as High-Impact Education
Virtual Event CO, United StatesHigh-impact, Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Fostering student development and career pathways to meet 21st-century challenges Interdisciplinary Capstone Design offers a forum to integrate high-impact practices that can build critical 21st-century skillsets for engineering students. Join us as Dr. Aaron Brown speaks via Zoom: https://mines.zoom.us/j/92893030153 Aaron Brown is a professor and program coordinator at Metropolitan State University […]
PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Ding Zhu
Virtual Event CO, United StatesUsing Downhole Fiber Optic Sensing Technology to Monitor, Control and Improve Well Performance Register to Attend Using Downhole Fiber Optic Sensing Technology to Monitor, Control and Improve Well Performance Downhole sensing technology today provide engineers continuous measurements for flow condition diagnosis. The measurements include temperature, pressure, acoustic, and strain, with distributed temperature sensors (DTS) and […]
Physics Colloquium: “Building Effective Instructional Change Teams to Improve Undergraduate STEM Courses: Lessons from an Ongoing, National-Scale Study”
Alice Olmstead Texas State University, Department of Physics Abstract: Much has been learned in the past few decades about how to teach undergraduate STEM courses in a way that generates positive and equitable student outcomes. At the same time, many instructional change efforts that aim to support individual instructors in incorporating equitable, student-centered classroom practices […]
We Need New Myths: A talk with film-maker and novelist Laleh Khadivi
Virtual Event CO, United StatesThe world is changing faster, and more intensely, than ever. How are we to reconcile the realities of identity, cultural integrity and humility and compassion as we tick closer to […]
ESSS How to Design an Effective Research Poster
Virtual Event CO, United StatesThe Emerging Scholars Seminar Series offers free weekly seminars on various topics of interest to undergraduate student researchers at Mines. Any interested students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. There are no limitations on attendance. This is a seminar offered by the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars. At this ESSS we will discuss how […]
Policy Perspective for CCUS – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Lee Beck, CCUS Policy Innovation Director, Clean Air Task […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Lucio Isa, ETH Zurich, New Directions for Active Colloids: Swimming at Oil-Water Interfaces and External Feedback
Lucio Isa from ETH Zurich will give a talk entitled "New Directions for Active Colloids: Swimming at Oil-Water Interfaces and External Feedback."
Dr. Orrs: Role and Future of Design in Engineering Education
Virtual Event CO, United StatesDr Orrs will discuss the multifaceted role of design in engineering education in courses, career & life. Zoom link: https://mines.zoom.us/j/93646659897 After exploring the multi-faceted role of design thinking in engineering education, this presentation previews new developments that can be anticipated in the field, which will keep Mines at the forefront of engineering capstone design and […]
Governance of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Alex Gilbert, Project Manager, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, presenting a webinar titled Governance of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: GOVERNANCE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN A CARBON-CONSTRAINED WORLD SPEAKER: PAYNE […]
Engineering Change Live Webinar. The Making of Engineering Change
Virtual Event CO, United StatesDr. Pearson created Engineering Change Podcast to help REDEFINE the engineering education experience as we know it. Rooted in diversity, inclusion and equity best practices, Dr. Pearson is working to RE-imagine who we see as engineers and what we see as engineering, DE-silo academic programs and problem solving, and FINE-tune academic climate and culture so everyone can […]
Hennebach Panel with Jasmin Darznik, Patricia Engel, Laleh Khadivi focused on Identity, Gender, Immigration Issues and BIPOC concerns in the US with three prominent writers.
Virtual Event CO, United StatesJoin prominent novelists and film-makers Jasmin Darznik, Patricia Engel, Laleh Khadivi for a discussion on issues facing women scholars and artists. Jasmin Darznik is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Bohemians (April 2021), a novel that imagines the friendship between photographer Dorothea Lange and her Chinese American assistant in 1920s San Francisco. Her debut […]
Dr. Kate Youmans presents: Advancing Design at Mines
Virtual Event CO, United StatesDr. Youmans will discuss design education that prepares engineering graduates for the 21st century. Zoom link: https://mines.zoom.us/j/96552640108 Engineering programs face the growing challenge of building programs to effectively prepare students for an increasingly complex 21st century. This requires a continued emphasis on technical skills, alongside professional skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and communication. Further, students […]
MURF Information Session
Virtual Event CO, United StatesThe Emerging Scholars Seminar Series offers free weekly seminars on various topics of interest to undergraduate student researchers at Mines. Any interested students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. There are no limitations on attendance. This is a seminar offered by the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars. At this ESSS we will discuss how […]
Nuclear Science & Engineering Info Session
Virtual Event CO, United StatesInterested in combating climate change? Want to set yourself apart from your Engineering peers with a master's degree in Nuclear Engineering? Does an engineering field with a median salary of $108K and growth potential interest you? Learn more at the Nuclear Science & Engineering Virtual Info Session: Thursday, March 18, 12:30 p.m., MT. Graduate degrees […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Amy Herr, University of California, Berkeley, Microfluidic design bridges a gap: Electrophoretic Cytometry for targeted proteomics
Amy Herr from the University of California, Berkeley will give a talk. entitled "Microfluidic design bridges a gap: Electrophoretic Cytometry for targeted proteomics."
The Role of Carbon Capture in Helping to Meet Climate Goals – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, presenting a webinar titled The Role of Carbon Capture in Helping to Meet Climate Goals on Monday, March 22, 2021 […]
Developing holistic problem solvers through student-driven capstone design
Virtual Event CO, United StatesCapstone programs offer the opportunity for students to develop creative, realistic, multidisciplinary, and sustainable engineering designs while simultaneously developing design competency and practical skills. Client-driven processes in particular have excellent potential to generate co-curricular benefits such as networking and job placements. The future of design education centers around preparing the next generation of holistic problem […]
PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Junjing Zhang
Virtual Event CO, United StatesMitigating Production Degradation Due to Frac Hits in Unconventional Reservoirs Register To Attend In unconventional reservoirs, a "frac hit" is the infill-to-parent well communication during hydraulic fracturing. In most shale plays, production from the parent-infill well system drops below original forecasts due to production degradation after fracture hits from offset wells. Fracturing treatments in infill […]
The Energy Transition and Public Policy – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Former Colorado Governor and Director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University, presenting a webinar titled The Energy Transition and Public Policy on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm […]
Physics Colloquium: “Spin Qubits in Si: Coherence and Control”
Xuedong Hu University at Buffalo, Department of Physics Abstract: Electron spin qubits in Si are promising candidates as building blocks toward future scalable quantum computers. Tremendous progress has been made in the past decade in demonstrating the exceptional coherence properties of spins confined in quantum dots and donors. However, studies of high-fidelity manipulation of spin […]