Paul Santi is a Professor of Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, where he has been on faculty for over 19 years. Previously, he taught for 6 years at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and worked for 6 years as an engineer and consultant in San Francisco and Denver. His recent […]
Please join the Calgary Climate Symposium as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Rebuilding Alberta’s Energy Sector, Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 11:00am – 12:00pm MT. TOPIC: REBUILDING ALBERTA’S ENERGY SECTOR SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE HOSTED BY: ENERGY VS. CLIMATE AND THE PAYNE […]
Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome moderator John Bradford, Vice President for Global Initiatives, Colorado School of Mines, and Manika Prasad, Professor Geophysics, presenting a webinar titled CCUS @ Mines Research Showcase on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 1:00pm (MT). Various Colorado […]
Dr. Nicole Lautze, University of Hawaii Topic: What We Know and Don't Know about Hawaii's Geothermal Resource Abstract: The State of Hawaii has the highest cost of electricity in the nation (roughly twice the national average), and a mandate to reach 100% renewable by 2045, yet still imports fossil fuels, including coal, to meet ~70% […]
Brent Nannenga from Arizona State University will give a talk entitled "High-resolution molecular structure determination: Methods development and applications."
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 Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, Sharon Jacobs, Associate Professor and Board Member of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University of Colorado Law School, and Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, […]
Please join the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium on Tuesday, May 4, Wednesday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 14, 2021 from 9:00am – 5:00pm (MT). TOPIC: 21ST CENTURY ENERGY TRANSITION SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS: JORDY LEE, PROGRAM MANAGER, PAYNE INSTITUTE, WILL MODERATE ON TUESDAY, […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Andrew L. Spielman, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP, presenting a webinar titled Colorado’s Energy Future: Are We There Yet? on Tuesday, April 6, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: COLORADO’S ENERGY FUTURE: ARE WE THERE YET? SPEAKER: ANDREW […]
Simone Hyater-Adams American Physical Society Abstract: My path through physics is non-traditional in many ways, and it serves as an example of how the physics discipline can fail Black students even when we are seen as high achieving. In this talk, I will discuss my physics journey, and how I found myself in a career […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Eamon Ryan T.D, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Ireland, presenting a webinar titled Ireland’s Climate Change Strategy on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Paula Gant, PhD., Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Gas Technology Institute (GTI), presenting a webinar titled Managing Carbon, Growing Economies: Ambition. Innovation. Scale. Collaboration. All Required. on Thursday,April 8, 2021 from […]
Join the VIP Professional Development Program for its first in a series of workshops to develop communication skills essential for success while transitioning into an internship or first professional position. Learn a crash course in Public Speaking, plus ways to effectively engage with your audience. This presentation will highlight important tools, resources, and practices when […]
Golden Town and Gown Book Club (TGBC) will discuss When Rivers Run Dry, by Fred Pearce in a Zoom meeting on April 8, 2021. Mr. Pearce is an entertaining, British writer, with an international perspective. The topic of water supply is thought by some to rival climate change in importance to our country. Our Discussion […]
Hadley Sikes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give a talk entitled "Protein and reaction engineering for accessible, scalable medical diagnostics."
Please join the American Association of Geographers and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Tilottama Ghosh, Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Research Associate, presenting a webinar titled Using Building Volume Per Capita (BVPC) to Assess Spatial Inequality in Denver and Surrounding Counties on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from 2:30pm […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Neil Fromer, Executive Director, Programs, Resnick Sustainability Institute, California Institute of Technology, presenting a webinar titled Decarbonizing Industrial Production on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: DECARBONIZING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SPEAKER: DR. NEIL FROMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, […]
Mark Eriksson University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics Abstract: Quantum computing is based on the manipulation of two-level quantum systems, or qubits. In most approaches to quantum computing, qubits are as much as possible isolated from their environment in order to minimize the loss of qubit phase coherence. The use of nuclear spins as qubits is a […]
Join the VIP Professional Development Program for a series of workshops to develop communication skills essential for success while transitioning into an internship or first professional position. Attend two or more sessions to be entered in a drawing for prizes. Learn ways to improve and enhance your communication within the professional setting. We will practice […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jeffrey Ackermann, former Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission presenting a webinar titled Public Policy, Public Utilities and (Regulatory) Pursuit of the Public Interest on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). […]
Celebrate Undergraduate Research Week and the accomplishments of our hardworking students! Join the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars and undergraduate student researcher, Lauren "Zoe" Baker, for an Undergraduate Research Student Spotlight on Zoom. Lauren “Zoe” Baker is a third year undergraduate student double majoring in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. Zoe does research with the […]
Molecular Structure, Functional Molecules, Molecule Simulations and Classical Thermodynamics in Relation to Efficient Hydrocarbon Energy Production and Stewardship of the Environment Professor Abbas Firoozabadi Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA Register to attend at https://bit.ly/3e0IM1s In the last few years, there has […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dustin Mulvaney, Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San José State University (SJSU), presenting a webinar titled Circular Economies to Decarbonize Electricity and Mobility on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: CIRCULAR ECONOMIES TO […]
Celebrate Undergraduate Research Week and the accomplishments of our hardworking students! Join the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars and undergraduate student researcher, Sadie Jonson, for an Undergraduate Research Student Spotlight.
Dylan Yost Colorado State University, Department of Physics Abstract: Because of hydrogen’s simplicity, its energy levels are well-described by quantum electrodynamics (QED). This had made precision spectroscopy of hydrogen a favorite testbed for bound-stated QED. In addition, assuming the QED calculations are correct, one can use hydrogen spectroscopy to determine the Rydberg constant and the […]
Join the VIP Professional Development Program for a series of workshops to develop communication skills essential for success while transitioning into an internship or first professional position. Attend two or more sessions to be entered in a drawing for prizes. How do I create standout emails that actually elicit responses? What should I do after […]
Please join the Atlantic Council and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Morgan Bazilian speaking at a webinar titled Sustainable Minerals for the Energy Transition on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm (MT). TOPIC: SUSTAINABLE MINERALS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION SPEAKER: DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN, DIRECTOR, PAYNE […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, U.S. Navy, Retired, presenting a webinar titled Climate Change and National Security: The Need to Address a Growing Global Threat on Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 11:00am – 12:00pm […]
Please join Energy vs. Climate and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ken Caldeira, Gates Ventures, presenting a webinar titled What Can We Know About Energy Futures? on Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 11:00am – 12:00pm (MT). TOPIC: WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT ENERGY FUTURES? SPEAKER: KEN CALDEIRA, GATES […]
Celebrate Undergraduate Research Week and the accomplishments of our hardworking students! Join the office of Undergraduate Research Scholars and undergraduate student researcher, Ethan Perry, for an Undergraduate Research Student Spotlight on Zoom. Register: https://mines.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvfuGvrTsoGtbXYk_6IyRUAmFBuQfsAIGh
Dr. Richard Wanty, Colorado School of Mines Topic: "Weathering Rates in Alpine Catchments of Central Colorado" Abstract: The USGS conducted a large sampling campaign of headwater streams in Colorado from 1004-2007. Full inorganic chemical analyses were conducted, as well as field measurements of chemical parameters and stream discharge. These measurements allowed calculation of instantaneous chemical […]
Carrie Farberow from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will give a talk entitled "First principles modeling to reveal the effect of surface modification strategies on hydrogenation catalysis."
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Eric Blank, Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, presenting a webinar titled Colorado Clean Energy Policy: A Regulatory View on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm (MT). TOPIC: COLORADO CLEAN ENERGY POLICY: A REGULATORY VIEW SPEAKER: ERIC BLANK, CHAIRMAN, […]
Jesse Wilson Colorado State University, Electrical & Computer Engineering Abstract: Heme proteins contain an iron-porphyrin group, which plays a central role in oxygen transport, electron transfer, and catalysis in a wide range of organisms. Their unique redox- and oxygen-sensitive optical absorption spectra form the basis for technologies like pulse-oximetry devices and provided critical clues that […]
Please join the Canadian Renewable Energy Association and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Payne Institute Senior Research Associate, presenting a webinar titled Exploring Opportunities for Green Hydrogen on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 11:00am – 11:30am (MT). TOPIC: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN HYDROGEN SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, […]
The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: Resume Workshop with Representatives from Occidental Oils & Gas Virtual Meeting Information: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://mines.zoom.us/j/98705083522?pwd=ay84bDhubDBJOUxWQVRWbVozQ0Jzdz09 Password: 370293 Or iPhone one-tap: 16699006833,98705083522# or 12532158782,98705083522# Or Telephone: Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 253 215 8782 (US […]
Diego Pradilla from the Universidad de Los Andes will give a talk entitled, "The strange but interesting world of asphaltenes."
Please join the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium on Tuesday, May 4, Wednesday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 14, 2021 from 9:00am – 5:00pm (MT). TOPIC: 21ST CENTURY ENERGY TRANSITION SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS: JORDY LEE, PROGRAM MANAGER, PAYNE INSTITUTE, WILL MODERATE ON TUESDAY, […]
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 Science and Technology Officer at ENGIE, […]
Please join Energy vs. Climate and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Thomas Koch Blank,senior principal at RMI, presenting a webinar titled Decarbonizing Heavy Industry on Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 11:00am – 12:00pm (MT). TOPIC: DECARBONIZING HEAVY INDUSTRY SPEAKER: THOMAS KOCH BLANK, SENIOR PRINCIPAL, RMI MODERATOR: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, PAYNE […]