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Carbon Mineralization for CO2 Removal from Air and Permanent Storage at the Gigaton Scale

Center for Technology and Learning Media (CTLM) 1650 Arapahoe St., Golden, 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 Peter B. Kelemen, Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor, Columbia University, presenting a live seminar titled Carbon Mineralization for CO2 Removal from Air and Permanent Storage at the Gigaton Scale on Friday, April 8, 2022, […]

Special Physics colloquium, “Advancing Printed Semiconductor Electronics via Control over Interfaces & Microstructure”

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Ahmad Kirmani NREL Abstract: The ability to render semiconductors into inks and to print them with bespoke properties promises the herald of next-generation low-cost printed semiconductor electronics for terrestrial and space applications. While several semiconductor inks have emerged including metal oxides, colloidal quantum dots, perovskites, polymers, and 2D materials, ink printing lacks the pristine quality […]

DISTINGUISHED SEMINAR SERIES: Kan Wu, Texas A&M University

Marquez Hall 1600 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO, United States

Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Characterization in Unconventional Reservoirs: Numerical Modeling and Data Interpretation Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling is a key technique to economically unlock hydrocarbon in unconventional reservoirs. Despite their successful applications, accurate characterization of the complex hydraulic fracture geometry that is created in unconventional reservoirs remains challenging due to the complexities of stress […]

Physics colloquium-“Spectrally-Multiplexed Entanglement Swapping of Time-Frequency Entangled Photons”

Brian Smith University of Oregon Abstract: Entanglement, the correlations displayed between sub- systems of a multipartite quantum system, is one of the most distinguishing properties of quantum physics and a significant resource for quantum information science and technology. Entanglement swapping is a protocol that enables entanglement of quantum systems that have never interacted. This protocol […]

Geophysics Heiland Lecture 4/13

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

Dr. Vasconcelos presents: Toward a Wavescope – AI-driven, Bayesian imaging and monitoring of subwavelength microstructures with finite-frequency waves

VAN TUYL LECTURE: DR. CHEN ZHU, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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

Dr. Chen Zhu, Indiana University Thursday, April 14, 2022 in BE 241/ Zoom 4-5PM Hydrogeochemistry: Recent Advances and Opportunities & Challenges Ahead Abstract: Chemical and isotopic processes occur in every segment of the hydrological cycle. Hydrogeochemistry—the groundwater subdiscipline that studies these processes—has seen a transformation from “witch’s brew” into a credible science. In particular, we […]

Unpacking the Intensity of Policy Conflicts: Lessons from Debates Over Shale Oil and Gas in the U.S.

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Tanya Heikkila, PhD, Professor, Co-Director, Center for Policy and Democracy, University of Colorado, Denver, presenting a virtual seminar titled Unpacking the Intensity of Policy Conflicts: Lessons from Debates Over Shale Oil and Gas in the U.S. on Tuesday, […]

Physics colloquium-“Beyond Lighting–Gallium Nitride for Augmented Reality, Robotics, Health Care, & Quantum Information”

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Pei-Cheng Ku University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Abstract: Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors are best known for their revolutionary applications in creating significant energy savings for electric lights (Nobel Prize in Physics 2014). Unlike silicon and the majority of other compound semiconductor materials, GaN is piezoelectric due to its wurtzite symmetry which is […]

MN Seminar Series

Brown Hall 1610 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Orlando Erickson, Senior Director Infrastructure at Newmont, discusses creating the smart mine of the future with private LTE

VAN TUYL LECTURE: DR. TREVOR PARTRIDGE, USGS

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

Dr. Trevor Partridge, United States Geological Survey Thursday, April 21, 2022 in BE 241/ Zoom, 4-5PM Is Expanding Irrigation a Feasible Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for U.S. Agriculture? Abstract: Irrigation can increase current crop yields, make marginal land suitable for production, and is often slated as a key climate change adaptation strategy. However, future water […]

Distinguished Seminar Series: Patrick F. Dobson

Marquez Hall 1600 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO, United States

With the current transition in energy sources from fossil fuels to renewable energy to address the world's climate change crisis, new attention is being paid to the uses and potential of geothermal energy. Geothermal energy has been used by humankind for millennia, but it has been overshadowed by faster growing renewable energy sources such as […]

Building a Unicorn in the Clean Energy Market – Lessons from the Field – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Adrian Tuck, Chief Executive Officer, Uplight, presenting a virtual seminar titled Building a Unicorn in the Clean Energy Market – Lessons from the Field on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from 9:30am – 10:45am (MT). TOPIC: BUILDING A UNICORN […]

University Research for the Future of Energy

Green Center 924 16th Street, Golden, CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jay Hakes, Presidential and Energy Historian, Author, and former Administrator of the U.S. Information Administration, presenting a virtual seminar titled University Research for the Future of Energy on Wednesday, April 27 , October 29, 2022 from 1:30pm – […]

MN Seminar Series

Brown Hall 1610 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Joe Trouba, PhD Candidate, Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, discusses critical elements from copper flue dusts

PhysicsFest!

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Join us for undergraduate research posters, food, drinks, and physics! CoorsTek lobby

Industrial Climate Tech Summit

Green Center 924 16th Street, Golden, CO, United States

Please join Nomadic Venture Partners and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a keynote address at the Industrial Climate Tech Summit on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 10:45am – 11:15am (MT). TOPIC: INDUSTRIAL CLIMATE TECH SUMMIT SPEAKER: DR. MORGAN D. BAZILIAN, DIRECTOR, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC […]

Overview of Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights – Hybrid Seminar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Christopher Elvidge, Director Payne Institute Earth Observation Group, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Overview of Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 11:00pm – 2:15pm (MT). TOPIC:  OVERVIEW […]

The World For Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources – Virtual Book Launch

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Javier Blas, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, and Jack Farchy, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg News, presenting a virtual book launch for the newly published The World For Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources on Wednesday, June 22, […]

Critical Minerals and Energy Geopolitics – Virtual Presentation

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Missouri S&T, NSF, and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals and Energy Geopolitics on Friday, August 5, 2022 from 10:00am – 12:45pm (MT). TOPIC:  CRITICAL MINERALS AND ENERGY GEOPOLITICS SPEAKER: DR. MORGAN D. BAZILIAN, DIRECTOR, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC […]

Physics colloquium: Safety and Hazardous Waste Generator Training

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Environmental Health & Safety Department Colorado School of Mines MANDATORY safety training for faculty, staff, postdocs, grad students, and undergraduates working in laboratories. All lectures held in CoorsTek 140 unless otherwise specified

Mines Geology Trail: Steve Sonnenberg, CSM

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

Mines Geology Trail Tour, With Steve Sonnenberg, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering 4PM, Thursday, September 1, 2022 MEET AT BERTHOUD HALL’S WEST ENTRANCE STEPS AND BRING A WATER BOTTLE  

GLOBAL ENERGY FUTURE INNOVATION FORUM

Bunker Auditorium 924 16th St., Golden

The Global Energy Future INNOVATION FORUM on September 7, 2022 from 9am – 6:00pm will showcase the incredible breadth of research being done by Mines Faculty, highlighting how and why an interdisciplinary approach is required to solve the world’s biggest challenges in ensuring a global energy future. SEPTEMBER 7 – GLOBAL ENERGY FUTURE INNOVATION FORUM September […]

Accelerated Retirement of Coal Plants – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager Brad Handler for a virtual discussion with Deb Chattopadhyay, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank titled Accelerated Retirement of Coal Plants on Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 9:30am – 10:30am (MT). TOPIC: ACCELERATED RETIREMENT OF COAL […]

Quantum Information Science: Building Positive International Relationships through Near-Future Technologies

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the National Academies as they welcome Faculty Fellow Lincoln Carr, Professor of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Quantum Information Science: Building Positive International Relationships through Near-Future Technologies on Friday, September 9, 2022 from 9:00am – 10:00am (MT). TOPIC:  QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE: BUILDING POSITIVE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH NEAR-FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES SPEAKER: LINCOLN […]

CBE Shell Seminar Series: Christopher Muhich, Arizona State University, Understanding and Controlling Surface Adsorption from the Ground Up- a Quantum Mechanical Approach to Renewable Energy and Environmental Remediation Materials Design.

Center for Technology and Learning Media (CTLM) 1650 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO, United States

On Friday, September 9th, 2022, Christopher Muhich, Arizona State University will give a talk entitled "Understanding and Controlling Surface Adsorption from the Ground Up- a Quantum Mechanical Approach to Renewable Energy and Environmental Remediation Materials Design.

Free

Towards Zero Routine Global Gas Flaring – Hybrid Presentation

Green Center 924 16th Street, Golden, CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Zubin Bamji, Program Manager, Energy & Extractives Global Practice, World Bank, presenting a virtual seminar titled Towards Zero Routine Global Gas Flaring on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 10:00am – 11:00am (MT). TOPIC:  TOWARDS ZERO ROUTINE GLOBAL GAS FLARING SPEAKER: ZUBIN BAMJI, […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Kevin Befus, University of Arkansas

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

Kevin Befus, University of Arkansas Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022 Topic: Sea Level Rise and Flooding from Below Abstract: Coastal aquifers represent hidden sources of flooding for coastal communities. Relative sea-level rise could daylight coastal water tables, leading to new or more productive seepage. Feedbacks with the built environment could exacerbate meteoric […]

CBE Shell Seminar Series: Anne Ware, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Analytical Approaches for Characterization of Lignocellulosic Biomass Cell Walls to Develop Optimized Feedstocks for the Bioderived Value Chain

Center for Technology and Learning Media (CTLM) 1650 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO, United States

On Friday, September 16th, 2022, Anne Ware, National Renewable Energy Laboratory will give a talk entitled "Analytical Approaches for Characterization of Lignocellulosic Biomass Cell Walls to Develop Optimized Feedstocks for the Bioderived Value Chain"

Free

Constitutional Day 2022 – When Are You a Person?

Ben H. Parker Student Center 1200 16th St., Golden, CO, United States

 The US Supreme Court Confronts Biology, Philosophy, Religion, History and Politics and the Limits (or Limitlessness) of State Regulation of Pregnancy   When? When did your rights come into being, and when will they cease to be? The premise of natural rights is that they spring into existence upon what event? The becoming of a […]

Free

Physics colloquium: “Sustainable Networking-Create a Virtuous Cycle of Success”

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Christina Willis ColdQuanta Abstract: Sustainability applied to networking is about treating professional support and assistance like a resource and creating more of it than you take. This workshop introduces how to use sustainable networking to create mutually beneficial professional relationships and to set and accomplish career goals. Through individual and group activities, participants will come away […]

Forever Chemicals in our Water? The Growing Importance of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Contaminants – Hybrid Seminar

Green Center 924 16th Street, Golden, CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Christopher Higgins, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Forever Chemicals in our Water? The Growing Importance of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Contaminants on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from […]

Van Tuyl Distinguished Lecture: Ezra Yacob, EOG Resources

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

Ezra Yacob, EOG Resources Berthoud 241, 4PM, Thursday, September 22, 2022 Unconventional Approaches for Unconventional Times – The Geologist’s Role in the Future of Energy Abstract: Economic progress, industrialization, and urbanization - events that propel both developed and undeveloped countries to a higher degree of electrification and energy efficiency - require access to energy dense, […]

“The Constellation of Possibilities: Writing Historical Fiction & The Moral & Ethical Obligations of a Novelist” with Best-selling author Matt Bondurant

Center for Technology and Learning Media (CTLM) 1650 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO, United States

The poet David Kirby once said that “only shallow people and charlatans begin with perfect knowledge of what it is they mean to say.  An honest writer begins in ignorance and writes his way to the truth.”   The word “truth” is a bit controversial when it comes to historical fiction.  Some authors of historical novels claim they only […]

Free

Critical Minerals

Please join the Global Clean Energy Action Forum as they welcome Colorado School of Mines Walt Copan, Rod Eggert, and Morgan Bazilian, presenting a seminar titled Critical Minerals on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 7:30am – 11:30am (MT) in Pittsburgh, PA. TOPIC:  CRITICAL MINERALS AT THE GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY ACTION FORUM SPEAKERS: WALTER COPAN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY […]

Physics colloquium: “Advancing Architectures, Algorithms, and Materials of Volume Additive Manufacturing”

CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Robert McLeod University of Colorado @ Boulder, Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering Abstract: Additive manufacturing of polymers is now an established technique in industries from athletic wear to orthodontics.  However, these methods are limited in further societal impact because each part requires hours of labor from trained technicians working in chemical handling facilities.  A recently […]