Dimitri Dounas-Frazer and Ira Ché Lassen Western Washington University Abstract: Many lab courses include a final project that spans multiple weeks. Such projects serve several purposes, including nurturing students’ sense […]
Details: In a time of personal and political upheaval, what brings peace, what secures greater justice, and what draws us into greater individual and communal beauty? Dr. Ferch considers the […]
TALKING ROBOTICS - Mines new Robotics Program will hold the second of three discussions about current topics in robotics, based on articles in the September 2020 Robotics & Automation Magazine, […]
November 11, 2020 5pm: The REPARATION AND FORGIVENESS Panel with Norman Coultier, Shann Ray Ferch, and Marleen Ramsey: experiential event on leadership, forgiveness, charity, and race Details: Panel discussion on […]
November 11, 2020 5pm: The REPARATION, EMPATHY & FORGIVENESS Panel with Norman Coultier, Shann Ray Ferch, and Marleen Ramsey: experiential event on leadership, forgiveness, charity, and race. Details: Panel discussion […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Samantha McCulloch, Head of CCUS Unit, International Energy Agency (IEA), presenting at webinar […]
The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: The Writing Hurdle: Best Practices for Thesis and Manuscript Writing (Successful and No-So-Successful Approaches) Virtual Meeting Information: Cheryl […]
Please join Québec Mines + Énergie as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon on a webinar titled Critical and Strategic Minerals Strategies in the United States and Europe – What […]
Water is a symbol of life, wisdom, fertility, purity, and death. Water also sustains and nourishes, irrigates our crops, keeps us clean and healthy, and contributes to our energy needs. […]
November 16th, 2020 5pm: “Water in Contemporary Literature and Film” Paula Farca Book Talk Details: Water is a symbol of life, wisdom, fertility, purity, and death. Water also sustains and […]
Water is a symbol of life, wisdom, fertility, purity, and death. Water also sustains and nourishes, irrigates our crops, keeps us clean and healthy, and contributes to our energy needs. […]
In this talk, we will define and provide a rationale for Creative Anticipatory Ethical Reasoning (CAER), a flexible blend of scenario analysis, design fiction, and ethical reasoning, that we have […]
Please join the University of Cambridge, UK as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian for a webinar titled Towards a Just Transition on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 8:00am – […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Steven J. Davis, JD, PhD, Professor of Earth System Science and Civil and […]
Joe Berry National Renewable Energy Laboratory Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) devices based on metal halide perovskite (MHP) absorbers have reached outstanding performance over the past few years, surpassing power conversion efficiency […]
Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Climate Finance for Oil and Gas on Wednesday, November […]
The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines is pleased to host members of the NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education Program (PIRE) Responsible Mining, Responsible Communities project – Kathleen Smits, Michelle Schwartz, and Jose Velasquez, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington presenting at webinar titled Environmental Remediation in Artisanal […]
Lesli Wood, Colorado School of Mines, Robert J. Weimer Chair in Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology Title: Elephants in Northeastern South America: The Origin and Evolution of Cross-shelf Valleys Feeding the Huge Discoveries in Offshore Guyana and Suriname Abstract: The northeastern South American margin has been a dream of many a company for decades. With a […]
Kevin Creel, VP North American Discoveries, Nevada Gold Mines will be a guest speaker for CSM 250/ Engineering Your Career Path class. This event is open to all interested students. Please go to DiggerNet/ Events/ Workshops to access the Zoom link. Kevin Creel, VP North American Discoveries, has been exploring and making discoveries with Barrick […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Earth Observation Group Research Associate Dr. Mikhail Zhizhin presenting at webinar titled Measuring Upstream and Downstream Gas Flaring from Space at Nighttime with VIIRS Nightfire on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MT). TOPIC: MEASURING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM GAS FLARING FROM […]
Mark Lusk (Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics) Mark Siemens (University of Denver) Abstract: Hydrodynamic whirlpools have fascinated scientists for centuries, seeking to understand their individual structure, stability, and the ways in which they interact with one another. Who hasn’t marveled at tornadoes or watched as soap bubbles get sucked into the vortex of […]
Earlier this year in Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering I reviewed some 30 years of my effort to reflect critically on engineering. In the process it became apparent that one important missing element, in my work as well as in that of many others, was critical examination of the relationship between English speaking engineering […]
chIt's the final interview series of the semester and we plan on going out with a boom! This interview will be co-hosted by two brilliant geological engineers as they discuss with Dr. Alexis Navarre-Sitchler the ethical and socio-technical applications of geological engineering. Dr. Navarre-Sitchler has studied aqueous geochemistry, with a special focus on CO2 contamination […]
Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome Elizabeth May, MP and former leader of the Green Party of Canada, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Nuclear’s Role in Canada’s Low-Carbon Future? Friday, December 4, 2020 from 1:00pm – 2:00 p.m. MT. TOPIC: NUCLEAR’S ROLE IN CANADA’S […]
Please join The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon for a webinar titled Canada’s Hydrogen Potential on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 8:30am – 9:30am (MT). TOPIC: CANADA’S HYDROGEN POTENTIAL SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, PAYNE INSTITUTE HOSTED BY: THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF […]
Mines alumni and community are invited to virtually listen in and engage with student teams from Innov8X as they pitch their solutions to our Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency sponsors. This national pilot course was made possible by DHS, FEMA Region VIII, Common Mission Project and BMNT. Innov8X is a pilot course […]
TALKING ROBOTICS Number 3: "Cognitive Impact of Social Robotics" and "Do Robots have Race?" Wed, 12/9, 5 p.m. via Zoom Join faculty and students from Mines' new Robotics Program as Professors Tom Williams and Qin Zhu talk about robots, race, and gender. This is the third of three discussions about current topics in robotics, based […]
Please join Geo4Dev as they welcome Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Dr. Christopher Elvidge presenting a webinar on the development of global nighttime lights Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 10:00am – 2:20pm MT and Friday, December 11, 2020 from 10:00am – 3:45pm MT. TOPIC: GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR DEVELOPMENT (GEO4DEV) SPEAKER: DR. CHRISTOPHER ELVIDGE, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, EARTH OBSERVATION GROUP HOSTED BY: GEO4DEV TIME: THURSDAY, […]
Please join the Columbian Association of Petroleum Geologists and Geophysicists (ACGGP) as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Jordy Lee as he gives the Keynote – Stable Energy in a Dynamic World for […]
Please join the American Economic Association as they welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute of Public Policy, presenting a webinar titled Flaring in a Global Context on Monday, January […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Corby Anderson, Harrison-Western Professor, Associate Director, Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, Colorado […]
Please join The Gulf Intelligence “Global” UAE Energy Forum 2021 as they welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a webinar titled How Can Biden Reposition the US as a Climate […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor, presenting at webinar titled Equinor […]
Idalis Villanueva from the University of Florida will give a talk entitled "A multi- and mixed-method exploration of hidden curriculum and issues affecting women in science or engineering."
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Alice K. Jackson, President, Xcel Energy – Colorado, presenting at webinar titled Considerations in Building […]
Join a panel of alumni to learn about graduate school pathways you may not have considered such as law school, med school, and MBA programs.
Join the Career Center, Alumni Office, Graduate Admissions, and the Writing Center for a week of virtual panels and workshops to learn more about grad school, program options, and making […]
Please join the Denver Council on Foreign Relations as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan D. Bazilian presenting a webinar titled Critical Minerals & U.S. National Security on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 […]