Lectures and Seminars
Measuring Upstream and Downstream Gas Flaring from Space at Nighttime with VIIRS Nightfire Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Physics Colloquium: “An Introduction to Optical Vortices and Topological Fluids of Light”
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 […]
Engineering and Capitalism: A Faculty Book Talk with Professor Carl Mitcham
Virtual Event CO, United StatesEarlier 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 […]
Gold Nuggets: Humanitarian Engineering Insights – Dr. Alexis Navarre-Sitchler
Virtual Event CO, United StateschIt'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 […]
Nuclear’s Role in Canada’s Low-Carbon Future? Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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. […]
Canada’s Hydrogen Potential Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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, […]
Demo Day for McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Virtual Event CO, United StatesMines 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 […]
“Cognitive Impact of Social Robotics” and “Do Robots have Race?”
Virtual Event CO, United StatesTALKING 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 […]
Geospatial Analysis for Development (Geo4Dev) – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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, […]
Stable Energy in a Dynamic World – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Flaring in a Global Contest – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Innovation in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy in the Production of High Tech and Critical Metals – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
How Can Biden Reposition the US as a Climate Leader in His First 100 Days in Office? – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Equinor Energy Perspectives: Long-Term Macro and Energy Market Outlook – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida, A multi- and mixed-method exploration of hidden curriculum and issues affecting women in science or engineering
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."
Considerations in Building an Economic Low Carbon Electric System – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Grad School Panel: Alternative Pathways
Virtual Event CO, United StatesJoin a panel of alumni to learn about graduate school pathways you may not have considered such as law school, med school, and MBA programs.
Grad School Week
Virtual Event CO, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Critical Minerals & U.S. National Security – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Betting on Hydrogen – But How Much is Hype? – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United States– Please join CleanTech Forum San Francisco as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon presenting a webinar titled Betting on Hydrogen – but How Much is Hype? on Wednesday, […]
The New Map – Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman at IHS Markit, presenting at webinar on his new book titled […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Michael Sefton, University of Toronto, Medicine by Design: Preparing the ground for endogenous repair
Michael Sefton from the University of Toronto will give a talk entitled, "Medicine by Design: Preparing the ground for endogenous repair."
US Public Policy Toward Critical Materials – Neoliberalism, Industrial Policy, and a Bit of History – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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, […]
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. […]
Engineering and Capitalism: A Fraught Relationship, with Professor Carl Mitcham
Virtual Event CO, United StatesLast year in Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering, Professor Carl Mitcham reviewed some 30 years of an effort to reflect critically on engineering. In the process it became apparent that an important missing element, in his work as well as in that of many others, was critical examination of the relationship between English-speaking engineering […]
Mitigating Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence – 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 J.W. Postal, CEO & Founder at Nikola Power, […]
DI&A Campus Symposium
Virtual Event CO, United StatesHalfway 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 […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Taras Makogon, Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Phase Transitions and Multiphase Flow in Energy and Bioscience
Taras Makogon from Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) will give a talk entitled "Phase Transitions and Multiphase Flow in Energy and Bioscience." .
Management of Flaring and Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Sector: Incentives and Constraints – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
On Writing Ourselves: an Exploration of Latinx Identity and Representation) with the novelist and Professor Patricia Engel
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPatricia 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 […]
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 […]
Climate Justice and Global Decarbonization – 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 Advisory Board Member Dr. Daniel M. Kammen, […]
Canada’s New Climate Plan – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
Navigating the Energy Transition – Webinar
Virtual Event CO, United StatesPlease 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 […]
CBE Shell Seminar Series: Michele Sarazen, Princeton University, Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts and catalyst precursors
Michele Sarazen from Princeton University will give a talk entitled "Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts and catalyst precursors."
PE Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Hariprasad Janakiram Subramani
Virtual Event CO, United StatesCurrent 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 […]
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 […]