Please 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 How Do We Manage It? on Friday, March 5 at 10 a.m. MST. TOPIC: SOLAR IN ALBERTA: WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO WE […]
High-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 […]
Using 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 […]
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 […]
The 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 8 billion souls? We will discuss the ways in which, art, mythology and writing in particular, can possibly serve to pave the way forward into […]
The 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. […]
Please 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 Force, Samantha McCulloch, Head of CCUS Unit, International Energy Agency, and Michael Weiner, Associate Director, Carbon Utilization Research Council, presenting a webinar titled Policy Perspective […]
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 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 […]
Please 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 […]
Dr. 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 […]
Join 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. 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 […]
The 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 […]
Interested 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 […]
Amy Herr from the University of California, Berkeley will give a talk. entitled "Microfluidic design bridges a gap: Electrophoretic Cytometry for targeted proteomics."
Please 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 […]
Capstone 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 […]
Mitigating 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 […]
Please 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 […]
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 […]
Please join the FGL Society and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, presenting a webinar titled Climate Emergency and Canada’s Energy Future on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:30am (MT). TOPIC: CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND CANADA’S ENERGY FUTURE SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, PAYNE INSTITUTE SENIOR […]
Join us this Wednesday! Emerging Scholar Seminars cover a wide range of invaluable undergraduate research related topics. The Emerging Scholars Seminar Series offers free weekly seminars on various topics of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]