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Physics colloquium: “Physical Computation in Insect Swarms”

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

Orit Peleg University of Colorado @ Boulder Abstract: Our world is full of living creatures that must share information to survive and reproduce. As humans, we easily forget how hard […]

Financing India’s Clean Energy Transition – Webinar

Online (Zoom) CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Gagan Sidhu, Director, CEEW Centre for Energy Finance, presenting a virtual seminar titled Financing India’s […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Frank Pavia, CalTech

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

Frank Pavia, CalTech Berthoud 241/ Zoom, Thursday, December 1, 2022 New Helium Isotope Tracers of Polar Ice Dynamics Abstract: Understanding how both sea ice and ice sheets respond to climatic […]

GE, GP, ESP, USGS and OGI Joint Lecture: David Applegate, USGS Director

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

David Applegate, USGS Director Joint Geology & Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Earth & Society Programs, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Office of Global Initiatives Lecture Friedhoff Hall 1&2/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, […]

Monitoring Economic Activities Using Night Time Light Imagery: Innovation Over the Last 10 Years – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Dr. Christopher Elvidge, presenting a virtual seminar titled Monitoring Economic Activities Using Night Time Light Imagery: Innovation Over the Last 10 Years on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. TOPIC:  MONITORING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES […]

Physics colloquium – “Watching Electrons Move”

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

Kathryn R. Hamilton University of Colorado at Denver Abstract: Since their discovery in the late 1800’s, electrons have been a constant source of curiosity for scientists. Their properties and behavior […]

Nuclear Renaissance – Second Addition – Virtual Seminar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. William Nuttall, Professor of Energy, The Open University, presenting a virtual seminar titled Nuclear Renaissance – Second Addition on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 9:30am MT. TOPIC:  NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE – SECOND ADDITION SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FELLOW DR. WILLIAM NUTTALL, PROFESSOR OF ENERGY, THE […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Judy Hannah, Colorado State University

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

Judy Hannah, Colorado State University Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, January 19, 2023 How Re-Os Isotope Systematics in Petroleum Systems was Born Abstract: Twenty years ago, my research program serendipitously […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Holly Stein, Colorado State University

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

Holly Stein, Colorado State University Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, January 19, 2023 Topic/ Abstract TBA This lecture is scheduled in a hybrid format. If you would like to join […]

PE distinguished seminar: emissions, regulations, and solutions

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

PETER M. MUELLER Co-Founder, EcoVapor Recovery Systems Emissions of methane, VOCs, NOx, and CO2 from oil and gas production facilities are coming under increased scrutiny by Federal, State, and even […]

Physics colloquium-“sub-atomic particle window to the ultra-high-energy universe”

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

Eric Mayotte Colorado School of Mines, Physics Department Abstract: Ultra-High-Energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic objects yet observed, and can have individual particle energies of 1020 eV. The field of […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Kyren Bogolub, Colorado Geological Survey

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

Kyren Bogolub, Colorado Geological Survey Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, February 2, 2023 The Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado Seismicity, and New Questions Abstract: The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) has been […]

Molecular physics of carbon storage and utilization in tight reservoirs

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

RUI QIAO Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Abstract: Oil from tight reservoirs has grown to dominate the liquid petroleum production in the U.S., which greatly benefits the petroleum industry. […]

PE Distinguished Seminar: Understanding and Mitigating Man-made Earthquakes

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

RUBEN JUANES Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT Earthquakes occur when faults slip. While the most devastating earthquakes are of tectonic origin, human activities have been associated with the […]

PE Distinguished Seminar: Large-scale Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

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

MICHAEL CELIA Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University Subsurface energy systems have historically focused on extraction of hydrocarbons through mining (coal) or drilling and pumping (oil and gas). […]

Geopolitics of Oil and Gas – Hybrid Seminar

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

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Trisha Curtis, President and CEO, PetroNerds LLC, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Geopolitics of Oil […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Robert Handford, Consulting Sedimentologist

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

Robert Handford, Consulting Sedimentologist Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4PM, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Laterally Accreting Slope-channels, Cyclic Steps, and Sediment Waves in a Not-So-Deep but Dynamic Basin, Mississippian Fort Payne Formation, […]

GE/ GP Student Research Fair

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

Geology &  Geological Engineering/ Geophysics Student Research Fair, Sponsored by Conoco Phillips Ben Parker Student Center Grand Ballroom, 5-7PM, Thursday, March 9, 2023 Categories (by first author); cash prizes given […]

Physics colloquium – “Harnessing Spin in α-Sn”

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

Minghzhong Wu Colorado State University, Department of Physics Abstract: Dirac semimetals are a recently discovered topological phase of quantum matter. α-Sn is unique among the Dirac semimetals because it is […]