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Stakeholder Engagement and Social License to Operate – Hybrid Workshop – February 8

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Western Governors’ Association and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield presenting Stakeholder Engagement and Social License to Operate at the the Decarbonizing the West Initiative Hybrid Workshop on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in Denver, CO. TOPIC: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE […]

Clean Energy Minerals and Their Supply Chains: Perspectives on the Impacts of Environmental Regulations, Trade Policies, and Climate and Clean Energy Legislation – Hybrid Seminar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, the Sustainable Development Strategies Group, and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Roderick Eggert and Dr. Fengping Gao, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Clean Energy Minerals and Their Supply […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Greg Tucker, University of Colorado

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

Van Tuyl Lecture, February 12, 2024, Berthoud 204, 12-1pm Greg Tucker, University of Colorado Community Resources for Modeling Earth's Dynamic Surface Abstract: Computer simulations of earth's geomorphic and sedimentary processes provide valuable insight into how landscapes, seascapes, and depositional basins evolve. Simulation models embody quantitative concepts about how geologic systems work, and as "living hypotheses" […]

Role of Futures Markets in Facilitating Mining Investments – Seminar February 12

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

Please join the Mines Department of Economics and Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Commissioner Summer Mersinger, Commodity Futures […]

Physics colloquium-“Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses”

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

Donna Strickland, Nobel Laureate University of Waterloo, Department of Physics & Astronomy Abstract: With the invention of lasers, the intensity of a light wave was increased by orders of magnitude over what had been achieved with a light bulb or sunlight. This much higher intensity led to new phenomena being observed, such as violet light […]

Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses – Hybrid Seminar – February 13

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

Please join the Mines Physics Department as they welcome Dr. Donna Strickland, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Nobel Laureate, for a hybrid presentation titled Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in Golden, Colorado.  Reception to follow. TOPIC: GENERATING HIGH-INTENSITY, ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES SPEAKER: DR. DONNA STRICKLAND, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & […]

Carbon America’s Recent Class VI Submittal in Colorado, and the Lessons Learned Throughout the Process – Hybrid Seminar

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

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Karen Lechtenberg, Director of Geoscience at Carbon America for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Coffee and bagels will be served. TOPIC: CARBON AMERICA’S RECENT CLASS […]

QBE Seminar Series – Dr. Griffin Chure

Hill Hall 920 15th St., Golden, CO, United States

. The Form of Growth and Growth of Form: Understanding Cell Growth and Size Homeostasis from First Principles Microbial cells are remarkably plastic biochemical assemblies, demonstrating large-scale changes in composition and mass across diverse environments with a broad range of growth rates. Furthermore, microbes control their size and shape in concert with their growth rate, […]

Free

MME Ansell Seminar Series – Dr. Janelle Wharry

Hill Hall 920 15th St., Golden, CO, United States

Dr. Janelle Wharry will be giving a talk about Irradiation Degradation and Irradiation Enhancement: Two Sides of the Same Coin in Hill Hall 202.

Free

Physics colloquium-“The Physics of the Power Grid: What is the Role of Inertia and its Alternatives in the Clean Energy Grid of the Future?”

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

Paul Denholm NREL Abstract: The existing power grid relies heavily on physical inertia provided by thermal and hydropower generators to maintain a nearly constant frequency. But the inverters used by wind and solar do not inherently provide physical inertia, and there is concern that replacing conventional generators with renewable resources could compromise grid stability. In […]

MME Ansell Seminar Series – Dr. E-Wen Huang

Hill Hall 920 15th St., Golden, CO, United States

Dr. E-Wen Huang will be giving a talk about Microstructure Evolution and Thermodynamics during Fatigue Stages of Metallic Systems in Hill Hall 202.

Free

Women’s History Month Luncheon Featuring Natalie Levy

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

Our speaker, Natalie Levy, is the Founder and Managing Partner of She’s Independent. Natalie is an accomplished engineer turned Wall Street derivatives trader, investor, and advisor. Lunch is provided. RSVP […]

Free

CCUS Development in Colorado – Live Seminar

Please join the Polsinelli Law Firm and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield presenting on CCUS development in Colorado on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at New Terrain Brewery in Golden, CO. TOPIC:  CCUS DEVELOPMENT IN COLORADO SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE CCUS PROGRAM MANAGER ANNA LITTLEFIELD HOSTED BY: POLSINELLI […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: DI&A Speaker, Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas

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

DI&A Van Tuyl Lecture, March 11, 2024, Berthoud 243, 12-1pm Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas Lots of Data, No Diversity: Exploring Machine Learning Algorithms and Strategies to Build Community in Glaciology Abstract: As the cryosphere undergoes unprecedented changes due to global warming, artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool in advancing research, monitoring, and risk […]

Research Council’s Research Lecture Event

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

Research Council, Office of RTT, McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Colorado Geological Survey present: 2024 Research Council Lecture featuring 2023 Junior Faculty Excellence Award winner: Dr. Matthew Siegfried […]

Intermountain West § 48C Regional Development Workshop

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

Please join the Energy Communities IWG, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), for a workshop titled Intermountain West § 48C Regional Development on Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Golden, CO. […]

Chevron Deference – Hybrid Seminar

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

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Mindy Solomon, Geophysical Advisor for Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and Jake Levin, a member of Polsinelli Law Firm’s environmental group, for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour about the Chevron Deference, and the implications of the case currently […]

Van Tuyl Lecture: Kaustubh Thirumalai, University of Arizona

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

Van Tuyl Lecture, April 1, 2024, Berthoud 204, 12-1pm Kaustubh Thirumalai, University of Arizona "Individual Foraminifera as Tracers of Paleomonsoon Intensity and Methane Seepage History from Indian Margin Sediments" Abstract: Sediments accumulating offshore the Indian subcontinent hold a rich record of southern Asian paleoclimate change, where freshwater outflow is primarily driven by Indian Summer Monsoon […]

Research Council’s Research Fusion Event

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

Join us to learn about the ongoing research on campus performed by 10 fellow faculty members in 5-minute brief presentations. This will be a great venue for new faculty to […]

Quantum Information Seminar

Arthur Lakes Library 1410 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

DR. TASSHI DENNIS NIST and CU-Boulder Optical Networking of Superconducting Quantum Computers with Transduction Devices

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives – Book Launch

Arthur Lakes Library 1410 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ernest Scheyder, Senior Correspondent, Reuters, for a book launch for the newly released title The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Golden.  Free Pizza lunch will be served.  Free copy […]

Physics colloquium-“Ergodicity Breaking in Quantum Dynamics”

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

Rahul Nandkishore University of Colorado @ Boulder Abstract: When can isolated many body quantum systems fail to go to equilibrium under their own dynamics, and how robust can this `ergodicity breaking’ be? This question has been a central theme of research in quantum dynamics over the past decade, and I will share with you some […]

QBE Seminar Series – Dr. Brady Worrell

Hill Hall 920 15th St., Golden, CO, United States

Catalytic Chain Transfer in Crosslinking Photopolymerizations: Towards Catalyst-Catalyst Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing

Free

There Is No Such Thing as the Oil Industry, and This Is a History of It – Hybrid Seminar

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

Please join the Mines Engineering, Design, & Society (EDS) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Cyrus Mody, Professor, History of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Maastricht University, presenting at hybrid seminar titled the There Is No Such Thing as the Oil Industry, and This Is a History of It […]

Inaugural Timothy Haddon Distinguished Lecture Series

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

Inaugural Timothy Haddon Distinguished Lecture Series Visionaries in Mining and Minerals Industry Speaker: Harry M. (Red) Conger Mines BSc in Mining Engineering (1977) Time: 5:30- 8:15 pm, April 3rd, 2024 Location: Friedhoff Hall, Green Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado  

Free

High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA): An Innovative Liberation Technology for Improvement of Grade and Recovery in Mineral Processing – Hybrid Seminar

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

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Greyson Buckingham, CEO and President, Disa Technologies, Inc., presenting a hybrid seminar titled High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA): An Innovative Liberation Technology for Improvement of Grade and Recovery in Mineral Processing on Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Golden, CO.  Pizza provided. TOPIC:  HIGH-PRESSURE […]

Mining Innovation – Virtual Seminar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Vale Base Metals and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Emily Olson, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vale Base Metals, for […]

Quantum Information Seminar

Online (Zoom) CO, United States

DR. ABHINAV ANAND Duke University Hamiltonians, Groups, States and Circuits Abstract: Efficiently calculating the low-lying eigenvalues of Hamiltonians is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing. While various methods have been […]

Physics colloquium-title to be announced

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

Name and topic to be announced Pre-seminar snacks will be served in CoorsTek 150 from 3:30-4:00pm; lecture will take place in CTLM102.