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Graduate Seminar Series

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

The Graduate Student Skills Seminar is Scheduled in a Virtual Format Topic: Time Management: Insights from Current and Past Graduate Students (Establishing Successful Routines) Virtual Meeting Information: Cheryl Ann Medford […]

Are ‘Nature-Based Solutions’ a Natural Policy Choice? – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, with special guest Mark Tercek, former president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy and co-author of “Nature’s Fortune: […]

‘Picture a Scientist’ Film Screening

Join campus for the latest fall learning and skills development opportunity with an on-demand screening of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection, "Picture a Scientist." Picture a Scientist started […]

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Mindful Monday – Virtual

Welcome! Mindful Mondays will continue for Fall 2020 as a drop-in guided mindfulness meditation for all Mines students, faculty, and staff. No experience necessary, all are welcome, come as you […]

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BLACK NATURE: An Evening with Camille T. Dungy

Virtual Event CO, United States

Camille Dungy will feature poetry and environmental writing in her discussion and reading that will focus on nature, race, and writing. Her anthology of black writers, Black Nature, was published last year and is a […]

Black Nature: Race and the Environment

Virtual Event CO, United States

Join the Hennebach Program in the Humanities for a night with award-winning author and poet and professor Camille T. Dungy; her reading and book discussion will feature poetry and environmental writing devoted to questions of nature, race, and writing as a black academic in our current culture. Her anthology of black writers, Black Nature, was […]

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‘Picture a Scientist’ Panel Discussion

Join campus for a live panel discussion with Dr. Burks, Dr. Willenbring, and Picture a Scientist film directors. Dr. Raychelle Burks is a professor of analytical chemistry at American University in Washington, D.C. Her research focuses on developing low-cost colorimetric sensors for detecting chemicals of forensic interest, including explosives and regulated drugs. As a science communicator, Burks […]

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The Global Potential for Small and Micro Reactor Systems to Provide Electricity Access – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the GEN IV International Forum as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Amy Schweikert, a Research Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, presenting at webinar titled The Global Potential for Small and Micro Reactor Systems to Provide Electricity Access on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 6:30am – 7:30am […]

Health Innovation NOW Series: Conversation with Matthias Heyden from Arizona State University

Virtual Event CO, United States

Solvent-Mediated Driving Forces in (Bio)Molecular Systems:  Understanding direct intermolecular interactions in atomistic simulations on a qualitative or even semi-quantitative level is relatively straightforward with simplified empirical models that include just enough detail. For example, we can understand the consequences of Pauli repulsion and dispersion interactions between atoms or molecules using the Lennard-Jones potential. Likewise, we […]

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Payne Institute Webinar: Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare

Payne Institute welcomes Dr. Daniel Nussbaum, Chair, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, will present a webinar titled Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 11:00am-12:00pm. TOPIC: ENERGY SECURITY IN THE ERA OF HYBRID WARFARE HOSTED BY: PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY TIME: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 – 11:00AM – 12:00PM MT […]

Energy Efficiency as an Energy Resource: Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Mines Natural Resources & Energy Policy Master’s Program (NREP), Mines Sustainability Group, and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Howard Geller, Executive Director of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), presenting at webinar titled Energy Efficiency as an Energy Resource on Wednesday, October […]

Nature, Race, and Writing

Virtual Event CO, United States

Born to a Filipino mother and Malayali-Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil (neh-ZOO / koo-mah / tah-TILL) is the author of four books of poetry: Oceanic; Lucky Fish, winner of the Hoffer Grand Prize for Prose and Independent Books; At the Drive-In Volcano; and Miracle Fruit. With Ross Gay, she co-authored Lace & Pyrite, a chapbook of […]

BIPOC Nature: Race, Nature, and Writing

Virtual Event CO, United States

Aimee Nezhukumatathil's most recent book “World of Wonders” is an exploration of race, motherhood, gender, and the natural world. Professor Nezhukumatathil's reading and discussion will feature poems and essays devoted to these topics. BIO: Aimee Nezhukumatathil is an essayist and poet Born to a Filipino mother and Malayali Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil (neh-ZOO / koo-mah […]

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bp Energy Outlook – 2020 Edition

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Michael Cohen, Chief U.S. Economist and Head of Oil Analysis at bp, presenting at webinar titled bp Energy Outlook – 2020 Edition on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MT). TOPIC:  BP ENERGY OUTLOOK – 2020 EDITION […]

Classroom Equity & Inclusion Learning Community

Virtual Event CO, United States

The classroom equity and inclusion learning community is a space for instructors to engage in dialogue and learn about equity in the classroom, share experiences, learn from one another and learn from experts. The learning community is open to the Mines community, however, content and topics are designed with academic faculty and graduate teaching assistants […]

Van Tuyl Lecture (Virtual): Dr. Julie Rowland, University of Aukland

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

Julie Rowland, University of Aukland Title: Aotearoa New Zealand’s Metal-transfer Superhighway and the Golden Trigger Abstract: Like many Pacific rim countries, Aotearoa New Zealand's mineral endowment is intimately linked to pulses of hydrothermal activity resulting from magmatism, metamorphism, and tectonism. What makes New Zealand exceptional is that it is one of the few places on Earth […]

Hennebach Panel on Race and Writing and Nature

Virtual Event CO, United States

Zoom Link: Panel Discussion with Camille T. Dungy and Aimee Nezhukumatathil: Join Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Camille T. Dungy for a performance and panel oriented on their recent readings and lectures. These two internationally renowned poets and powerhouse environmental writers will join forces for a panel discussion focused on nature writing, the environment, and race. Aimee Nezhukumatathil […]

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Panel Discussion with Camille T. Dungy and Aimee Nezhukumatathil: Race, Writing, and Nature.

Virtual Event CO, United States

Internationally recognized award-winning poets and writers Camille T Dungy and Aimee Nezhukumatathil will discuss race, writing, and nature in a panel for the ages! Topic: Hennebach Program in the Humanities Lecture Series Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://mines.zoom.us/j/96941462001   Or iPhone one-tap:  12532158782,96941462001# or […]

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Mindful Monday – Virtual

Welcome! Mindful Mondays will continue for Fall 2020 as a drop-in guided mindfulness meditation for all Mines students, faculty, and staff. No experience necessary, all are welcome, come as you are! Our Kick-Off Meeting will be held via ZOOM, join us virtually here as we take care of ourselves as Orediggers. Held every Monday from […]

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Transformations Within Reach: Partnerships for the Future – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Leena Srivastava, Deputy Director General for Science of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, presenting at webinar titled Transformations Within Reach: Partnerships for the Future on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 from 9:00am – 10:00am […]

Physics colloquium-“Quantum-Coherent Silicon Electronics”

Susan Coppersmith University of New South Wales Abstract: Silicon is an attractive materials platform for developing large-scale quantum computers because of its compatibility with classical silicon electronics and its potential for scalability.  This talk will discuss qubits made from quantum dots with multiple electrons in silicon/silicon-germanium heterostructures.  These qubits can be manipulated on nanosecond time […]

Empathy and Forgiveness

Virtual Event CO, United States

Empathy and Forgiveness: Seeing the heart of the enemy as a Servant Leader with Marleen Ramsey Zoom link: https://mines.zoom.us/j/96941462001

Post-Election Lecture Series: Healing Our Country Through Empathy and Forgiveness

Virtual Event CO, United States

Empathy and forgiveness: Seeing the heart of the enemy as a Servant Leader, with Marleen Ramsey. Details: Our world, our country, is facing a time of incredible uncertainty and strife, with confrontations and violent clashes happening everywhere we turn. It is a time of intense political division, cultural change, and protests for justice. There is […]

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The Future of Natural Gas – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies – Public Utilities Commission as they welcome Payne Director Morgan Bazilian presenting at webinar titled The Future of Natural Gas on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 9:05am – 9:40am (MT). TOPIC: THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS SPEAKER: DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN, DIRECTOR PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY HOSTED BY: COLORADO DEPARTMENT […]

Implicit Bias & Microaggressions Bystander Learning Community

Virtual Event CO, United States

Mines DI&A committed to extending additional opportunities for all of campus to practice what was learned in either the exploring implicit (unconscious) bias and/or minimizing microaggressions workshops this fall. You are invited to continue the conversation and further develop your skills via the Unconscious bias & microaggressions bystander learning community. The community meets every other Thursday from 10:30-11:00 […]

Post-Election Lecture Series: Healing Our Country Through Leadership and Identity

Virtual Event CO, United States

“This Is Your Home”: Leadership, Race, and the Self with Norman Coultier Details: Author James Baldwin once wrote to his nephew, ​“For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again, and we can make America what America must become.” ​But what […]

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What the U.S. Election Means for Canadian Energy – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, with special guest Dr. Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar […]

Mindful Monday – Virtual

Welcome! Mindful Mondays will continue for Fall 2020 as a drop-in guided mindfulness meditation for all Mines students, faculty, and staff. No experience necessary, all are welcome, come as you are! Our Kick-Off Meeting will be held via ZOOM, join us virtually here as we take care of ourselves as Orediggers. Held every Monday from […]

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Payne Institute Webinar: World Energy Outlook 2020

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeller, International Energy Agency (IEA), presenting World Energy Outlook 2020 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 9:00am – 10:00am MT. TOPIC: World Energy Outlook 2020 SPEAKER: LAURA COZZI, CHIEF ENERGY MODELLER, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA) HOSTED BY: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR […]

RECs and Carbon Offsets — Webinar

Please join the Business Renewables Centre Canada and Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon present a webinar titled RECs and Carbon Offsets on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 11:00am – 12:00pm MT. TOPIC: RECs AND CARBON OFFSETS SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE SARA HASTINGS-SIMON HOSTED BY: BUSINESS RENEWABLES CENTRE (BRC) TIME: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 – 11:00AM – 12:00PM MT FORMAT: WEBINAR […]

Physics Colloquium: ‘Qualitative Investigation of Project Ownership in Laboratory Courses: Implications for Instruction’

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 of project ownership. Project ownership refers in part to students’ control over and responsibility for an experiment. Research in science education suggests that ownership, motivation, […]

Forgiveness and Power in an Age of Atrocity: Servant-leadership as a way of life with Shann Ray Ferch

Virtual Event CO, United States

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 essence of ultimate forgiveness, the consciousness to live well with others, and the prophetic vision of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved […]

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Talking Robotics: “Collaborative Surgical Robots: Optical Tracking During Endovascular Operations”

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, a special issue titled "On the Horizon for Robotics and Automation 2021." You can see the Table of Contents here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=100 (if on the Mines […]

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Healing Our Country Event: The Justice and Forgiveness Panel

Virtual Event CO, United States

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 Forgiveness, Leadership, Equity with three experts in Forgiveness Scholarship BIO: American Book Award winner Dr. Shann Ray Ferch spent part of his childhood on the […]

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The Reparation, Empathy & Forgiveness Panel

Virtual Event CO, United States

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 on Forgiveness, Leadership, Equity with three experts in Forgiveness Scholarship Norman Coultier is a native of Inglewood and South (Central) Los Angeles, California and grew […]

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CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions – Webinar

Virtual Event CO, United States

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 titled CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 10:00am – 11:00am (MT). TOPIC: CCUS IN CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS SPEAKER: SAMANTHA MCCULLOCH, HEAD OF […]