Want to improve virtual experiences? Register today here: https://innovation.mines.edu/flashchallenge/ Explore augmented reality ideas that transcend the virtual and real worlds Cash prizes and lunch The first 20 students to register and participate receive door prizes from Vans or The North Face
The purpose of these monthly meetings is to engage all departments and campus units in guiding Mines DI&A, support your unit DI&A diversity efforts, share best practices as we implement our Strategic Plan for DI&A, and facilitate communication between the campus community and leadership. These meetings are open to the general campus.
Join us for our kickoff Mindful Monday session featuring SoundOff on Monday September 13th from 2-3p. SoundOff Colorado brings Multi-Channel Wireless Headphone Technology to all of your favorite fitness, yoga, meditation, and mindful wellness classes. Sound Off™ headphones connect with participants and zero in on the participation at hand. External distractions are eliminated as only the music and instructor’s […]
The Mines Career Center will be holding an on-campus Career Day in addition to a Virtual Career day. Please see the DiggerNet system for registration details.
Kyle Leach Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics Abstract: The search for sterile neutrinos is among the brightest possibilities in our quest for understanding the microscopic nature of dark matter in our universe. Experiments that hunt for these particles using large-volume direct-detection methods, however, have an inherent disadvantage in these searches since sterile neutrinos […]
join us for a fun afternoon of FOOD, ACTIVITIES, GIVEAWAYS and refreshments! Stop by the library on September 15th between 1-4p. We want to welcome all returning students, staff, faculty, as well as all the first-year students. Come learn about some of the recourses that the library has to offer as well as learn about […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Lawrence Jones, Vice President, International Programs at the Edison Electric Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Pathways to Resilient Energy Infrastructures for a Net Zero World on Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am […]
Rodney Priestley from Princeton University will give a talk entitled "Glass Transition and Dynamics of Nanoscopically Confined Polymer."
Come celebrate the 234th anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution with snacks and an important discussion about the Constitution and Public Health Mandates. Professor Levine will be discussing how the Constitution shapes the political decision-making process, and how it frames the "General Welfare" and "Public Safety" aspects of governmental powers. He will examine […]
Willie Rockward Morgan State University, Physics & Engineering Physics Abstract: Building physics majors at any institution, especially Morgan State University – a public, urban, HBCU institution, can be very challenging. To address this challenge, I am applying a modified version of my pedagogical approach called “We C.A.R.E.” which stands for Curriculum, Advisement, Recruitment/Retention/Research, and Extras. […]
The Mines Career Center will be holding a Virtual Career Day in addition to our on-campus Career Fair. Please see the DiggerNet system for registration details.
QBE Seminar Series presents: Dr. Andrew P. Goodwin, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering with CU Boulder, and founder of the Goodwin Research Group. Cavitation events, or the formation of a gas pocket in a liquid medium, can be highly destructive and disruptive. We have sought to understand how surfaces can facilitate or inhibit […]
This three-part interactive workshop unpacks implicit/unconscious bias, invites participants to consider their own biases and the ways biases manifest in an organization. Specific strategies and skill-building are offered for minimizing them on both personal and organizational levels. The workshop is facilitated by Mines DI&A Ambassadors and sponsored by the Vallejo Irvine Program for Professional Development. This […]
Shaun Alia from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will give a talk entitled "Materials Integration, Durability, and Perspectives in Low Temperature Electrolysis."
Geophysics Alumni are invited to attend a fun-filled weekend of events. Keynote speaker: Katarina Gonzales.
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech as we welcome Fellow Rod Eggert, Professor, Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Deputy Director of Critical Materials Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Mineral and Sustainable Development on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 12:00pm – […]
Franklin Dollar University of California, Irvine - Department of Physics and Astronomy Abstract: Through the use of high power, short pulse lasers, a technology which warranted the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, a revolution is occurring in particle acceleration. Through the use of laser driven accelerators, it is possible to achieve efficient acceleration of particles and […]
Majorie Chan, University of Utah Thursday, September 30, 2021, 4PM, BE 241/ Virtual Topic: Red Rocks from Earth to Mars Abstract: Mars is an exciting frontier for sedimentology, with opportunities to discover what might exist within its sedimentary layers and surface landforms. Comparative studies of red rocks on Earth have provided important clues for interpreting […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Matt Gallagher, Mines Alumni, Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greenlake Energy Ventures, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Fossil Future – Where Does Old Fossil Fit in a Low Carbon Future on Friday, October […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Matt Gallagher, Mines Alumni, Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greenlake Energy Ventures, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Fossil Future – Where Does Old Fossil Fit in a Low Carbon Future on Friday, October […]
William Tarpeh from Stanford University will give a talk entitled "Electrochemical Wastewater Refining: Reframing Nitrogen Pollutants as Products."
Please join us for part two of Innov8x Flash Challenge. Where students will move from problem-phase into solution-phase. Teams pitch solution pretotype to Mines Alumni and VF Corporation. Register today for free Anthony's pizza.
Nasr Ghoniem UCLA, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department Abstract: Extreme-environment materials present some of the most significant challenges to the development of many advanced technologies in the nuclear, aviation, space, defense, automotive, and power generation industries. Such materials are subject to unprecedented assaults of high thermal heat flux, plasma and nuclear interactions, extremely fast mechanical […]
Career Day is only the kick-off to the job search! This workshop will help to debunk myths about the job search, while offering tips and tricks for staying motivated, managing your time, and implementing a strategic job search. This event will be in-person only in the Student Center Ballroom D. If you cannot attend in-person […]
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structural scaffolding and mediates signaling in the extracellular space. The protein component is resistant to chaotrope extraction, making proteomic characterization challenging. We have developed optimized protocols for extraction of ECM that have been refined using samples from many systems, allowing for molecular-scale assessment of ECM proteome composition and architecture. We […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Stephen Hammer, Advisor, Global Partnerships and Strategy, WB Climate Change Group, presenting a virtual seminar titled Mind the Gap – Finding the Trillions Needed for Global Climate Action on Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am […]
Join Peace Corps Prep and our local Peace Corps recruiter to learn about Peace Corps service, what to expect when you apply, and how Peace Corps Prep @ Mines can prepare you to be a competitive applicant!
Join Debra Fine, former engineer, now nationally recognized keynote speaker, trainer and bestselling author, for her fast-paced, interactive and entertaining presentation. Together we’ll laugh, learn and leave with insightful and informative conversation skills and networking techniques on how to strike up conversations and keep them going, avoid conversation “killers”, and come across as composed and self-assured when […]
Xi Chen from the City University of New York will give a talk entitled “'Hygroscience' for Evaporation Energy Harvesting."
Join us in the library on Friday, October 8 from 12- 1p for some live music. Alex Jackson will be performing alternative, folk and jazz. New to the Concerts Series this year, Alex Jackson is an undergraduate Applied Math and Statistics major at Mines. Alex has 2 plants, 2 cats and plays 2 instruments. He is […]
The purpose of these monthly meetings is to engage all departments and campus units in guiding Mines DI&A, support your unit DI&A diversity efforts, share best practices as we implement our Strategic Plan for DI&A, and facilitate communication between the campus community and leadership. These meetings are open to the general campus.
Sergio Carbajo University of California-Los Angeles, Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and Physics Departments Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Abstract: Photon and particle sources are powerful tools with extremely high societal impact because they underpin myriad groundbreaking scientific, technological, and medical advancements. Topological and structured photonics can probe, excite, and manipulate matter with unparalleled […]
Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Allyson Anderson Book, Vice President of Energy Transition, Baker Hughes, presenting a virtual seminar titled Sustainability and the Supply Chain on Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 11:00am – 12:00pm (MT). TOPIC: SUSTAINABILITY AND THE […]
Matthew Green from Arizona State University will give a talk entitled "Next-generation polymers for membrane separations, CO2 capture, and advanced materials."
On Friday evening, October 15, we will observe the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and other objects from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. We will set up a telescope behind the Southwest corner of the library near the accessible door and walkway bridge. Some snacks and drinks may be available.
QBE Seminar Series welcomes Vanessa Phelan, the L.S. Skaggs Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, with University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Microbial natural products continue to have a profound impact on human health. While environmental natural products are widely used in medicine, structurally […]
Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility is newly published by The MIT Press. Smith, trained as an anthropologist, is Associate Professor in EDS and Director of the Humanitarian Engineering & Science graduate program. Extracting Accountability is available open access or for purchase at The MIT Press.
Sudipta Seal from the University of Central Florida will give a talk entitled "Multi-valent nano-oxides for angiogenesis."
Please join us as singer-songwriter Kyle Hoffman makes his first appearance at the Concert Series. A folk/indie/pop enthusiast, Kyle will be playing a mixture of original and cover tunes from these genres. Kyle Hoffman is currently a Computer Science undergrad at Mines. Before coming to Mines, he spent a semester in the University of Colorado-Denver's […]