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 […]
Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Earth Observation Group Research Associate Dr. Mikhail Zhizhin presenting at webinar titled Measuring Upstream and Downstream Gas Flaring from Space at Nighttime with VIIRS Nightfire on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MT). TOPIC: MEASURING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM GAS FLARING FROM […]
Earlier this year in Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering I reviewed some 30 years of my effort to reflect critically on engineering. In the process it became apparent that one important missing element, in my work as well as in that of many others, was critical examination of the relationship between English speaking engineering […]
Mark Lusk (Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics) Mark Siemens (University of Denver) Abstract: Hydrodynamic whirlpools have fascinated scientists for centuries, seeking to understand their individual structure, stability, and the ways in which they interact with one another. Who hasn’t marveled at tornadoes or watched as soap bubbles get sucked into the vortex of […]
chIt's the final interview series of the semester and we plan on going out with a boom! This interview will be co-hosted by two brilliant geological engineers as they discuss with Dr. Alexis Navarre-Sitchler the ethical and socio-technical applications of geological engineering. Dr. Navarre-Sitchler has studied aqueous geochemistry, with a special focus on CO2 contamination […]
After over 20 years with the Mines PE Department Dr. Eustes is retiring. Join us for the celebration! Reception Zoom Link: https://mines.zoom.us/j/98067662436 You can send photos or short videos to pestudentworkers@mines.edu for inclusion in the retrospective. Submit by Wednesday Dec. 9th. Sign the virtual card: https://www.groupgreeting.com/sign/52ea54c6d778dbc
This semester, nearly 30 teams will display their year-long, client-driven design projects. Capstone student projects are always inspiring, so don’t miss this opportunity to experience the next generation of engineering […]
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 […]
Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome Elizabeth May, MP and former leader of the Green Party of Canada, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Nuclear’s Role in Canada’s Low-Carbon Future? Friday, December 4, 2020 from 1:00pm – 2:00 p.m. MT. TOPIC: NUCLEAR’S ROLE IN CANADA’S […]
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 […]
Please join The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon for a webinar titled Canada’s Hydrogen Potential on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 8:30am – 9:30am (MT). TOPIC: CANADA’S HYDROGEN POTENTIAL SPEAKER: DR. SARA HASTINGS-SIMON, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, PAYNE INSTITUTE HOSTED BY: THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF […]
Mines alumni and community are invited to virtually listen in and engage with student teams from Innov8X as they pitch their solutions to our Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency sponsors. This national pilot course was made possible by DHS, FEMA Region VIII, Common Mission Project and BMNT. Innov8X is a pilot course […]
TALKING ROBOTICS Number 3: "Cognitive Impact of Social Robotics" and "Do Robots have Race?" Wed, 12/9, 5 p.m. via Zoom Join faculty and students from Mines' new Robotics Program as Professors Tom Williams and Qin Zhu talk about robots, race, and gender. This is the third of three discussions about current topics in robotics, based […]
Please join Geo4Dev as they welcome Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Dr. Christopher Elvidge presenting a webinar on the development of global nighttime lights Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 10:00am – 2:20pm MT and Friday, December 11, 2020 from 10:00am – 3:45pm MT. TOPIC: GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR DEVELOPMENT (GEO4DEV) SPEAKER: DR. CHRISTOPHER ELVIDGE, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, EARTH OBSERVATION GROUP HOSTED BY: GEO4DEV TIME: THURSDAY, […]
Please join the Columbian Association of Petroleum Geologists and Geophysicists (ACGGP) as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Jordy Lee as he gives the Keynote – Stable Energy in a Dynamic World for their Sustainability and Energy Summit on Friday, December 11, 2020 from 7:00am – 7:45pm (MT). TOPIC: STABLE ENERGY IN A DYNAMIC WORLD SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE SENIOR RESEARCH […]