Latest news pertaining to News and Events. http://www.mines.edu/cms/program/content/rss.php?feed=3 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35:01 -0700 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35:01 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 6, 2012 – Three research projects under way at Colorado School of Mines have been chosen to receive special funding aimed at bringing technology to the commercial marketplace, representing a major culture shift toward entrepreneurship ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-research-projects-receive-commercially-aimed-funding Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 26, 2012 – Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind man in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest, will be the keynote speaker for the fourth Colorado School of Mines Leadership Summit to be held Jan. 28 on the university’s ... http://www.mines.edu/Blind-mountain-climber-to-keynote-Mines-Leadership-Summit-Jan.-28 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 18, 2012 – The development of a new circular polarization filter by a collaborative team of scientists at the Colorado School of Mines and ITN Energy Systems has the potential to aid in early cancer detection, enhance vision ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-and-ITN-joint-invention-enhances-polarization-imaging Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 9, 2012 – Bloomberg Businessweek described Colorado School of Mines as the “biggest bargain” in its recent list of colleges and universities that “pack a return on investment punch.” Businessweek analyzed ... http://www.mines.edu/Businessweek-calls-Mines-biggest-bargain Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 3, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines ranked 69th in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 100 best values in public colleges for 2012. The editors at Kiplinger’s looked at data from more than 500 public four-year ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-named-in-Kiplingers-100-Best-Values-in-Public-Colleges Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 19, 2011 – Dr. Richard Wendlandt, a professor in the Colorado School of Mines Geology and Geological Engineering Department, has been honored by the National Football Foundation and Fidelity Investments for efforts made on behalf ... http://www.mines.edu/Wendlandt-honored-in-Faculty-Salutes-Initiative-by-National-Football-Foundation-and-Fidelity-Investments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 9, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines’ December commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 16 in Lockridge Arena in the Student Recreation Center, 1651 Elm St., in Golden. Parking on campus is free on graduation ... http://www.mines.edu/Newmont-Mining-chief-to-deliver-Mines-December-commencement-address Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 DENVER ­— Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines. The Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines makes policy for the school and oversees ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Hickenlooper-reappoints-Mines-trustees-Cowart-Spaanstra Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 27, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration recently announced $1 million in grant funds to eight organizations, including Colorado School of Mines, that provide education and training within ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-MSHA-grant-to-develop-mine-emergency-preparedness-training Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 1st Annual Collegiate MERD Competition, February 2011 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 25, 2011 – The Colorado School of Mines Mine Rescue Team assisted in the rescue of a teenager trapped inside a mine shaft in Golden, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The team was dispatched ... http://www.mines.edu/CSM-Mine-Rescue-Team-assists-in-rescue-of-teen-from-mine-shaft Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 18, 2011 – Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project is awarding $3.5 million to researchers at five universities, including $1.5 million to Colorado School of Mines, to develop new technologies that could dramatically ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-receives-funding-for-energy-storage-research Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 14, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines research has been instrumental in the development of cost effective cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cells — the technology to be used in the photovoltaic panels to be manufactured ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-plays-crucial-role-in-GEs-Colorado-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 12, 2011 – Greg Bell, the lieutenant governor of Utah, will discuss Utah Oil Shale: A Path Towards Energy Independence during the opening session of the 31st Oil Shale Symposium at Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 17. Mines Provost ... http://www.mines.edu/Utahs-Lieutenant-Governor-to-open-Oil-Shale-Symposium Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 10, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines announced this year's recipients of its top philanthropic partner awards at the recent Mines Century Society Dinner: Professor Emeritus Frank Stermole and his wife, Dot, received the Tourmaline ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-recognizes-top-philanthropic-partners Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 7, 2011 – Mines Assistant Professor Kip Findley and Associate Professor Matthew Liberatore will join some of the nation’s most innovative, young engineering educators at the National Academy of Engineering’s third ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-researcher-selected-for-National-Academy-of-Engineering-symposium Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 BOULDER, Colo. (October 4, 2011) – The Boulder Innovation Center is pleased to announce Colorado School of Mines has renewed its commercialization agreement, which extends it for another three years. The key goal of the relationship between the ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-makes-three-year-commitment-to-Boulder-Innovation-Center Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 30, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines ranks second in the country for percentage of undergraduates participating in internships, according to U.S. News and World Report’s listing of “10 National Universities Producing ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-2nd-in-nation-for-undergraduate-internships Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 23, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate Homecoming 2011: “Reinventing the Wheel,” with events for current students beginning Sept. 26 and culminating with varsity football and volleyball games on Oct. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-2011-Homecoming-Reinventing-the-Wheel Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 20, 2011 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies and help diversify America's sources of clean, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-receive-1.7M-in-DoE-grants-for-geothermal-energy-research- Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 19, 2011 – Dale Gardner, retired U.S. Navy captain and a former space shuttle astronaut will present “Space Shuttle: The Beginning, the End and What Follows?” at 4 p.m. Sept. 30, in room 209 of Coolbaugh Hall on ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosting-former-Space-Shuttle-astronaut- Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 13, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines is the top-ranked public university in the state in the 2012 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s listing of America’s Best Colleges. Mines ranks 75th in the category of Best ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-top-ranked-Colorado-university-in-U.S.-News-and-World-Reports-annual-best-colleges-list Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 7, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines Fall 2011 Career Day will be one of the largest in the university’s history featuring 206 companies. More than 40 companies were put on the wait list after the fair sold out in July. ... http://www.mines.edu/Sold-out-Colorado-School-of-Mines-Career-Day-scheduled-for-Sept.-13 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., August 29, 2011 – Dr. Brian Murphy, co-founder of PrimeStar Solar, a thin-film solar company recently sold to General Electric, will present the 2011 Division of Economics and Business Executive-in-Residence Seminar Series at Colorado ... http://www.mines.edu/PrimeStar-Solar-founder-presents-seminar-series-at-Mines Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 WARRENDALE, PA, August 22, 2011 – The Materials Research Society (MRS), along with co-sponsor The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) selected Mines graduate Jennifer Nekuda Malik as a 2011-2012 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Alumna-named-MRSTMS-2011-12-Congressional-Science-and-Engineering-Fellow Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 22, 2011 – The Trustees of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) appointed Mines Metallurigcal and Materials Engineering Professor and Associate Department Head Brajendra Mishra as its ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-named-president-of-American-Institute-of-Mining-Metallurgical-and-Petroleum-Engineers-board Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 19, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines will once again kick off the academic year with the traditional M Climb up Mount Zion on Aug. 22. Incoming students will assemble with their 10-pound rocks and hike to the university’s ... http://www.mines.edu/INCOMING-MINES-STUDENTS-TO-WHITEWASH-MOUNTAINSIDE-M Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., August 16, 2011 – Maple Hall, the first residence hall built on the Colorado School of Mines campus since 1978 opens its doors this week. The $27 million facility is 97,665 square feet and has 291 beds. Students move in August 19. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-opens-first-new-residence-hall-since-1978 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 28, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines is once again the top-ranked public university in the nation for starting salaries of graduates with bachelor’s degrees according to PayScale’s 2011-2012 College Salary Report. ... http://www.mines.edu/Starting-salaries-for-Mines-graduates-tops-among-nations-public-institutions Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 19, 2011 — America's cities face a looming water crisis, driven by climate change, growing population and a crumbling infrastructure. Recognizing the critical importance of this issue, the National Science Foundation has selected ... http://www.mines.edu/Re-inventing-Americas-Urban-Water-Infrastructure Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 15, 2011 – Mining industry representatives from across the world will travel to Colorado School of Mines for a course on rare earths, Aug. 9-11, 2011. The course is a first of its kind in the United States. “Introduction ... http://www.mines.edu/Rare-earth-mineral-industry-course-offered-at-Mines Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 1, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines Assistant Research Professor Eric Toberer has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Young Investigator International Thermoelectric Society Award. The award will be presented to Toberer ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-wins-2011-Young-Investigator-Award Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo. June 22, 2011—Research conducted at Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory appears in the early view of Advanced Materials, one of the leading journals in materials science. Prakash Periasamy, Mines PhD ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesNREL-research-published-in-leading-scientific-journal Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 1, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines congratulates Assistant Professor Kathryn Johnson. Johnson received the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association’s (CCIA) Cleantech Research Award for Excellence in Wind Technology Commercialization ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-researcher-honored-for-wind-technology-commercialization Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 12, 2011 -- Today U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt and Colorado School of Mines President Dr. Bill Scoggins will sign a Memorandum of Understanding that creates a Science and Engineering Collaborative to guide and ... http://www.mines.edu/USGS-Director-and-Mines-President-Unite-for-the-Future Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 11, 2011 – Even in tough economic times — it’s good to be a Mines grad. Friday 672 students receive degrees from Colorado School of Mines. While the nation’s unemployment rate reaches record highs, students with ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-graduates-bringing-in-higher-salaries Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 6, 2011 – A lifesaving technology originally developed at Colorado School of Mines gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance today, allowing it to be marketed to health care providers. The FDA granted clearance ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-technology-gains-FDA-clearance Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 6, 2011 – Marcia K. McNutt, director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will address 672 Mines graduates during the 137th annual commencement ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 13 on Kafadar Commons, 1500 Illinois ... http://www.mines.edu/USGS-director-to-deliver-Mines-commencement-address Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 28, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines Professor David K. Matlock will present the opening lecture next month at AISTech, the annual meeting of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). Matlock, director of the Advanced ... http://www.mines.edu/1356.php Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 12, 2011 — The solar industry took a major step forward this week thanks to a bright idea starting at Colorado School of Mines and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). Last week, General Electric ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-instrumental-in-bringing-solar-to-General-Electric Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 The federal laboratories in Colorado together with their affiliates contributed $1.5 billion to the state economy in fiscal year 2010, and accounted for more than 16,000 direct and indirect jobs, a new survey shows. The $1.5 billion impact is a 36 percent ... http://www.mines.edu/New-study-shows-federal-labs-injected-1.5-billion-into-states-economy-and-supported-16000-jobs-in-2010 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 March 25, 2011 — Studies done by Mark Lusk and colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. Their latest work describes how the size of light-absorbing particles — quantum dots — ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-researchers-study-quantum-dots-to-increase-the-amount-of-electricity-solar-panels-produce Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 31, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate a pirate-themed E-Days, “Sail the 7 SEa-Days,” March 31-April 2. Mines students will participate in the traditional orecart pull on foot from Golden to Denver down ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-celebrate-Engineers-Days-March-31-April-2 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 23, 2011 – President emeritus and devoted friend of Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Guy T. McBride, Jr., died March 21, 2011. Dr. McBride served as the 12th president of Colorado School of Mines from 1970 to 1984. During his 14 ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-community-mourns-loss-of-President-Emeritus-Guy-T.-McBride-Jr. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., DATE, 2011 – Dr. Annette Bunge, professor emeritus of chemical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was chosen by her peers as the 2010 Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer. Bunge’s lecture, “Changing Times, Changing ... http://www.mines.edu/Bunge-selected-as-Mines-Faculty-Distinguished-Lecturer Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 16, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines Professor Brajendra Mishra has been chosen to lead a major study focused on materials that can transform developing energy technologies into clean, affordable and widespread options supporting ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-leads-study-for-DOE-Energy-Materials-Project Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 15, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines ranks 64th in U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of engineering graduate schools. Several of Mines' graduate engineering programs also were ranked including chemical engineering ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-in-U.S.-News-and-World-Reports-Best-Graduate-Schools-2012- Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 10, 2011 – Despite an increasing need for large scale, complex models of environmental function for hydrologic prediction and environmental understanding, no formal verification or benchmarking of these models has been performed. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-international-NSF-sponsored-Integrated-Model-Intercomparison-Workshop Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 8, 2011 – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Colorado School of Mines second among 81 national universities in the percentage of bachelor’s degree recipients who have worked as interns during the course of their education. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranked-No.-2-for-undergraduate-internships Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 3, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines’ collegiate section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is now the largest section in the nation. As of March 3, the Mines section has 395 members. The second largest collegiate section ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Society-of-Women-Engineers-largest-collegiate-section-in-the-nation Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 3, 2011 – Mines Professor of Chemical Engineering Dr. Ronald Miller has been selected for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Lifetime Achievement Award in Chemical Engineering Pedagogical Scholarship. The award ... http://www.mines.edu/ASEE-awards-Mines-chemical-engineering-professor-Lifetime-Achievement-Award Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo. Feb. 10, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines and the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety present the first Biennial Collegiate Mine Emergency Response Development Exercise (MERD) to be held at the university’s Edgar ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-experimental-mine-to-host-first-ever-collegiate-mine-rescue-contest-and-challenge-Feb-24-25 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 10, 2011 – The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees recently elected trustee James Spaanstra to serve as chairman of the board through Dec. 31, 2012. Spaanstra, who initially was appointed to the board of trustees in 2008, ... http://www.mines.edu/Spaanstra-elected-chairman-of-Mines-Board-of-Trustees Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 9, 2011 – Jonathan O. (Josh) Sharp, assistant professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for his ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-environmental-science-and-engineering-professor-awarded-NSF-CAREER-Award Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 4, 2011 – A. Keith Turner, emeritus professor of geological engineering, recently was presented the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), which is part of the National Academies. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-emeritus-professor-of-geological-engineering-receives-Transportation-Research-Board-award Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Reston, Va. D. Vaughan Griffiths, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.E., C.Eng., F.ASCE, professor of civil engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently elected a director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This places Griffiths as one of 14 ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-elected-to-National-Civil-Engineering-Society-governing-board Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 26, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines received a $100,000 contribution from Mintec, Inc., a global software and service provider for the mining industry. The company’s support for Mines’ Department of Mining Engineering ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Department-of-Mining-Engineering-receives-100000-from-Mintec- Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 20, 2011 – Dr. Pankaj K (PK) Sen, Colorado School of Mines professor of engineering, recently was named a fellow of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. Recognizing the ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-named-IEEE-Fellow Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 20, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines has been awarded $10,000 in funding from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Academic Alliance Seed Fund. The Seed Fund, which was founded in 2007 with capital ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-Academic-Alliance-Seed-Fund-grant-from-NCWIT-and-Microsoft-Research Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 14, 2011 – Beginning today, Colorado School of Mines will host the largest celebration of diversity in the institution’s 137-year history. DeltaDays 2011 will begin with a kickoff event Jan. 14 hosted in partnership with ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-celebrates-DeltaDays-diversity-celebration Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 5, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines was ranked 59th in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s February 2011 feature “Best Values in Public Colleges 2011.” The University of Colorado ranked 85th while Colorado ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-top-ranked-Colorado-university-in-Kiplingers-100-Best-Values-in-Public-Colleges-2011 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 5, 2011 – Dr. Terence Parker has been named executive vice president and provost at Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Terry Parker Parker, who came to Mines in 1994, has served as Engineering Division director since May of 2006. ... http://www.mines.edu/Parker-named-Mines-executive-vice-president-and-provost Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 16, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines ranks 10th in a Forbes analysis of “Best Colleges for Women and Minorities in STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math). The Forbes story notes the American Council on Education ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-in-Forbes-Top-10-Best-Colleges-for-Women-in-STEM Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Golden, Colo., Dec. 14, 2010 — Kent J. Voorhees, a chemist and professor at Colorado School of Mines, has been re-elected to the board of directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society. He will begin ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-chemist-to-serve-third-term-on-board-of-worlds-largest-scientific-society- Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 8, 2010 – The Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr., governor of Colorado, will present the graduation address during Mines’ Midyear Degree Convocation Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center, 1651 Elm St. in Golden. ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Ritter-to-deliver-Mines-midyear-convocation-address Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 30, 2010 – Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has appointed Mines graduate Frances M. Vallejo to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees. Vallejo fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Terry Fox, who was recently appointed ... http://www.mines.edu/Ritter-appoints-Vallejo-to-Mines-Board-of-Trustees-reappoints-Truly Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 24, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines has received a grant valued at more than $150,000 to participate in HP’s Catalyst Initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to science, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-Catalyst-Initiative-Social-Innovation-Program-from-HP- Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 29, 2010 – Three teams from Colorado School of Mines — Code Monkeys, Golden Coders and Totally Illogical — will compete in this weekend’s regional IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-students-to-compete-in-Battle-of-the-Brains- Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC—Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department of the Interior’s North Central Climate Science Center will be operated by a consortium of universities headed by Colorado State University in Fort Collins, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-member-of-new-North-Central-Climate-Science-Center-consortium Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 20, 2010 – A partnership of four research universities (including Colorado School of Mines) a school district and the Boston Museum of Science, led by the National Academy of Engineering, recently received a $1 million National ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-National-Academy-of-Engineering-team-up-to-examine-impact-of-climate-change-on-engineered-systems Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 18, 2010 – The Mesa State College Alumni Association and Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association announced a new award, the Nyikos Cup, today at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference fall conference meeting, held on the ... http://www.mines.edu/Nyikos-Cup-a-new-tradition-for-RMAC-rivals-Mesa-State-and-Mines Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 14, 2010 – Juhan Parts, the Estonian minister of Economic Affairs and Telecommunications, will discuss the place of oil shale in the country’s energy future during the opening session of the 30th Oil Shale Symposium at ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-30th-Oil-Shale-Symposium-Oct.-18-22 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 14, 2010 – The Colorado School of Mines Unconventional Natural Gas Institute (UNGI) will host a workshop, “Technical and economic challenges in commercial development of unconventional gas reservoirs,” beginning at ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Unconventional-Natural-Gas-Institute-holds-first-workshop Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 12, 2010 – The Colorado School of Mines Foundation announces the appointment of Hugh E. Harvey, Jr., executive vice chairman of the board for Intrepid Potash, Inc., and Timothy J. Haddon, president and CEO of INRMC, to its Board ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado-School-of-Mines-Foundation-appoints-two-new-board-of-governors-members Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 Vicki J. Cowart has been named the 29th recipient of the Medal in honor of Ian Campbell for Superlative Service to the Geosciences. Cowart will be presented this prestigious award at the Geological Society of America Presidential Address Ceremony in Denver, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Trustee-Vicki-J.-Cowart-to-receive-2010-Ian-Campbell-Medal Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., DATE, 2010 – It’s “Revenge of the Nerds” – Homecoming 2010. Some of this week’s events include: Oct. 5 7 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball vs. Notre Dame de Namur, Lockridge Arena Oct. 7 3-6 ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-students-celebrate-homecoming-through-Oct.-9 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 4, 2010 – A $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Colorado School of Mines researchers develop a Dynamic Atom Probe – the first instrument of its kind to enable 3D imaging and chemical identification ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-2.3M-NSF-grant-to-develop-Dynamic-Atom-Probe Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 4, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines will hold a public meeting regarding its campus master plan from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 12 in the ballrooms of the Ben Parker Student Center, 1200 16th St. -MINES- Contact: Karen Gilbert, Public Relations ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-hold-campus-master-plan-meeting_1 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 1, 2010 – The Colorado School of Mines community will break ground on Marquez Hall, an interdisciplinary teaching and research facility that will house the university’s petroleum engineering department, at 4 p.m. Oct. 8, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-break-ground-on-privately-funded-25-million-classroom-laboratory-facility Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 27, 2010 – In a continuing effort to expand research cooperation internationally, Colorado School of Mines formally entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on Sept. 22. Seated, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Germanys-Karlsruhe-Institute-of-Technology-to-collaborate Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 14, 2010 –Colorado School of Mines has selected four faculty members to serve on the Red Rocks Community College Institute for Sustainability in Education (RISE) Fellowship Program with fellows selected from core partners Jeffco ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-fellows-selected-for-Red-Rocks-program Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600 Sept. 1, 2010 — Gov. Bill Ritter announced today he has appointed Maria Teresa “Terry” Fox of Wheat Ridge to the Colorado Court of Appeals to replace retiring Judge Sean Connelly. Fox has served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Colorado ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Ritter-names-Mines-Trustee-to-CO-Court-of-Appeals Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 1, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines has been invited to join the National Geothermal Academy and will participate in its summer program to be held June-August 2011 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Earlier this year, the U.S. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-joins-National-Geothermal-Academy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins today unveiled a new museum exhibit for one of the “moon rocks” originally given to the state about 35 years ago. The moon rock, which had been in the safekeeping ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Ritter-Mines-unveil-new-home-for-moon-rock Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 19, 2010 – Members of Colorado School of Mines’ Class of 2014 will embark on the university’s annual M Climb during the morning of Aug. 23. Beginning around 7:45 a.m., President Bill Scoggins, Mines faculty and staff ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-freshmen-set-to-hike-the-hill-whitewash-mountainside-M Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 17, 2010 – The 2010-11 academic year at Colorado School of Mines will begin with new leadership in three academic departments: David Marr, head of the Chemical Engineering Department, earned his PhD from Stanford University. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-announces-new-department-heads Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 17, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines ranked 29th in the Top 50 Public National Universities and 72nd among Best National Universities, both public and private, according to the 2011 edition of America’s Best Colleges by ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-29th-in-U.S.-News-top-50-Public-National-Universities Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 12, 2010 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of 15 projects, including one at Colorado School of Mines, to develop technologies aimed at safely and economically storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-receives-510000-DOE-grant-for-carbon-sequestration-research Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC, July 28, 2010 – Joan Gosink, professor emerita of the Division of Engineering at Colorado School of Mines was recently named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Fellow member status is a distinction ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-emerita-named-ASEE-Fellow Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 LONGMONT, Colo., July 27, 2010 – R&D Magazine has named the MicroPhage MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test a winner in the 48th Annual R&D 100 Awards, which salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace ... http://www.mines.edu/MicroPhage-product-wins-2010-RD-100-Award Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 20, 2010—The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced 32 awards – for a total of $227 million over five years – to academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research. Colorado School of Mines is the ... http://www.mines.edu/MINES-RESEARCHERS-ON-4-OF-32-ACADEMIC-TEAMS-AWARDED-227-MILLION-IN-DOD-FUNDING Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 14 July 2010 Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Colorado School of Mines, agreeing to expand the level of collaboration on minerals and energy education and research between the ... http://www.mines.edu/World-leaders-in-minerals-and-energy-research-sign-agreement Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 7, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines has been awarded a $987,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to recruit and support underrepresented minority students interested in pursuing doctorate degrees in science, technology, ... http://www.mines.edu/NSF-grant-will-help-underrepresented-students-pursue-STEM-doctorates-at-Mines Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 7, 2010 – In its feature “What’s Your College Degree Worth?” Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine called Colorado School of Mines the “biggest bargain” when examining Payscale.com data regarding the return ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-biggest-bargain-in-BusinessWeeks-return-on-college-investment-report Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 30, 2010 – Keith Neeves, Colorado School of Mines assistant professor of chemical engineering, was one of six researchers to be awarded a $250,000 grant by the Boettcher Foundation for the advancement of biomedical research. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-biomedical-researcher-receives-Boettcher-Foundation-grant Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 22, 2010 – Hallgerd Eydal, a post-doctoral research scientist in Colorado School of Mines’ Environmental Science and Engineering Department, was awarded a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship from the European Union. She ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-scientist-receives-Marie-Curie-Postdoctoral-Fellowship Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 9, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines will hold a public meeting regarding its campus master plan from 6-9 p.m. June 30 in Ballrooms D and E in the Student Center, 1200 16th St. -MINES- Contact: Karen Gilbert, Public Relations Specialist ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-hold-campus-master-plan-meeting Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 8, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines will host the Space Resources Roundtable June 8-10 on the school’s campus in Golden, Colo. The Space Resources Roundtable will bring together space professionals, natural resources industry ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-Space-Resources-Roundtable Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 7, 2010 – Ann Deml, a graduate student in Colorado School of Mines’ Materials Science program, and Greg Lehnhoff, a graduate student in the George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, have been ... http://www.mines.edu/Two-Mines-graduate-students-awarded-DOE-fellowships Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 26, 2010 – Mines Professor John McCray has been named director of the Environmental Science and Engineering Division. McCray earned his doctorate in hydrology and water resources from the University of Arizona and his master’s ... http://www.mines.edu/McCray-named-Mines-Environmental-Science-and-Engineering-Division-Director Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 17, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines is hosting the 5th Annual Risk Assessment Network meeting of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Research and Development Programme (IEAGHG) today and tomorrow in Golden. The meeting ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-leading-carbon-sequestration-researchers-during-Risk-Assessment-meeting Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600 May 13 — The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC – C02) has established a global network linking organizations in eight countries which conduct research into the geological storage of carbon ... http://www.mines.edu/New-global-network-links-geological-storage-of-carbon-dioxide-research-in-eight-countries Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 7, 2010 – James Mulva, chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips, will present “Passing the Torch of Responsibility” during the 136th annual commencement ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 14 on Kafadar ... http://www.mines.edu/ConocoPhillips-chairman-to-deliver-Mines-commencement-address Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 30, 2010 – A team of three Mines physics undergraduate students, led by professor Fred Sarazin and electronic specialist Orlen Wolf, recently completed the assembly and deployment of a large cosmic-ray detector. The detector, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-students-build-large-cosmic-ray-detector Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 28, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines’ 8th Continent Project Business Plan Competition once again challenged students to create business plans that employ aerospace-derived technology in products and services with immediate ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-8th-Continent-Project-Business-Plan-Competition- Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 15, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines' graduate school ranked 63rd in the 2011 listing of “Best Engineering Schools” in the U.S. News and World Report listing of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-in-U.S.-News-2011-Americas-Best-Graduate-Schools Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 25, 2010 – Burke Fort, director of the 8th Continent Project at Colorado School of Mines, was awarded Jefferson Economic Council’s “Genesis Award-Economic Developer of the Year.” The award honors Burke and ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-8th-Continent-director-honored-by-Jefferson-Economic-Council Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 15, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate a 1920’s-themed Engineer’s Days — “Roaring TwentE-Days” — beginning April 8. This year’s fireworks show will wrap-up the weekend at ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-celebrate-Roaring-TwentE-Days-April-8-10 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 11, 2010 – Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, of Golden, has been appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees. Truly was appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the recent death of former ... http://www.mines.edu/Vice-Admiral-Truly-appointed-to-Mines-Board-of-Trustees Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 4, 2010 – The first student chapter of the Underground Construction Association of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (UCA of SME) has been established at Colorado School of Mines. The new chapter will focus on ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-establishes-first-student-chapter-of-Underground-Construction-Association- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 2, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines will hold a public meeting regarding the school’s master plan at 6:30 p.m. March 15, in the Ben Parker Student Center Ballrooms, 1200 16th St. A short formal presentation of the master ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-hold-public-meeting-regarding-campus-master-plan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700 March 1, 2010 – Warrendale, PA (USA) – The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) captured the trophy in the TMS 2010 Alcoa Materials Bowl, sponsored by Alcoa, for the second consecutive year by defeating the Georgia Institute of Technology in a recent ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado-School-of-Mines-wins-TMS-Materials-Bowl-for-second-straight-year Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 25, 2010—Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have announced the joint appointment of Masami Nakagawa to conduct research projects related to geothermal heat pump technologies, including: ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-NREL-combine-capabilities-in-geothermal-energy-research- Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 23, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines’ George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering has received $46,000 from ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s leading steel companies, along with access to ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Metallurgy-Department-receives-funding-support-from-ArcelorMittal- Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 19, 2010 – Supported by a $370,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation, faculty members at Colorado School of Mines’ Division of Economics and Business are investigating the impact of public policy on solid waste recycling ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-faculty-receive-370000-Alcoa-Foundation-Grant-for-recycling-study Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 19, 2010 – David Muñoz, associate professor in Colorado School of Mines Division of Engineering and director of Humanitarian Engineering Minor, was chosen by his peers as the 2009 Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer. ... http://www.mines.edu/Munoz-selected-as-Mines-Distinguished-Lecturer Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 10, 2010 – Kip Findley, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award for his project, “The Stability and ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Findley-wins-NSF-Career-Award Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 With National Science Foundation and industry support, the center will develop technologies that will cut energy usage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 9, 2010 — With a five-year, $400,000 award from the National Science ... http://www.mines.edu/WPI-and-Mines-establish-first-center-dedicated-to-sustainable-metals-recovery-and-recycling Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 2, 2010 – A rare painting by renowned 19th century western landscape artist Albert Bierstadt, which was donated to Colorado School of Mines in 1938 by wealthy Idaho Springs miner Benjamin Briscoe, was prepared for public viewing ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Bierstadt-painting-conserved-on-display-at-the-Denver-Art-Museum Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Golden, Colo., Jan. 26, 2010—Colorado School of Mines and East Middle School in Aurora Public Schools have been recognized as an exemplary K-12 – university partnership in engineering education by the American Society for Engineering Education ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-and-East-Middle-School-engineering-a-winning-partnership- Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 20, 2010 – Beijing Paralympic gold medalists Jason Regier and Chance Sumner, 2010 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Team qualifier Adam Scaturro, and the Denver Harlequin squad will conduct an exhibition emphasizing the unparalleled ... http://www.mines.edu/Paralympic-gold-medalists-Denver-Harlequins-to-demonstrate-wheelchair-rugby-at-Mines-Jan.-27 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Golden, Colo., Jan. 14, 2010—The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a $33.8 million investment in a National Advanced Biofuels Consortium (NABC), led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-partner-with-NREL-in-new-biofuels-research-DOE-announces-33.8M-in-funding Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Golden, Colo., Jan. 13 2010 — Today at the White House, President Barack Obama honored Colorado School of Mines professor Ryan O’Hayre as one of the nation’s outstanding early career scientists – the latest winners of the Presidential ... http://www.mines.edu/President-Obama-honors-Mines-Professor-OHayre Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 7, 2010 – Ted P. Stockmar, a 1943 graduate of Colorado School of Mines and 33-year-member of the university’s Board of Trustees, died Dec. 28, 2009. Ted served on Mines’ board of trustees from 1948 until 1981 and ... http://www.mines.edu/Alumnus-longtime-trustee-and-ardent-champion-of-Mines-dies Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 4, 2010 – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked Colorado School of Mines 69th in its annual listing of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. Kiplinger’s ranks four-year schools that combine outstanding education ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-top-ranked-Colorado-university-in-Kiplingers-100-Best-Values-in-Public-Colleges Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 21, 2009 – Newmont Mining Corporation has committed $1.2 million to establish a new multidisciplinary center in the Mining Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines focused on educating new professionals and developing ... http://www.mines.edu/Newmont-Mining-Corporation-establishes-Earth-Resources-Center-at-Colorado-School-of-Mines Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 15, 2009 – The Honorable John Hickenlooper, mayor of Denver, will present the graduation address, “Multiple working hypotheses: How a geologist can use science, collaboration and innovation to help govern a city,” ... http://www.mines.edu/Denver-Mayor-Hickenlooper-to-deliver-Mines-Midyear-Convocation-address Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 17, 2009 – Three bioscience companies licensed with Colorado School of Mines have been awarded funding by the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program (BDEGP) through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-technologies-helps-companies-secure-funding Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 12, 2009 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced awards for 123 projects in 39 states, including three at Colorado School of Mines, as part of the Department of Energy’s investments in the exploration and ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-receive-DOE-funding-for-three-geothermal-energy-research-and-development-projects Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 11, 2009 – Stewart A. Bliss and Mohan S. Misra were appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to the governing board of Colorado School of Mines with terms running Jan. 1, 2010, through Dec. 31, 2013. Bliss Bliss, of Denver, is a senior ... http://www.mines.edu/Bliss-Misra-named-to-Mines-Board-of-Trustees Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 DENVER, Colo., Nov. 9, 2009 – Gov. Bill Ritter today announced the appointment of Stewart A. Bliss, of Denver, and Mohan S. Misra, of Golden, to the governing board of Colorado School of Mines. The appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2010, through ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Ritter-names-new-board-members Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 2, 2009 – Tissa H. Illangasekare, AMAX Distinguished Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering and professor of civil engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been chosen by the faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-honored-with-Swedish-doctorate Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 CHICAGO – Oct. 16, 2009 – The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is pleased to announce Candace Sulzbach, P.E. as the 2009 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award recipient. She is recognized for outstanding contributions to engineering education, ... http://www.mines.edu/SWE-Names-Candace-Sulzbach-2009-Outstanding-Faculty-Advisor-Award-Recipient Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 12, 2009 – Science magazine has published a paper by Colorado School of Mines doctoral graduate student Matthew Walsh, and faculty and co-directors of the Center for Hydrate Research (CHR), Carolyn Koh, E. Dendy Sloan, Amadeu ... http://www.mines.edu/Science-magazine-features-Mines-hydrates-research- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 7, 2009 – Jen Schneider, assistant professor in Colorado School of Mines’ Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies, has been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) first Frontiers ... http://www.mines.edu/Innovative-early-career-engineering-faculty-selected-to-participate-in-NAEs-FIRST-Frontiers-of-Engineering-education-symposium Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 2 — Colorado School of Mines has been awarded $90,000 by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as part of $500,000 in awards to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry. The ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-receives-90000-in-Brookwood-Sago-mine-safety-grants Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 1, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate a “Space Blaster”-themed homecoming Oct. 9-10. This year’s events include the annual parade and football game as well as Powder Puff tournaments, games and activities. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-homecoming-slated-for-Oct.-9-10 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 24, 2009 - Halliburton Foundation Inc. made a $35,000 gift to Colorado School of Mines that will support graduate and undergraduate students in the Geology and Geological Engineering Department and the Minority Engineering Program’s ... http://www.mines.edu/Halliburton-Foundation-Gives-35000-to-Mines Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 23, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Army ROTC Cadet Christopher Siok has been awarded the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross. Siok is the only cadet from 5th Brigade to receive this honor. Siok, from Alaska, is a senior at Mines majoring ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ROTC-cadet-receives-Legion-of-Valor-honor Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Program Designed to Position Colorado as Leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education DENVER (Sept. 21, 2009) – Four Colorado institutions: Metropolitan State College of Denver, the Colorado School of Mines, the Community ... http://www.mines.edu/Four-Colorado-institutions-join-together-to-launch-statewide-science-and-technology-education-collaborative Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 18, 2009 – World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews) will hold a nonpartisan global citizen discussion regarding future climate policy at Colorado School of Mines, one of five locations in the U.S., on Sept. 26. WWViews, ... http://www.mines.edu/Global-citizen-discussion-regarding-climate-change-to-be-held-on-Mines-campus Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept 16, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines presents “An Engagement with Dr. John Medina” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in Friedhoff Hall in the Green Center, 924 16th St., in Golden. Medina, the New York Times best selling author of ... http://www.mines.edu/Molecular-biologist-to-speak-at-Mines-about-brain-development Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 10, 2009 – J. Michael Yeager, BHP Billiton chief executive-petroleum, will present “Resourcing the Future: Keys to Opening New Doors in the Petroleum Industry” at 4 p.m., Sept. 23. The lecture will be held in Metals ... http://www.mines.edu/Petroleum-executive-to-discuss-industrys-future-Sept.-23 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 7, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines is one of 19 recipients slated to receive a share of $27.6 million the U.S. Department of Energy recently allocated for research aimed at enhancing the capability to simulate, track and evaluate ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-1.6M-from-DOE-for-carbon-sequestration-research Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 2, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Division of Economics and Business is hosting Tammy Berberick as the executive in residence speaker for the Engineering and Technology Management Seminar series. Berberick is the president ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-economics-and-business-lecture-series-to-focus-on-leadership Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 28, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines has been awarded $86,400 in scholarship grants by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC has awarded nearly $20 million to 70 institutions to boost nuclear education and expand the ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-awarded-education-grant-by-the-U.S.-Nuclear-Regulatory-Commission_2 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 24, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines has announced the establishment of the Unconventional Natural Gas Institute (UNGI) for the upstream research and development of natural gas, which is clean-burning, helps minimize greenhouse ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-institute-to-lead-nation-in-natural-gas-research Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 21, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines freshmen will set off on the traditional M-Climb up Mt. Zion on Aug. 24 from Kafadar Commons on the school’s campus in Golden. The largest new student class in the university’s ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-largest-ever-freshman-class-to-whitewash-mountainside-M Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 20, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines ranked 34th in the Top 50 Public National Universities and 77th among Best National Universities, both public and private, according to the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges by ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-in-U.S.-News-Top-50-Public-National-Universities Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 20, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines welcomes its largest ever freshman class and also reports its largest ever increase in graduate student enrollment for the 2009-10 academic year. Undergraduate applications are up 9 percent ... http://www.mines.edu/Applications-to-Mines-soar-Enrollment-numbers-are-up-for-both-undergrads-and-grads Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 19, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Minority Engineering Program (MEP) has helped design a free, six-week Engineering Exploration program aimed at helping high school freshmen develop an interest in engineering. The Double-E ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-program-helps-expose-high-school-students-to-engineering Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 12 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Petroleum Engineering Professors Ramona Graves and Erdal Ozkan were recently selected as recipients of the 2009 Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Membership. Established in 1983, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professors-honored-with-Society-of-Petroleum-Engineers-Distinguished-Membership Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 10, 2009 — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will join state and federal administrators, scientists and engineers from three Colorado universities and three federal laboratories Aug. 14 at the University of Colorado at Boulder for the ... http://www.mines.edu/Gov.-Ritter-to-kick-off-symposium-for-new-wind-research-center Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 7, 2009 – Sumit Agarwal, Colorado School of Mines assistant professor of chemical engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award. The project, titled “Molecular ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-chemical-engineering-professor-earns-NSF-CAREER-award Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 31, 2009 – Payscale.com, a global online compensation database, ranks Colorado School of Mines as the top public university in the nation for starting salaries of graduates with bachelor’s degrees. The site’s College ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-ranks-No.-1-among-public-universities-for-graduates-starting-salaries Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 28, 2009 – Keith Neeves, assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Mines, recently received the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostatis Young Investigator Award. The awards for the XXII Congress ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-receives-International-Society-of-Thrombosis-and-Haemostatis-award Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Golden, July 27, 2009 — The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) and the Colorado School of Mines Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC) have announced an important affiliation that will add ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado-School-of-Mines-REMRSEC-and-CRSP-Form-Relationship Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 24, 2009 —The Colorado School of Mines Foundation has completed its most successful fundraising year ever, receiving more than $30 million in gifts and commitments. In addition, research volume at Mines is more than in any previous ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-sets-fundraising-research-volume-records Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 21, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines will host the American Chemical Society’s 2009 Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy for graduate and post-doctoral students from July 22 to 29 on the school’s ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-hosts-Green-Chemistry-Summer-School Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) will invite prominent public and private universities and non-profit research organizations to become affiliate partners of C2B2. Through these affiliations, C2B2 seeks to promote inter-university ... http://www.mines.edu/C2B2-to-offer-affiliate-institution-partnerships Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 15, 2009 – Anthony J. Petrella, assistant professor of engineering and director of Mines’ Computational Biomechanics Group, recently received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-professor-receives-NSF-CAREER-Award Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 9, 2009 — President Barack Obama today named Mines Professor Ryan O’Hayre among 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by ... http://www.mines.edu/President-Obama-honors-Mines-professor-as-outstanding-Early-Career-Scientist Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 2, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines will play an active role in improving elementary mathematics and science education and teacher training for the Meeker School District thanks to a $240,000 grant from Exxon Mobil Corporation. ... http://www.mines.edu/ExxonMobil-links-Mines-to-elementary-math-science-energy-education Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 18, 2009 – The Potential Gas Committee (PGC) today released the results of its latest biennial assessment of the nation’s natural gas resources, which indicates that the United States possesses a total resource base of ... http://www.mines.edu/Potential-Gas-Committee-reports-unprecedented-increase-in-magnitude-of-U.S.-natural-gas-resource-base Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 16, 2009 – Debra Lasich, executive director of Mines' Women in Science Engineering and Mathematics program, has been awarded the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) University Change Agent Award. Lasich is being honored ... http://www.mines.edu/Lasich-receives-WEPAN-University-Change-Agent-Award Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. May 28, 2009 — Colorado School of Mines' Jeff Duggan was voted the J.W. Campbell/Con Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year, which was voted on by the league's sports information directors. This is the second time ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-Jeff-Duggan-named-2009-J.W.-CampbellCon-Marshall-Sports-Information-Director-of-the-Year Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 29, 2009 – Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) along with Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Korell have pledged a total of $2.5 million to support a new petroleum engineering building at Colorado School of Mines. The combined pledges ... http://www.mines.edu/Southwestern-Energy-Company-and-Executive-Chairman-Harold-Korell-pledge-2.5M-to-Mines Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 14, 2009 – The Colorado School of Mines Foundation announces the appointment of seven new members to its Board of Governors: Bruce E. Grewcock ’76, president and chief executive officer, Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc., Omaha, ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado-School-of-Mines-Foundation-names-seven-to-Board-of-Governors Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 7, 2009 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced awards for 71 university research projects, including one at Colorado School of Mines, as part of the Department of Energy’s investments in cutting-edge nuclear ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines-to-receive-DOE-funding-for-nuclear-energy-research-and-development-project Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 5, 2009 — Colorado School of Mines finished third out of nine finalists from some of the nation’s most prestigious universities in the annual National Security Innovation Competition held in Colorado Springs on ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_among_National_Security_Innovation_Competition_winners Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 1, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines continues to monitor developments in the H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak. See the Pandemic Influenza Information page for current Mines-related information on influenza planning and preparedness. ... http://www.mines.edu/Pandemic_influenza_update_and_information Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 30, 2009 – Donald L. Paul will speak during the Colorado School of Mines commencement ceremony – where the Mines Board of Trustees will award 522 bachelor of science degrees, 116 master’s degrees and 26 doctorate ... http://www.mines.edu/Former_Chevron_VP_to_speak_at_Mines_commencement Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter presents the symbolic NSF award to Mines Professor Cameron Turner, right, and President M.W. "Bill" Scoggins at the Geology Museum. GOLDEN, Colo., April 20, 2009 – To celebrate a $300,000 National Science Foundation ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_researcher_receives_NSF_award Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 17, 2009 – The Colorado School of Mines student group Earthworks will host events in the spirit of Earth Day and the sustainable use of resources from April 18-24. Mines President, M.W. “Bill Scoggins” will discuss ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_to_celebrate_Earth_Week Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 13, 2009 – Dr. Steven P. Castillo has accepted the position of Provost and Executive Vice President of Colorado School of Mines and will begin his appointment July 1. Castillo received a bachelor’s degree in electrical ... http://www.mines.edu/Castillo_named_provost__executive_vice_president Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 10, 2009 – A rare and sought-after mineral — pyrargyrite — is the newest specimen on display at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum thanks to a generous donation by the David Oreck family. In celebration, ... http://www.mines.edu/Oreck_family_donates_remarkable_specimen_to_Mines_Geology_Museum Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 10, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines is hosting the 2009 Rocky Mountain Section Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), sponsored by ExxonMobil Corporation, April 17 and 18. The event, themed “Increasing ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_hosting_ExxonMobil-sponsored_mathematics_conference Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 9, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines students, faculty and staff will participate in the 2009 Clear Creek Clean Up from noon to 4 p.m. April 16. Participants will meet at the Lions Park East Pavilion at noon. Mines Advanced Water ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_community_to_help_clean_Clear_Creek Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 6, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce will present the 2009 Caldwell Scholarship to recipient Riya J. Muckom during the ATHENA Award Gala from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Apr. 30 at the Seawell ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado_School_of_Mines_awards_2009_Caldwell_Scholarship Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 March 29, 2009, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Ten finalists from the nation’s most prestigious universities were selected to compete in the annual National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 1. The competition ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_Finalists_Chosen_to_Compete_in_National_Security_Innovation_Competition Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 26, 2009 — Colorado School of Mines plans to be open Friday, March 27. Those traveling to campus are urged to use their best discretion regarding safe travel on area roads. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_will_be_open_Friday__March_27 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 26, 2009 — Due to severe weather and treacherous driving conditions, Colorado School of Mines will close today (March 26) at noon. This closure applies to all Mines personnel, except those involved in public safety and other ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_closing_March_26_at_noon_due_to_weather Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 26, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines students will celebrate the 75th year of Engineer’s Days (E-Days) April 2-4. Highlights of this year’s event include: A fireworks show at Brooks Field at 9 p.m. April 2 The Ore-cart ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_celebrates_7th_AnniversarE-Days_2009 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 18, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines recently received the Highest Average Gift award from the Colorado Combined Campaign (CCC) for charitable donations received for 2008. From left, Mines President M.W. "Bill" Scoggins ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_faculty__staff_acknowledged_for_charitable_donations Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 17, 2009 – Peter H. Gleick — co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security — will present “Peak Water and its Implications for a Sustainable Water Future” ... http://www.mines.edu/Environmental_symposium_speaker_to_focus_on_water Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 HAMPTON, Va., March 10, 2009 – Fifteen teams have made it to the finals of a NASA and National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) sponsored competition that is challenging university students to think about the conditions astronauts will face when we ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_students_finalists_for_NASA_and_National_Institute_of_Aerospace_Moon_Design_Team_Competition Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 10, 2009 – ConocoPhillips has pledged $1 million to Colorado School of Mines to support the construction of Marquez Hall, a new state-of-the-art facility planned for campus. In addition, the company plans to significantly increase ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado_School_of_Mines_receives_1_4_million_pledge_from_ConocoPhillips_ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 6, 2009 – Cristian Ciobanu, assistant professor of engineering, recently received a National Science FoundationFaculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award. The project, “Structural Helicity in Ultra-Thin Alloy ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_professor_receives_National_Science_Foundation_award Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Ultracold technology holds laser-like promise GOLDEN, Colo. – March 5, 2009 – Today’s attempts to unlock the power behind ultracold atoms have the same potential as laser technology did in the early ‘60s that spawned thousands ... http://www.mines.edu/ColdQuanta_Joins_8th_Continent_Incubator Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 3, 2009 – Arthur Sacks, Liberal Arts and International Studies professor and director of the Guy T. McBride Jr. Honors Program in Public Affairs for Engineers, was chosen by his peers as Colorado School of Mines’ 2009 ... http://www.mines.edu/Sacks_selected_Mines_Distinguished_Lecturer Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 17, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Advanced Water Treatment Center (AQWATEC) has opened a pilot-scale wastewater reclamation facility on the school’s campus in Golden. This facility significantly enhances Mines’ ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_opens_onsite_wastewater_treatment_facility Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Corvallis, OR, Feb. 12, 2009 — The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), the pioneer in organized recreation programs for colleges and universities, is proud to announce the six recipients of its 2009 Outstanding Sports Facilities ... http://www.mines.edu/Rec_Center_wins_Outstanding_Sports_Facility_award Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Initial membership drive set to attract “Space 2.0” businesses GOLDEN, Colo. – Feb. 10, 2009 – The 8th Continent Project has launched the world’s first Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the global commercialization of aerospace ... http://www.mines.edu/8th_Continent_Chamber_of_Commerce_opens_for_business Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 9, 2009 – Despite the difficult economic climate, 176 employers and more than 500 recruiters are expected to participate in the Colorado School of Mines Spring 2009 Career Day, Feb. 10, in the Student Recreation Center on the ... http://www.mines.edu/Organizers_expect_strong_turnout_for_Mines_Career_Day Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 13, 2009 – Colorado School of Mines Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry and Mines’ student chapter of the American Chemical Society present Manya - A living history of Marie Curie at 7 p.m., Jan. 23, in Bunker Auditorium ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_chemistry_department_presents_drama_focused_on_Marie_Curie Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 12, 2009 – Community members are invited to join Colorado School of Mines students, staff and faculty in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19 from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Green Center, 924 16th St., ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_community_celebrates_Martin_Luther_King_Jr__Day Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 7, 2009 – Gov. Bill Ritter has appointed Terry Fox and reappointed L. Roger Hutson to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees. Their appointments, which are subject to state senate confirmation, have terms which are effective ... http://www.mines.edu/1001_php Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 6, 2009 – Bill Owens, former governor of the state of Colorado, will deliver a lecture titled “An Optimistic View of Our Tough Times” as the invited speaker for the 2009 William H. Erickson Distinguished Lecture Series. ... http://www.mines.edu/Former_Colorado_governor_to_speak_at_Colorado_School_of_Mines_Jan__28 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 17, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines professor Thomas Furtak has been awarded the prestigious Mines Board of Trustees Outstanding Faculty Award. Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Michael Nyikos and Dr. Thomas Furtak The award, which ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_Board_honors_professor Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 8, 2008 – Hank Brown, president emeritus of the University of Colorado, will deliver the graduation address during Colorado School of Mines’ 2008 Midyear Convocation, Dec. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center, ... http://www.mines.edu/Former_CU_president_to_speak_during_Mines_Midyear_Convocation Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Australian startup joins Colorado’s entrepreneurial ecosystem GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 4, 2008 – flaik, an Australian startup company whose satellite-based social location technology helps skiers track their vertical performance and resorts track ... http://www.mines.edu/988_php Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dec. 2, 2008 – Sometimes physicists resort to tried and trusted model-making tricks. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, the University of Stuttgart and Colorado School of Mines have constructed micromachines using the same ... http://www.mines.edu/986_php Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 NOV. 26, 2008 – Gov. Bill Ritter and a 40-member business delegation have returned home to Colorado optimistic and encouraged following a 10-day economic-development mission to Japan and China. The mission focused on creating new jobs in Colorado, ... http://www.mines.edu/GOV__RITTER_AND_COLORADO_DELEGATION_RETURN_HOME_FROM_ASIA_ECONOMIC_MISSION Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 8th Continent, EDC, Mines team up to drive “Space 2.0” entrepreneurism into global economy GOLDEN, Colo. – Nov. 19, 2008 – The nation’s first aerospace business incubator opened it doors today at the Colorado School of Mines, ... http://www.mines.edu/First_Colorado_Aerospace_Business_Incubator_Opens_Doors_ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 14, 2008 – Scientists of the Pierre Auger Observatory, a project to study the highest-energy cosmic rays, will celebrate the inauguration of the southern site of their observatory in Malargüe, Argentina, today. The event ... http://www.mines.edu/Scientists_celebrate_inauguration_of_Pierre_Auger_Observatory_in_Argentina__plan_for_second_phase_in_Colorado Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 11, 2008 – Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) made a $1 million gift to Colorado School of Mines in support of the Marathon Center of Excellence for Reservoir Studies, which will be located in the school’s new, state-of-the-art ... http://www.mines.edu/Marathon_Oil_Corporation_gives_1_million_to_Colorado_School_of_Mines_ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 5, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines Robotics Club will host the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League’s 2008 Climate Connections Challenge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 in Lockridge ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_to_host_youth_science_and_technology_program_focused_on_earth_and_its_climate Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 3, 2008 – Steven P. Hinchman, executive vice president for technology and services with Marathon Oil Corporation, will present “Delivering America’s Energy Security” on Nov. 6 at noon in Metals Hall inside the ... http://www.mines.edu/Marathon_Oil_Corporation_executive_to_speak_on_energy_security_ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 31, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines Military Science Department is holding an open house to honor veterans on Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ROTC House, 1400 Maple St., on the school’s campus in Golden. Veterans, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_hosts_open_house_honoring_veterans Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 20, 2008 – Furthering its effort to develop relationships across the globe, Colorado School of Mines recently entered into an historic agreement with Kazakh National Technical University located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The agreement, ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_partners_with_Kazakh_National_Technical_University Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 15, 2008 – Author Gwyneth Cravens will present “Why Going Green Means Going Nuclear” at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Metals Hall in the Green Center, 924 16th St., on the Colorado School of Mines campus. Cravens is the author ... http://www.mines.edu/Author_to_discuss_advantages_of_nuclear_power_ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Denver, Oct. 15, 2008 - The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) is launching 12 novel solar research projects totaling more than $1.1 million in its inaugural round of research and development funding. CRSP is the newest research center ... http://www.mines.edu/Collaboratory_Funds_12_New_Solar_Research_Projects Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER, Colo., Oct. 14, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines Colorado Energy Research Institute (CERI) and its partners recently demonstrated the initial results of research funded by a $300,000 grant from Xcel Energy through its Foundation. The ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_partners_with_Xcel_Foundation_in_clean_energy_technology_research Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 13, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines President M.W. “Bill” Scoggins announced today the creation of the Center for Oil Shale Technology and Research (COSTAR)—a $900,000 per year research center headquartered ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_announces_Center_for_Oil_Shale_Technology_and_Research Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 9, 2008 – Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will discuss oil shale development during the opening session of the 28th Oil Shale Symposium at Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 13. Mines President M.W. “Bill” Scoggins will introduce ... http://www.mines.edu/941_php Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 6, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines freshman enrolled in the Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence class, or EPICS, will revamp distillation units used by widows in rural villages of Zambia. Through a partnership ... http://www.mines.edu/935_php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 3, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines students will unveil an improved mountainside monument powered by energy efficient LED bulbs at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the intramural fields on the school’s ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_LED-powered_mountainside_M_unveiled Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 24, 2008 – The Anadarko Foundation, a nonprofit organization operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for educational and charitable purposes, made a $1 million gift to the Colorado School of Mines Foundation, with $500,000 ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado_School_of_Mines_receives_1_million_gift_from_Anadarko_ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 23, 2007 – Gov. Bill Ritter recently joined officials and researchers from Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado to announce $16.5 million in six-year National Science Foundation research grants through NSF's ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_receives_9M_National_Science_Foundation_grant_ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 19, 2008 – Devon Energy Corporation announced a $500,000 gift to the Colorado School of Mines Foundation to provide funding for a laboratory in a new petroleum engineering facility planned for the Mines campus. The Devon Energy ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado_School_of_Mines_receives_500_000_gift_from_Devon_Energy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 15, 2008 – Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has rented Lockridge Arena in the Student Recreation Center for a community gathering, free and open to the public on Sept. 16. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and the ... http://www.mines.edu/Obama_campaign_holds_event_at_Mines Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 8, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum will celebrate the grand opening of its new gift shop Sept. 10. The shop’s opening will be in conjunction with the Museum's annual open house reception and silent auction ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_Geology_Museum_celebrates_gift_shop_grand_opening Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Foundation celebrates 25 years of service to Jeffco Public Schools with a science/technology-themed event September 2, 2008, LAKEWOOD, CO – The Jefferson Foundation has a lot to celebrate after 25 years of bringing financial support and enrichment ... http://www.mines.edu/The_Jefferson_Foundations_Crystal_Ball_honors_Colorado_School_of_Mines Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 27, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines and Chevron Corporation announced today a gift of $1,245,000 to the Colorado School of Mines Foundation. An extension of Chevron’s longstanding relationship with Mines, this gift brings ... http://www.mines.edu/Colorado_School_of_Mines_receives_1_2_million_gift_from_Chevron_ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 22, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines was ranked 36th in the Top 50 Public National Universities and 80th among Best National Universities, both private and public, according to the 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report's ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_ranks_in_top_50_of_U_S__News_Top_Public_Universities Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Classes begin Tuesday, Aug. 19 and Mines anticipates approximately 916 new and transfer students for fall 2008. Each year, incoming freshmen carry a 10-pound boulder up Mt. Zion (just north of Lookout Mountain) and place it on the M before applying a ... http://www.mines.edu/Mines_freshmen_prepare_to_climb_the_mountain Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER, Colo., July 31, 2008 – The Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory reacted enthusiastically to the selection of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy as the new manager of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Department of Energy ... http://www.mines.edu/CollaboratoryHailsDOESelectionofNewAlliancetoLeadNREL Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 July 17, 2008 – Under a research partnership between the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility (ATR NSUF) at Idaho National Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Colorado School of Mines nuclear materials irradiation ... http://www.mines.edu/ColoradoSchoolofMinesfirsttousenuclearenergyresearchpartnership Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 15, 2008 – The Third Annual Biodiesel Collective Conference will be held on the Colorado School of Mines campus July 17-20. The conference will feature talks, discussions and demonstrations by some of the most engaged individuals ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineshosts3rdAnnualBiodieselCollectiveConference Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., July 2, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will host the American Chemical Society’s 2008 Summer School on Sustainability and Green Chemistry for graduate and post-doctoral students from July 9 to 16 on the School’s campus ... http://www.mines.edu/MineshostsSustainabilityandGreenChemistrySummerSchool Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 July 1, 2008 -- ConocoPhillips announced today it has signed a $5 million, multiyear sponsored research agreement with the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, a research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to develop new ways ... http://www.mines.edu/ConocoPhillipsannouncespartnershipwithColoradoCenterforBiorefiningandBiofuels Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 WILMINGTON, Del., June 30, 2008 – Amadeu Sum, an assistant professor in the Colorado School of Mines chemical engineering department, received a DuPont Young Professor grant. Sum was recognized for his work in biological systems, with emphasis on ... http://www.mines.edu/DuPontgivesgrantstoyoungprofessorsdevelopingnovelscienceofcompanyinterest Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 17, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees recently elected trustee Michael Nyikos to serve as chairman of the board through Dec. 31, 2010. Nyikos initially was appointed to Board of Trustees in 2002 and was reappointed ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesBoardofTrusteeselectschairman Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 17, 2008 –The Society of Mining Law Antiquarians, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, has established a new endowment at Colorado School of Mines with a $25,000 contribution to Arthur Lakes Library. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineslibraryreceives25000forminerallawcollection Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C., June 16, 2008 – Ginny A. Lee, a member of the Colorado School of Mines Academic Networking and Computing department, is one of 11 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who will receive the Franklin H. Williams Award at a ceremony in ... http://www.mines.edu/FormerMinesPeaceCorpsvolunteerwins2008FranklinHWilliamsAward Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER, Colo., June 12, 2008 -- The Colorado Council on the Arts announces the installation and dedication of the sculpture “Gordian Knot” by Denver born artist, Douglas Kornfeld. The artwork was commissioned for the Center for Technology ... http://www.mines.edu/TheColoradoCouncilontheArtsannouncestheinstallationoftheGordianKnot Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 12, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines President M.W. “Bill” Scoggins will deliver the keynote address opening the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 6th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, ... http://www.mines.edu/Minescohostsinternationalfuelcellconference Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 11, 2008—Colorado School of Mines recently received a $250,000 contribution from ConocoPhillips in support of scholarships and fellowships, student professional organizations and outreach programs at the School. The grant also ... http://www.mines.edu/ColoradoSchoolofMinesReceives250000GiftfromConocoPhillips Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 10, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines faculty senate elected John Dorgan, professor of chemical engineering, as the School’s first faculty trustee. He was sworn in June 6 for a term running through Dec. 31, 2010. The ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineselectsfirstfacultytrustee Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 For the first time in the U.S., the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) will conduct a workshop on magnetic observatories and the use of geomagnetic data June 9-18, 2008 in Boulder and Golden, Colo. Approximately 150 scientists ... http://www.mines.edu/ScientistsfromfortycountriestocalibratemagneticinstrumentsinColoradofoothills Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER, CO, June 4, 2008 – The Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory was honored today by the Metro Denver Economic Development Council with its Chair’s Award for Outstanding Efforts in Economic Development. The award was presented to each ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesoneoffourinstitutionstoreceiveeconomicdevelopmenthonor Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., June 2, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will host “The Energetics of Life,” a public, one-day symposium focused on geobiology on June 20 as part the 2008 International Geobiology Course. The symposium begins at 8 a.m. ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineshostspublicgeobiologysymposium Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 $68,000 grant includes HP wireless equipment and faculty stipend to improve student achievement GOLDEN, Colo., May 28, 2008 – Colorado School of Mineswas selected as one of 44 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesoneof44collegesnationwideselectedforHPtechnologygrant Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 6, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate the acquisition of its new high performance computing cluster during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. May 9 in the Center for Technology and Learning Media building, 1650 Arapahoe ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesunveilsenergysupercomputerRa Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., May 2, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will host the International Astroparticle Physics Symposium: The High Energy Frontier, May 6-8. The gathering will bring together more than 120 scientists from 19 countries to discuss recent ... http://www.mines.edu/MineshostsmajorInternationalAstroparticlePhysicsSymposium Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 30, 2008 – Daniel Yergin, an internationally respected authority on energy, international politics and economics, will speak during the Colorado School of Mines commencement ceremony – where the Mines Board of Trustees ... http://www.mines.edu/PulitzerPrizewinnerDanielYergintospeakatMinescommencement Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Denver, April 21, 2008 – The newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory aims to find ways to directly convert the sun's energy to low-cost electricity and fuels. The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP), ... http://www.mines.edu/Newcentertoresearchwaystoconvertsunshineintocleanlowcostelectricityandfuels Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 MEDIA ADVISORY – April 17, 2008 What: The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) has been formed by the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory's member institutions – the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy ... http://www.mines.edu/ColoradoRenewableEnergyCollaboratoryannouncesresearchcentertoadvancesolarenergytechnologies Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 15, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines Sustainability Committee, the Student Council on Sustainability, Engineers for a Better World and Earthworks present a variety of activities for Climate Action Days, April 16-25. Events ... http://www.mines.edu/MinescelebratesClimateActionDaysEarthDay Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., April 8, 2008 – The large white “M” that sits above the Colorado School of Mines campus on Mt. Zion is turning 100 this year – and to commemorate the event, the famous landmark is going “green.” Members ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesMgoesgreenfor100thanniversary Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 31, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate the grand opening of the Advanced Mineralogy Research Center (AMRC) from 4 to 7 p.m. April 3 in the General Research Laboratory building,1310 Maple St., on the Mines campus ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesopensAdvancedMineralogyResearchCenter Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 25, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines, along with Colorado State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder, is co-hosting the first Colorado Celebration of Women in Computing conference April 4 and 5. “The conference ... http://www.mines.edu/Minescohostingwomenincomputingconference Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 24, 2008 – The Colorado School of Mines 2008 Young Environmental Symposium speaker, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, will present “Being Good Ancestors: Our Obligation to Sustainability” on April 7 from noon to 1 ... http://www.mines.edu/DenverMayorJohnHickenlooper2008YoungEnvironmentalSymposiumspeaker Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 20, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines students will celebrate a middle ages-themed Engineer’s Days (E-Days) April 3-5. Highlights of this year’s event include: A fireworks show at Brooks Field at 9 p.m. April 3 The ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesgoesMediEvalforEDays2008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 March 19, 2008 -- Students at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden and the University of Hawai`i at Hilo will work together on space research at both campuses and at a new international space research center on the Big Island of Hawai`i, according to ... http://www.mines.edu/HawaiispacepartnershipopensdoorsforSchoolofMinesstudents Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 18, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will receive $5.9 million in funding for four out of 19 energy research projects selected by the Department of Energy’s Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA). Funded ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesreceives59Mforenergyresearchfunding Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 17, 2008 – Dennis Readey, Colorado School of Mines university emeritus professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, was chosen by his peers as this year’s Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer. Readey’s ... http://www.mines.edu/ReadeyselectedMinesDistinguishedLecturer Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 GOLDEN, Colo., March 4, 2008 – Murray Hitzman, Colorado School of Mines Charles F. Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology, has been invited to participate in the 8th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum ... http://www.mines.edu/GeologyprofessortodebateatAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., March 3, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines is implementing Mines Emergency Alerts, a system that will send text and voice messages to cell phones of students, faculty and staff in the event of a declared emergency. The voluntary new ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineslaunchesemergencyalertsystem Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 25, 2008 – John Poate, Colorado School of Mines vice president for research and technology transfer, has been appointed to the inaugural class of fellows for the Materials Research Society. He will be recognized in March at the ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesresearchVPnamedMaterialsResearchSocietyFellow Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 DENVER, CO – On February 21, 2007, the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory was launched, with the public signing of an agreement between the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), Colorado State University (CSU), the Colorado School of Mines ... http://www.mines.edu/Collaboratoryinstitutionscelebratefirstanniversaryofrenewableenergyresearchteam Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 11, 2008 – The Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines, in conjunction with the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado–Boulder, will host ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesoneofsixcitiestohostpublicdeliberationonnanotechnology Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 6, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines researchers recently discovered a unique material behavior that could lead to the development of tougher ceramic composites. According to Mines professor Ivar Reimanis, director of the Colorado ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesresearchersdiscovermethodtodeveloptoughceramics Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 4, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines, in conjunction with the Colorado Foundation for the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics community, will host the second annual pre-ship robotics scrimmage ... http://www.mines.edu/Mineshostsroboticscompetitionscrimmage Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 29, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines announces the appointment of Wendy Harrison as associate provost. Harrison, geology and geological engineering professor, joined the Mines faculty as assistant professor in 1988. Previously, ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesAssociateProvostnamed Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Space 2.0 revolution gains ground in the mining industry GOLDEN, Colo., January 23, 2008 — 8th Continent Project, the world’s most comprehensive program to integrate space technology and resources into the global economy, is a finalist in ... http://www.mines.edu/8thContinentProjecthonoredasfinalistforMiningJournalsInternationalPioneeringAward Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 11, 2008 – A $2.5 million challenge grant from Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. will help Colorado School of Mines kick off a new education initiative aimed at engaging elementary age children in science and math. Mr. Bechtel, retired ... http://www.mines.edu/Minesreceives25milliontowardK5educationinitiative Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 10, 2008 – Members of the community are invited to join Colorado School of Mines students, staff and faculty in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 21 from 5:15 to 7 p.m. in the Green Center, 924 16th St., ... http://www.mines.edu/MinescelebratesMartinLutherKingJrDay Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 3, 2008 –Assistant Professor Tina Gianquitto, who teaches in the Colorado School of Mines Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies, has been awarded a one-year National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship. ... http://www.mines.edu/MinesprofessorreceivesNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesfellowship Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0700