Meet Your Global Ambassadors

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Maksat Jazbay

Pronouns: He/him

Home Country: Kazakhstan 

Degree Program: PhD in Geophysics

Hobbies and Interests: Running, hiking, skiing, soccer, volleyball, signal processing

Fun fact: My best mile was under 5 min. I biked Golden – Boulder – Golden for 8 hours.

Favorite MINES memory: International day made me learn dombyra, so I can perform next year.

Languages: Kazakh, English, Russian, and learning Turkish, Arabic

Region Rep: Everywhere

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Pariya Amigh

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Home Country: Iran

Degree Program: Ph.D Environmental Engineering

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Oil Painting, and Partyyyy

Fun Facts: I’ve lived on 3 different continents, 6 different cities, and have been to 12 different schools and universities in total!!

Favourite MINES memory: Attending my friend’s graduation ceremony (class of 2024), and remembering why we all began, why we need to keep going, and why it is this much important to finish what we started (+ taking pictures with the “real” blaster!!!!)

Languages: English, Persian, and a little bit of Arabic, German, and Italian

Region Rep: Iran, and other countries

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Ernest Konadu-Yiadom

Pronouns: He/Him

Home Country: Ghana

Degree Program: Earth Resources Science and Engineering

Hobbies and Interests: Table Tennis and Gym

Fun Facts: Where do you think I was when Covid-19 broke out? In Wuhan-China!

Favourite MINES memory: First time skiing with research group

Languages: English, Chinese, Deutsch

Region Rep: Africa, Asia

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Sravan Lavudya

Pronouns: He/Him

Home Country: India

Degree Program: Mineral and Energy Economics {Economics & Business Department}

Hobbies and Interests: Playing games, traveling, meeting new people, hiking, etc…

Fun Facts: I shaved my beard into three different styles over three days, and my friends thought I was a different person each time!

Favourite MINES memory: My professor wore an Indian traditional {Panchakattu} during my presentation.

Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil

Region Rep: Asia (and any part of the world with students in my program)

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Surabhi Upadhyay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Home Country: Nepal

Degree Program: PhD in Hydrology

Hobbies and Interests: traveling, watching soccer

Fun Facts: I grew up surrounded by the Himalayas, but I still get amazed every time I see the mountains

Favourite MINES memory: Attending International-Day at Mines 

Languages: Nepali, English, Hindi

Region Rep: Everywhere

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Kayode Komolafe

Pronouns: He/His

Home Country: Nigeria

Degree Program: Mining Engineering (PhD)

Hobbies and Interests: Music, Traveling, Adventure

Fun Facts: Adaptable, supportive, and full of unexpected extroverted energy, ready to thrive and help others succeed in any situation!

Favourite MINES memory: Mines is a welcoming community that showed genuine love and support for international students like me. The unwavering support from the faculty, always eager to help students succeed, stood out as truly remarkable. The state-of-the-art teaching facilities and conducive learning environment made my academic journey incredibly enriching, creating unforgettable Mines memories.

Languages: English, Pidgin, Yoruba

Region Rep: Africa

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Jane Onu

Pronouns: She/Her

Home Country: Nigeria

Degree Program: Masters in Petroleum Engineering

Hobbies and Interests: Travelling, Swimming and Nature Walks

Fun Facts: I love travelling but I am so scared of flying

Favourite MINES memory: 2024 International Student Day

Languages: English

Region Rep: Africa

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Victor Chimdalu Anisi

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Home Country: Nigeria

Degree Program: PhD in Petroleum Engineering

Hobbies and Interests: Singing, Travelling, Gaming, and Cooking

Fun Facts: I have travelled to and lived in 5 out of the 7 continents in the world

Favourite MINES memory: International Students Day

Languages: English, Arabic, and Spanish)

Region Rep: South America and Africa

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Ahmad Tourei

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Home Country: Iran

Degree Program: Hydrologic Science and Engineering    

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, swimming, driving scenery.

Fun Facts:  I did fieldwork in the northernmost town in the US, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for eleven days!

Favourite MINES memory: Organizing and hosting the Persian New Year celebration for about 80 guests and seeing everyone have a blast!

Languages: Farsi, English

Region Rep: Everywhere

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Nachinanga Gubula Siaciti

Pronouns: He/Him

Home Country: Zambia

Degree Program: PhD in Mining Engineering and Earth Systems    

Hobbies and Interests: Travelling, Hiking, Motorsports and Watching Soccer

Fun Facts: Bungee Jumping in Victoria Falls 111m (364ft) drop almost into the Zambezi River off the historical Victoria Falls Bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia

Favourite MINES memory: Walking to the M Mountain top during the fall semester

Languages: English

Region Rep: Everywhere

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Chukwuebuka Okwor

Pronouns: He/Him

Home Country: Nigeria

Degree Program: Electrical Engineering    

Hobbies and Interests: watching soccer, movies, music, chess when I am in the mood

Fun Facts: I can revolve my palms simultaneously in opposite directions. Try it and let me know how it goes!

Favourite MINES memory: seeing the grades for my first two classes in Mines

Languages: English, Igbo

Region Rep: West Africa and Europe

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Green Center, Suite 219
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401

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Main Office Phone and Email
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