Students who remain at Mines are allowed to conduct research within Colorado but not out of state (e.g. field work or visits to a collaborators lab). The exception is if students are moving to a different location more permanently (e.g., they are finished with their classes and intend to work at a different location for the next several months to years).

Students are encouraged to continue their research and writing using their collected data and work on it remotely. 

ITS has enabled remote access to all of Mines’ open and classroom computer labs through a new service it’s calling “Labby.” Whether you’re on a Mac or PC, users can connect to labs and open workstations across campus using Microsoft Remote Desktop. Easy-to-follow instructions for connecting are available on the Mines Help Center. 

Given the Colorado Governor’s stay-home order, there is limited access to offices and labs. If you believe you have a compelling research-related reason to be on campus, please submit your request directly to the appropriate Dean as follows: Dean Mike Kaufman (for CH, CBE, CS, EE, ME, MME, and PH); Dean John Bradford (for AMS, CEE, GE, GP, MN, and PE); or Dean Kevin Moore (for EB, EDS, and HASS). Also, please cc to your Department Head and your advisor.

ITS has enabled remote access to all of Mines’ open and classroom computer labs through a new service it’s calling “Labby.” Whether you’re on a Mac or PC, users can connect to labs and open workstations across campus using Microsoft Remote Desktop. Easy-to-follow instructions for connecting are available on the Mines Help Center.

Kirsten’s office is working on a solution.  Students should be reimbursed out of PD accts etc. until the final mechanism is determined.

MURF students receive a stipend of $1,500 for their research work and that will not be retracted. Other undergrad researchers should work with their faculty mentors to see if they can work remotely in cases where they are not on campus.

Students are expected to continue to work on their research even if remotely and they will continue to get paid for their work. Please contact the course instructor or your advisor to outline the work that can be done remotely.

Faculty have been directed to be flexible and understanding in dealing with their students. Students are encouraged to continue to work on their projects whether on site or remotely and faculty are expected to accommodate their choices.  Research group meetings may be conducted on-site and/or virtually.

Faculty leading Mines’ research labs are being asked to staff their operations with essential personnel only. Graduate students are encouraged to work with lab directors and managers to ensure their lab access and activities are addressed.

At this time there is no plan to sanitize or disinfect all laboratories. If a laboratory worker is identified as a COVID-19 positive case then we would discuss a plan for disinfecting work surfaces.

As of 3/16/2020 the EHS department is still able to obtain nitrile gloves. These are available for purchase through the Chemical Storage and Distribution Facility (CSDF@mines.edu).  If researchers need respiratory protection related to a research related exposure, they should contact EHS (ehs@mines.edu) for a consultation.  Masks for protection against COVID 19 are not recommended for healthy individuals (except health care workers).  See this website for additional information on protection yourself against COVID19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

It is a good idea for workers to clean shared equipment prior to use.  Equipment owners will have the best knowledge on how to effectively clean their equipment without damaging sensitive equipment or optics. – options include specific equipment wipes, wipes moistened with 70% isopropyl alcohol, Lysol products, or household bleach (4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water).

Students should work with their advisors and whoever is in charge of the equipment that is being requested. For multi-user equipment, students are discouraged from taking any such equipment home.

OGS will consider requests to delay submission individually. Students are encouraged to finish by the deadlines however.  Based on our estimation, over 100 students, who are going to graduate in May 2020, have turned in their theses already.

The Writing Center offers online appointments with live consultants via chat, audio and/or video. They are happy to work with you at any stage of your writing process from research proposals to theses. To utilize the Writing Center’s remote support, click here.

In order to minimize the number of emails received by each department and to speed up the processing of forms…we are no longer accepting the forms separate from ALL the approval emails.

When submitting committee/advisor and thesis defense forms, please work with your program manager to review, collect all the required signatures, and submit to OGS. Please only submit ONE email that includes the form and ALL its corresponding approvals.  You may attach the approvals as individual documents in the email or compiled into one PDF document as long as they are ALL included in the same email along with the form.