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'A constant problem': Abandoned mines causing sinkholes, other incidents across the country
Paul Santi, professor of earth, space and planets, said sinkholes are things that people aren't really thinking about until they happen.
Under the sukkah: Hillel students worldwide celebrate Sukkot
Morgan Rabinowitz, an electrical engineering major and Hillel co-president at Mines, said building the sukkah felt different from the projects that usually bring engineering students together.
Water Treatment Works, but Deployment is Challenging
Tzahi Cath, professor of civil and environmental engineering, led a research group that deployed a water treatment system inside a 20-foot shipping container in the heart of the Permian Basin. It was designed to produce water clean enough for crop irrigation.
A robot walks into a Denver comedy club. Tom Williams sees more than a punchline.
Tom Williams, associate professor of computer science and director of the Mines Interactive Robotics Research Lab, has a new Robot Riot comedy show at RISE Comedy that considers what happens when robots die.
Footnote: Edgar Experimental Mine
Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine, one of the most unique university research spaces in the country, gives mining students the opportunity to learn in an actual mine.
This year’s El Niño just broke a record months before it’s expected to peak
Nathan Lenssen, teaching assistant professor in applied mathematics and statistics, explained that due to the warming of the planet, there is more energy in the oceans now. He said El Niños are when the ocean releases some of that heat into the atmosphere.