Research & Innovation

A snowmobile sits on Antarctic ice during geophysical research

September 2, 2026

New scientific review identifies Antarctic coastal blind spots limiting sea level projections

Morgan Bazilian congressional hearing Sept 2026.

September 2, 2026

Mines testifies before Congress on strategic partnerships to secure critical mineral resources and supply chains

Photo showing the impacts of drought

September 2, 2026

Adrienne Marshall co-author of new UN report on limiting climate overshoot

Anna Staerz and grad students work on optical sensor to monitor CO2 pipelines

August 27, 2026

Anna Staerz wins ARPA-E IGNIITE Award to develop sensors for carbon dioxide pipelines

Ian Lange, Morgan Bazilian and Tom Brady

August 24, 2026

Mines economists and policy experts lead global conversation on critical minerals markets and national security

Aerial of Critical Minerals Innovation and Commercialization Hub building

August 7, 2026

Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Adrienne Marshall hydrology research

August 5, 2026

Adrienne Marshall wins NSF CAREER Award for study of Western snowpack

Jihye Kim, Jaeheon Lee and Corby Anderson

August 4, 2026

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

Lawrence Cho, Megan Holtz and Jihye Kim

July 23, 2026

3 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering professors win NSF CAREER Awards

Jen Shafer works in a glove box in the Radiochemistry Lab

July 22, 2026

Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy

Sebnem Duzgun, Elizabeth Holley and Aaron Goodman

July 21, 2026

Meet 3 Mines researchers changing the rules for critical minerals exploration in the U.S.

Photo showing the impacts of drought

July 20, 2026

Climate change made this year’s snow drought in the Western U.S. four times more likely, new Colorado School of Mines study finds