Research & Innovation

Protofund students John-Austin Little and Austin Arvidson work on their acoustic levitation device FUSE

July 15, 2026

ProtoFund Powered: Students design fast, efficient system to research new materials

President Paul C. Johnson smiling in his office.

July 14, 2026

Five questions on critical minerals with Mines President Paul C. Johnson

visualization of flows coming into the reverse sprinkler using particles and false colored.

July 13, 2026

Mines researcher helps put “silly sprinklers” in reverse to unravel decades-old physics puzzle

Alex Pak standing in front of a display board

July 2, 2026

Alexander Pak wins NSF CAREER Award to apply computational tools to study protein complexes

melissa krebs working in a lab

June 12, 2026

From lab to market: How a Mines professor is redefining diabetic wound care

Andrew Miller, Director of Startup Success at Colorado School of Mines

June 9, 2026

Andrew Miller named Director of Startup Success at Mines’ Beck Venture Center

Abdesselem Dehdouh, a PhD candidate in petroleum engineering, in geothermal fluid characterization lab

June 8, 2026

$4.5M endowed chair gift will drive leadership of Mines' new School of Minerals and Subsurface Energy

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

June 2, 2026

Mark Van Dyke named Vice President for Research at Colorado School of Mines

Six headshots of Mines students and alumni who won NSF GRF

May 29, 2026

13 Mines students, alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Proto-Fund powered skate board

May 19, 2026

ProtoFund Powered: Motorized skateboard is designed to get you to class on time

PhD grad holds award on commencement stage between Mines President and Interim VPR

May 15, 2026

Large language model safety research wins Rath Award at Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement

three images of samples of chalcogen bonding

May 15, 2026

Chalcogen bonding can be used to build permanently porous materials