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Brandon Dugan, associate department head and professor in geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, explained that the freshened water found in vastly different materials will help his team understand the conditions ...

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said it will be important the critical minerals trading bloc to have ways to keep countries from buying cheap Chinese materials on the side.

Brandon Dugan, associate department head, professor of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, said his team was excited to see that freshened water exists in multiple kinds of sediments—both marine and terrestrial.

Arielle Koshkin, graduate research assistant and Mines PhD graduate in hydrologic science and engineering, discusses her study that considers how fires impact the speed of later snow melts.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says that China’s withholding of critical minerals in 2025 brought about a paradigm shift.

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, spotlights gallium supplies as he considers the new U.S. plan to create a critical minerals stockpile.

Tom Williams, associate professor of computer science and director of the Interactive Robotics Research Lab, says Robot Riot is designed to make audiences laugh and get them to think about the ethical challenges surrounding robots and AI.

Fred Sarazin, department head/professor of physics and Mines director of quantum, explains why quantum engineers are desperately needed if the U.S. is to up its game in the quantum arena.

Melissa Krebs, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, discusses her company’s wound gel, Cleragel, that has special properties that allow hard to heal wounds to heal.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that makes the argument that it’s not solely the vulnerability of undersea cables that constrains U.S. digital and military power, but China’s leverage over ...

Fred Sarazin, department head/professor of physics and Mines director of quantum, joined Fox31 morning news hosts to discuss why Mines decided to launch a bachelor’s degree program in quantum systems engineering.

Brandon Dugan, associate department head, professor of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, discusses his research on a body of fresh water buried beneath the ocean.