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Mark Jensen, director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program, explains why small modular nuclear reactors would have a lower risk of meltdown than traditional reactors.

John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering and quantitative biosciences and engineering, notes that the time it takes to cleanup contaminants at the new Broncos stadium site will depend on what scientists find when they analyze the environmental hazards found there.

Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, discusses why finding fresh water under the ocean could matter to communities around the globe.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the public/private partnership that has formed around the firm MP, the largest U.S.-based rare earth company, is a game changer.

Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head of geophysics, is the co-chief scientist on Expedition 501, an international research expedition that found fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of New England this summer.

Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics at Colorado School of Mines, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the eureka moment of discovering a massive reserve of fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod this summer.

Chris Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about the discovery of PFAS in Boulder County.

Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics, discusses his research on the presence of fresh water trapped under the ocean.

Kyle Leach, professor of physics, authors this article that considers a new type of laser that would use a beam of neutrinos instead of light.

Kyle Leach, professor of physics, says there would be a huge payoff if scientists could accomplish their goal of creating a neutrino laser.

Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics, is interviewed about his study, funded by the National Science Foundation. Dugan's research involves the examination of an aquifer containing fresh water that stretches from New Jersey's coast to as far north as Maine.

Sabre Cook, 2017 mechanical engineering graduate, returns to Mines to talk to students about her car racing career. Cook says what she learned as a mechanical engineering student helps her better understand, and discuss with her race team, the mechanics of how her car is performing in competitions.