Mines Magazine Articles

Formula SAE race car parked on a campus walkway, with a driver seated in the open cockpit. The car is numbered 17 and bears Colorado School of Mines branding. Trees with fall foliage surround the walkway.

From competition to career: How Mines students learn by doing to develop real-world engineering skills

Ralph Newman and Casey Newman

How a Mines graduate built a 40-year American manufacturing company

A new email-based resource uses AI to build connections between students and alumni

Julie Smith

Mines alum turns environmental engineering experience into zero-waste personal care products

Abstract digital landscape of glowing blue waves made of particles, with vertical lines and floating points of light against a dark background, evoking data, technology and quantum computing.

Mines alumni are using AI to overcome algorithm bottlenecks in quantum computing

A rocket launching from a platform against a blue sky

A Mines alum's startup is developing propulsion tech for more efficient space travel

Men's basketball coach Pryor Orser holds a clipboard and stands in a huddle of basketball players

How Mines finds student-athletes who excel in STEM and NCAA Division II sports

A group of engineers in hard hats and reflective vests tour an underground mine

Sandvik and Mines partner to give engineers a global mining education

Paul C. Johnson

Three ways Mines is building momentum in the Fall 2026 semester

Ryan Mack

A call to serve: Mines alum brings engineering mindset to campus ministry

How a Mines alum keeps the nation’s capital moving behind the scenes

A sensor with a neon orange flag floating in the open ocean with clouds and birds above.

Mines alumni reimagine The Hunt for Red October for the 21st century