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Meet the President
Paul C. Johnson is the 17th President of Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado. MINES is world-renowned for producing highly sought-after scientists and engineers, innovations and objective analyses, especially in fields relevant to earth, energy and the environment. MINES enrolls about 6,000 students, offers nearly 50 degree programs, and conducts more than $60 million of research projects annually for industry and governmental agencies.
Student Awards
- Steel scientists recognized for thermal processing research
Colorado School of Mines researchers affiliated with the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center were honored at the ASM Heat Treating Society’s Thermal Processing in Motion Conference, … - Mines team wins NASA RASC-AL deep space competition
A team of Colorado School of Mines students won the grand prize at NASA's collegiate deep space competition, beating out 13 other undergraduate and graduate student teams from around the U.S. and … - Mines graduate student wins materials science prize
Diptak Bhattacharya, a doctoral student in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, was named the winner of the 2018 Materials Literature Review Prize by the Institute of Materials, Min … - Two Mines students named Astronaut Scholars
Two Colorado School of Mines students have been named Astronaut Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year. Anthony Nagygyor, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, and Connor Bray, a senior studyi …
Faculty Awards
- Klimek, Skokan win 2018 Malone Award from APLU
A Colorado School of Mines music professor and professor emerita of engineering are the 2018 winners of the Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award from the Association of Public and Land-gra … - Steel scientists recognized for thermal processing research
Colorado School of Mines researchers affiliated with the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center were honored at the ASM Heat Treating Society’s Thermal Processing in Motion Conference, … - Ozkan receives SPE reservoir description, dynamics award
Erdal Ozkan, professor and F.H. “Mick” Merelli/Cimarex Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair in Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the 2018 Rocky Mountain North A … - Clarke receives Young Investigator Award from ONR
Amy J. Clarke, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research to study certain al …