University Committees
Assessment Committee
The Assessment Committee shall be responsible for guiding Mines in matters pertaining to assessment of the program educational objectives and program outcomes of its undergraduate and graduate programs. The committee may also assess non-academic activities as needed.
Megan Sanders, chair and ex-officio, Trefny Center
Sam Spiegel, ex-officio, Trefny Center
Wendy Zhou, ex-officio, Graduate Studies
Patricia Andersen, Library; Term Ends, May 2021
Robin Bullock, Environmental, Design & Society; Term Ends, May 2020 (Faculty Senate Representative)
Vibhuti Dave, Computer Science/Electrical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Emmanuel De Moor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Mansur Ermila, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Manika Prasad, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Justin Shaffer, Chemical and Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Biosafety Committee
The Biosafety Committee shall be responsible for advising the President and the Mines community concerning instituional control of “biohazardous agents” used in teaching and research.
Barb O’Kane, chair and ex-officio, Environmental Health & Safety
Stefanie Tompkins, ex-officio, Research & Technology Transfer
Tom Gennett, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2020
Judith Klein, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2020
Lokender Kumar, Physics; Term Ends, May 2021
Melissa Krebs, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2019
John Spear, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Shubham Vyas, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2021
Budget Committee
The Budget Committee shall be responsible for gathering and analyzing appropriate data regarding the budgetary requirement of Mines, preparing proposed annual budgets for Mines, preparing proposed budgetary revisions and advising the president and the Mines administration on budgetary matters and long-range fiscal planning.
Kirsten Volpi, chair and ex-officio; Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration
Rick Holz, voting, ex-officio; Provost
Dan Fox, voting, ex-officio; Vice President of Student Life
Stefanie Tompkins, voting, ex-officio; Vice President of Research Technology and Transfer
John Bradford, Vice Provost and Dean; Term Ends, May 2020
Anuj Chauhan, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Stephanie Claussen, Engineering, Design & Society and Electrical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Greg Fasshauer, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2020
Jason Porter, Mechanical Engineering, May 2021
Alexis Sitchler, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (Faculty Senate Representative)
Natalie Vega, Procurement Services; Term Ends, May 2022
Calendar Committee
The Calendar Committee shall be responsible for establishing an official academic calendar for Mines, periodically reviewing the Mines calendar, and proposing revisions thereto.
Paul Myskiw, chair and ex-officio, Registrar
Derek Morgan, ex-officio, Dean of Students
Tom Boyd, ex-officio, Senior Associate Provost
Bernard Bialecki, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2020
Rachel Bishop, Registrar’s Office; Term Ends, May 2021
Devon Gibson, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
Sydney Holdampf, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (graduate student representative)
Kathleen Martin, Economics and Business; Term Ends, May 2021
Uwe Greife, Physics; Term Ends, May 2021
Angie Sower, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (Faculty Senate Representative)
Conflict of Interest Committee
The Conflict of Interest Committee helps facilitate the implementation of the university’s conflict of interest policies as defined in the Faculty Handbook and the Conflict of Interest Policy.
Natalie Vega, chair and ex-officio, Compliance, Policy, and Risk Management
Johana Eagan, ex-officio, Office of Research Administration
Robin Bullock, Engineering, Design and Society; Term Expires, May 2020
Wendy Harrision, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Carolyn Freedman, Graduate Studies; Term Ends, May 2022
Marte Gutierrez, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Ning Wu, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Faculty Grievance Committee
The Faculty Grievance Committee is a standing committee from which panels will be chosen to hear faculty grievances.
Camille Torres, chair and ex-officio, Associate VP for Human Resource and Title IX
Torey Battelle, Information & Technology Solutions; Term Ends, May 2022
Matthew Brogdon, MAPS; Term Ends, May 2022
Dorie Chen, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Paula Farca, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2022
Marte Gutierrez, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Bob Klimek, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2020
Jeffrey King, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Salman Mohagheghi, Electrical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
William Navidi, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2022
Cynthia Norrgran, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Vacant, AFC representative
Faculty Handbook Committee
The Faculty Handbook Committee shall be responsible for reviewing the handbook on a regular basis, discussing proposed changes to the Handbook suggested by a committee member or a Mines-affiliated individual or group, preparing proposed amendments to the Handbook for consideration by Mines, and advising the President and Mines administration on matters related to the Handbook.
Tom Boyd, co-chair and ex-officio, Provost
Dinesh Mehta, co-chair and ex-officio, Computer Science, Professor
Anne Walker, ex-officio and non-voting, General Counsel
Camille Torres, ex-officio and non-voting, Human Resources
Jeff Ackerman, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2022
Melanie Barnhardt, Academic Affairs; Term Ends, May 2021
Paul Martin, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2021
Alexei Milkov, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Lisa Nickum, Library; Term Ends, May 2020 (Faculty Senate Representative)
Dean Nieusma, Engineering, Design & Society; Term Ends, May 2020
Angus Rockett, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Brian Thomas, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2022
Promotion and Tenure Committee
The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall be responsible for evaluating the qualifications of all tenture/ tenure-track, library and research faculty candidates for promotion and/or tenure and all candidates for tenured employment and providing advice and recommendation thereon to the Provost.
Lawrence Wiencke, chair, Physics; Term Ends, May 2020
Elizabeth Davis, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2021
Andrew Herring, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Amy Landis, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2022
Dinesh Mehta, Computer Science; Term Ends, May 2022
Alexandra Newman, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
David Wu, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2020
Research Advisory Board
The Research Advisory Board shall advise and make recommendations to the VPRTT in matters pertaining to research at Mines. This Advisory Board will be responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and recommending changes to university research practices, infrastructure and policies and for helping to communicate their recommendations and other research initiatives to the campus at large.
Stefanie Tompkins, chair, VPRTT
Sebnem Duzgun, Mining Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021 (Faculty Senate Representative)
Mohsen Asle Zaeem, Mechanical Engineering, Term Ends, May 2021
Mahadevan Ganesh, Applied Mathematics & Statistic; Term Ends, May 2021
Tina Gianquitto, Humanitarian and Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2021
Qi Han, Computer Science; Term Ends, May 2021
Chris Higgins, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Carolyn Koh, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Matt Posewitz, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2021
Fred Sarazin, Physics; Term Ends, May 2021
Paul Sava, Geophysics; Term Ends, May 2021
Jessica Smith, Engineering, Design & Society; Term Ends, May 2021
Steven Smith, Economics & Business; Term Ends, December 2020
John Speer, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Mike Wakin, Electrical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Lesli Wood, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
TBA, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Safety Committee
The Safety Committee shall be responsible for reviewing the safety practices of Mines on a periodic basis and advising the Mines administration regarding issues pertaining to the safety for the Mines community.
Barb O’Kane, chair and ex-oficio, Environmental Health & Safety
Kester Clarke, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Owen Hildreth, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
John Jechura, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, 2020
Cheryl Medford, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Jon Peters, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Jamal Rostami, Mining Engineering; Term Ends, 2021
Jorge Sampaio, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Student Conduct Appeals Committee
The Student Conduct Appeals Board shall exist as a pool of potential members to serve on Student Appeals Committees as needed.
Derek Morgan, chair and ex-oficio, Dean of Students
Dixie Cirillo, Athletics; Term Ends, May 2020 (Staff)
Wendy Fisher, Computer Science; Term Ends, May 2021
Rajat Gangrade, Underground Construction & Tunneling; Term Ends, May 2020 (graduate student representative)
Brock Gagna, Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
Devon Gibson, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
Jeff King, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Miranda Lehman, Geology & Geological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020 (graduate student representative)
Paula MacGeorge, Human Resources; Term Ends, May 2020
Rachel Morrish, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Barbara Shellenberger, Physics; Term Ends, May 2021 (Staff)
Dana Sirota, Term Ends, May 2020 (graduate student representative)
Elliot Takaki; Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
TJ Tremblay, CCIT; Term Ends, May 2021 (Staff)
Sandy Woodson, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2021
Student Media Board
The Board of Student Media shall act as advisor to the editorial staffs of the Oredigger, High Grade, Mines Internet Radio and to the USG in matters pertaining to the student media.
Gyasi Evans, chair; non-voting and ex-oficio, Oredigger Advisor
Erika Stromerson, voting and ex-officio, Oredigger Editor (undergrad student representative)
Wenli Dickinson, voting and ex-officio, High Grade Editor (undergrad student representative)
Alec Boyd, voting and ex-officio, Mines Internet Radio (undergrad student representative)
Toni Lefton, non-voting and ex-officio, High Grade Advisor
Jon Cullison, non-voting and ex-officio, Mines Internet Radio Advisor, Humanitarian & Social Sciences
Ashley Spurgeon, non-voting and ex-officio, Oredigger Advisor
Kendal Bril, non-voting and ex-officio, USG Treasurer
Lisa Dunn, Library; Term Ends, May 2020
Reza Hedayat, Civil & Environmental Engineering, May 2020
Jordyn Helfrich, Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
Hongyan Liu, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Stephen Pankavich, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2021
Nadira Surghani; Term Ends, May 2020 (undergrad student representative)
Jennifer Veloff, Trefny Center; Term Ends, May 2020 (staff)
Teaching Faculty Promotion Committee
The university teaching faculty promotion committee shall be responsible for evaluating the qualifications of teaching faculty candidates for promotion and providing advice and recommendations thereon to the Provost.
Ventzi Karaivanov, chair, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2020
Becky Lafrancois, Economics & Business; Term Ends, May 2022
Deb Carney, Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Term Ends, May 2020
Kristoph-Dietrich Kinzli, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Jason Ganley, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Term Ends, May 2022
Bob Klimek, Humanitarian & Social Sciences; Term Ends, May 2020
Pat Kohl, Physics; Term Ends, May 2021
Technology Fee Committee
The Technology Fee Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the allocation and utiliazation of student Technology Fee revenue.
Mike Erickson, co-chair, non-voting, CCIT
Sara Schwarz, co-chair, non-voting, CCIT
Kirsten Blagg, Physics; Term Ends, May 2020 (graduate student representative)
Spencer Fretwell, Term Ends, May 2021 (graduate student representative)
Hanzelle Kleeman, Mechanical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021 (undergraduate student representative)
Richard Krahenbuhl, Geophysics; Term Ends, May 2021
Mark Miller, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Desmond Mills, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021 (undergraduate student representative)
Jennifer Miskimins, Petroleum Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021
Todd Ruskell, Physics; Term Ends, May 2020
Elliot Takaki, Electrical Engineering; Term Ends, May 2021 (undergraduate student representative)
Brian Trewyn, Chemistry; Term Ends, May 2021
Contact Us
Phone: 303-273-3280
Email: presoffice@mines.edu
Location:
Guggenheim Hall, third floor
Mailing address:
Office of the President
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401