Council Members

2024-2025 Councilors

Shubham Vyas Headshot

Shubham Vyas

Research Council Chair
Professor, Chemistry
(303) 273-3629
106 B Coolbaugh Hall
svyas@mines.edu

 

Elected Spring of even-numbered years

Elizabeth Reddy headshot

Xhexuan Gong

Physics Representative
Associate Professor, Physics
(303) 273-3936
CoorsTek 321
gong@mines.edu

Qiaohai (Joice) Hu headshot

Samy Wu Fung

Applied Mathematics and Statistics Representative
Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
(303) 273-3489
Chauvenet Hall 232
swufung@mines.edu

Annalise Maughan headshot

Maxwell Brown

Economics and Business Representative
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
(303) 273-3167
Engineering Hall 329
maxbrown@mines.edu

Annalise Maughan headshot

Eric Roberts

Geology and Geological Engineering Representative
Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering
(303) 273-3887
Berthoud Hall 305A
eric.roberts@mines.edu

Nicole Smith

Mining Engineering Representative
Associate Professor, Mining Engineering   
(303) 273-3634
Brown Hall 212
nmsmith@mines.edu

 

 

Timothy J. Strathmann

Civil and Environmental Engineering Representative
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(303) 384-2226
strthmnn@mines.edu

 

 

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Patricia Andersen

Library Representative
Assistant Librarian, Assessment and User Experience Librarian
(303) 273-3652
Library Room 266A
panderse@mines.edu

 

 

Elected Spring of odd-numbered years

Mark Deinert 

Mechanical Engineering Representative
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering 
(303) 384-2387
Brown Hall W370D
mdeinert@mines.edu 

 

Annalise Maughan headshot

Annalise Maughan

Chemistry Representative
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
(303) 273-3582
304A Coolbaugh Hall
amaughan@mines.edu

Erdal Ozkan headshot

Erdal Ozkan

Petroleum Engineering Representative
Professor, Petroleum Engineering
219 Marquez Hall
(303) 273-3189
eozkan@mines.edu 

 

Eric Toberer headshot

Eric Toberer

Materials Science and Physics Representative
Director of Materials Science
Associate Professor, Physics
CoorsTek 305
(303) 273-3171
etoberer@mines.edu 

Michael Wakin headshot

Michael Wakin

Electrical Engineering Representative
Professor, Electrical Engineering
(303) 273-3607
Engineering Annex
mwakin@mines.edu

 

Jim Simmons headshot

James Simmons

Geophysics Representative
Research Associate Professor, Geophysics
(303) 273-3500
jsimmons@mines.edu

 

 

 

Hussein Amery headshot

Hussein Amery

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Representative
Professor, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Stratton Hall 318
(303) 273-3339
hamery@mines.edu

 

Emmanuel De Moor headshot

Emmanuel De Moor

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Representative
Associate Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
(303) 273-3624
Hill Hall 272
edemoor@mines.edu

 

 

Diego Gomez-Gauldron headshot

Diego Gomez-Gauldron

Chemical and Biological Engineering Representative
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
(303) 273-2319
237 Alderson Hall
dgomezgauldron@mines.edu

 

Non-Voting Members of Research Council

Barb O'Kane headshot

Barb O’Kane

Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Carpenter Shop
(303) 384-2561

Lisa Kinzel headshot

Lisa Kinzel

Research and Technology Transfer  
Director, Research and Development
(303) 384-2470

Ellie Miller

Graduate Student Government Representative

Runeem Al Abssi

Undergraduate Student Government Representative

 

OFFICE STAFF

Kristeen Serracino Headshot

Kristeen Serracino

Program Assistant I, Academic Affairs/Registrar’s Office
(303) 273-3236
324 Guggenheim Hall
kristeen.serracino@mines.edu

Past Research Council Chairs

2023-2024      Mark E. Eberhart

2022-2023      Sid Saleh

2020-2022      Yvette Kuiper

Spring 2020    Andy Herring

2018-2019       RC suspended upon initiation of Research Advisory Board

2016-2018       Tzahi Cath

2013-2016       Uwe Greife

2012-2013       Lincoln Carr

20??-2012       John Spear