Project InfoClimate zones in extreme greenhouse worldPiret Plink-Bjorklund | pplink@mines.eduThe goal of this project is to collect literature data on global climate during one of the well-studied past greenhouse climates of Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and...
Project InfoSilicon Clathrate SemiconductorsCarolyn Koh | ckoh@mines.edu and Reuben Collins | rtcollin@mines.eduThis project investigate the structure properties of Silicon Clathrates for their application as semiconductor materials.Elucidate the interdisciplinary...
Project InfoAutomated Lithology Prediction from Digital Outcrop Models Using Machine LearningZane Jobe | zanejobe@mines.edu and Wendy Fisher | wfisher@mines.eduDrone-derived photogrammetry has become a ubiquitous data-collection technique for field geologists (in...
Project InfoHydrogen Fuel from Sunlight and WaterTom Furtak | tfurtak@mines.eduNature has evolved very effective mechanisms for converting solar energy into useful fuel through photosynthesis in green plants. In this process water and carbon dioxide are combined in a...
Project InfoThermal energy storage in buildings using phase change materialsPaulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco | tabares@mines.eduStudents will analyze different buildings and optimize the location and strategy to use phase change materials. Students will learn how to use...