2023 Chevron Lecture Series

Michelle Roark
Founder, CEO and Aromatic Scientist of Phia Lab

Michelle Roark is a cum laude graduate of Colorado School of Mines in chemical engineering, scientist of bioenergetics, certified perfumer, and wellness entrepreneur. She is also a two-time Olympian, World Cup Champion, World Champion Silver Medalist and three-time National Champion in Freestyle Mogul Skiing. Aspirations on the slopes set her down a path of research, discovery and unexpected personal growth.

As the Founder, CEO and Aromatic Scientist of Phia Lab, she studies the bioenergetics of the botanical world. Based on her pioneering research into the energy content of biological essences, she created an all- natural wellness product line to form the Phia brand. The Lab is based in Denver, Colorado, where she also runs and operates the award-winning Phia Alchemy Wellness Salon Spa.

Her friends and family will tell you that she is someone who can bridge the extremes. She is the most colorful scientist in the lab who also operated a gas chromatographer mass spectrometer for purposes that haven’t been done before. In self-bedazzled ski gear from helmet to boot, she crushed the most difficult mogul runs on the World Cup tour. She is a fabulous mother of two, with the sparkle of a pink diamond and the tenacity of a bulldog. We all have visions of a “mad” scientist. Michelle is a “happy” scientist. Today, she is pioneering a new field that bridges performance, material science and the world of energy vibration. Through Phia, she spreads the point of view that the bioenergetics of nature can help you achieve mind, body and energy coherence—the zone.

About the Chevron Lecture Series

The Chevron Corporation provides funding for an annual luncheon each October featuring women leaders in science, engineering and business.
The entire Mines community is invited to this annual event.