Sustainable Environment & Climate

The CHR is a global leader in hydrate research and recovery, an area that has significant impact on both energy and environmental sustainability. CHR funding and collaborations span across industry, the federal agencies, and non-profit organizations.

CR³ is a multi-university cooperative research center focused on sustainable stewardship of the earth's resources. Mines partners with Worcester Polytechnic Institute and KU Leuven to advance technologies that recover, recycle, and reuse materials across industries.

CRFM combines simultaneous laboratory experimentation with rock physics modeling to research the multiphysical properties of rocks, fluids and their interactions.

CoRE is an innovative industry-academic partnership between Mines and Chevron that promotes world-class research and education. CoRE focuses on scientific and technical challenges faced by the energy industry.

CCAC is a focal point for interdisciplinary research and education on ceramics and related materials, with active industry and government partnerships.

Mines is a member of the Collaboratory, which is a unique Colorado partnership that brings together energy expertise across the state to address the complex energy and natural resource challenges facing the world.

Housed at Mines, CGS is a state government agency that provides geologic advice to the public to help reduce the impact of geologic hazards, promote responsible development of mineral and energy resources, and provide geologic insight into water resources.

EEMLD is a collaborative initiative focused on developing transparent models and data sets for accurate greenhouse gas emissions accounting across the global oil and gas supply chain. Partners include the University of Texas at Austin and Colorado State University.

IILA builds external connections with partner institutions in Latin America and mobilizes Mines resources to conduct cutting-edge applied science that benefits local communities and builds research capacities at partner institutions.

Nexus is a partnership between Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that strengthens, accelerates, and enhances collaborative efforts to address energy challenges.

MCIC is an independently sponsored research center that highlights applied research focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by millions of metric tons and enabling communities to transition toward zero-emissions energy generation.

Mines is a partner in the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine, a NSF Regional Innovation Engine to advance climate resiliency research and commercialization efforts across methane emissions, soil carbon capture, earth sensing, water scarcity, wildfires and extreme weather.

The SIF provides centralized access to world-class scientific equipment and engineering instruments on Mines campus. External partners can consult with technical experts and access the SIF through our website.