Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Chemistry

University Distinguished Professor

thomas.albrecht@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Fundamental Physics | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Advanced Reactors | Advanced Recycling Technologies | Advanced Resource Recovery | Computational Analysis | Computational Materials Science | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Environmental Chemistry | Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | In-Situ Recovery | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mineral Processing Innovation | Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Nuclear Materials | Nuclear Physics | Nuclear Remediation | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Materials | Quantum Mechanics | Radiation Detection & Effects | Radiochemistry | Relativity | Resource Recovery from Wastewater | Solid State Physics | Supply Chain Resilience | Thermodynamics | Waste Minimization

Eric Anderson, PhD

Eric Anderson, PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor

ejanderson@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Earth & Planetary Processes | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Global Climate System | Managing Earth's Water Resources

Keywords: Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Environmental Modeling | Geophysical Modeling | Hydrology | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Oceanography

Eleanor (Ellie) Andrews, PhD

Eleanor (Ellie) Andrews, PhD

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow

ellie.andrews@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment

Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Environment Climate & Society

Keywords: Climate Adaptation | Climate Change | Climate Resilience | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Community Development | Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Energy & Society | Energy Justice | Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Justice | Environmental Policy | Equity in Climate Solutions | Human Dimensions of Environment & Climate Changes | Resource & Sustainability Policy

Denis Aslangil, PhD

Denis Aslangil, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

denis.aslangil@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Fundamental Physics | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World

Keywords: Fluid Dynamics | Oceanography | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics

Iris Bahar, PhD

Iris Bahar, PhD

Computer Science

Department Head & Professor

ribahar@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Innovation in Computing | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Robotics for the Modern World | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords: Embedded Systems | Engineering Educational Innovation | Environmental Policy | High Performance Computing | Human Robot Interaction | Interdisciplinary Education | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Perception | Security & Privacy | Sustainable Resource Management

Soutir Bandyopadhyay, PhD

Soutir Bandyopadhyay, PhD

Applied Mathematics & Statistics

Professor

sbandyopadhyay@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment

Research Focus Areas: Environmental & Climate Data Science

Keywords: Climate Change | Climate Informatics | Data Science | Environmental Modeling | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Predictive Modeling | Remote Sensing | Uncertainty Quantification

Morgan Bazilian, PhD

Morgan Bazilian, PhD

Payne Institute for Public Policy

Director

mbazilian@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance

Keywords: Conflict & Resource Management | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Policy | Energy Security | Energy Systems Modeling | Energy Systems Optimization | Geopolitics | Global Energy Markets | Global Supply Chains | International Trade & Energy Markets | Regulatory Policy | Resilient Infrastructure

Omid Beik, PhD

Omid Beik, PhD

Electrical Engineering

Assistant Professor

beik@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords: Distributed Energy Resources | Energy Conversion | Grid Integration & Modernization | Power Electronics | Propulsion Systems | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Smart Grid | Space Power & Energy Systems | Spacecraft Design & Control

Christopher Bellona, PhD

Christopher Bellona, PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor

cbellona@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment

Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Keywords: Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

David Benson

David Benson

Geology & Geological Engineering

Professor

dbenson@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems

Keywords: Applied Mathematics | Bioremediation | Computational Analysis | Computational Mathematics | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Groundwater Contamination | High Performance Computing | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation | Optimization Techniques | Partial Differential Equations | Spatial Statistics | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Uncertainty Quantification | Water Quality Monitoring

John Berger

John Berger

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

jberger@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future

Keywords: Battery Technologies | Energy Systems Modeling

Wendy Bohrson

Wendy Bohrson

Geology & Geological Engineering

Department Head & Professor

bohrson@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth

Research Focus Areas: Earth & Planetary Processes

Keywords: Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Planetary Geology | Volcanology

Victoria Borish, PhD

Victoria Borish, PhD

Physics

Teaching Assistant Professor

victoria.borish@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords: Education Research & Theory | Equitable Access to STEM

Nanette Boyle, PhD

Nanette Boyle, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Department Head & Associate Professor

nboyle@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Soil Health & Human Wellness

Keywords: Bioengineering | Biofuels & Bioenergy Technologies | Computational Biology | Synthetic Biology

Tom Brady, PhD

Tom Brady, PhD

Economics & Business

Professor of Practice

thomas.brady@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth

Research Focus Areas: Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Natural Resource Geopolitics & Economics

Keywords: Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Geopolitics | Global Supply Chains | Mineral Economics

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Department Head & Professor, George S. Ansell Distinguished Chair

geoff.brennecka@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Aerospace Materials | Ceramics & Glasses | Energy Conversion | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Power Electronics | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Many-Body Systems | Quantum Materials | Quantum Mechanics | Quantum Metrology | Quantum Sensors & Sensing | Quantum Simulations | Qubits | Semiconductor Devices | Sensors & Actuators | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Systems for Extreme Environments | Thin Films & Coatings | Wireless Communications

Craig Brice, PhD

Craig Brice, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Practice

craigabrice@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development

Brianna Buljung, MLIS

Brianna Buljung, MLIS

Library

Teaching and Learning Librarian

bbuljung@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Ethics & Values | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords: Data Ethics | Equitable Access to STEM | Experiential Learning | Project-Based Learning | Science & Technology Studies | Science Communication | STEM Librarianship

Tolga Can, PhD

Tolga Can, PhD

Computer Science

Teaching Professor

tolgacan@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology

Keywords: Bioinformatics | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | Data Science | Genetics | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation

Jared Carbone

Jared Carbone

Economics & Business

Professor

jcarbone@mines.edu

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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Energy in Global Context | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science

Keywords: Climate Adaptation | Climate Change | Data Science | Decarbonization Strategies | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Policy | Human Dimensions of Environment & Climate Changes | Industrial Emissions Monitoring & Control | Reducing Emissions | Regulatory Policy | Renewable Energy | Watershed Management