Mairead Case, MFA, PhD Mairead Case, MFA, PhD Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Assistant Teaching Professor mcase@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Ethics & Values Keywords: Accessible & Inclusive Communication | Community Engagement | Ethics in STEM | Science Literacy | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | STEM Outreach & Education
Jon Leydens, PhD Jon Leydens, PhD Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Professor of Engineering Education Research jleydens@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Ethics & Values | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Accessible & Inclusive Communication | Community Development | Community Engagement | Corporate Social Responsibility | Education Research & Theory | Educational Tools & Technology | Engineering & Social Justice | Engineering Education Program Reform | Engineering Educational Innovation | Engineering Identity | Environmental Justice | Equitable Access to STEM | Evidence-Based Instructional Practices | Experiential Learning | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Interdisciplinary Education | Public Trust in Science & Technology | Qualitative Research Methodology | Responsible Innovation | Risk Communication | Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | Science & Technology Studies | Science Communication | Social & Political Studies of Engineering | Social Accountability & Acceptance | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration | STEM Outreach & Education
Juan Lucena Juan Lucena Engineering, Design, & Society Professor jlucena@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Ethics & Values | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Asset-Based Pedagogies / Funds of Knowledge | Circular Economy | Engineering Education Program Reform | Engineering Educational Innovation | Engineering Identity | Equitable Access to STEM | Ethics in STEM | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Interdisciplinary Education | Project-Based Learning | Resilient Communities | Science & Technology Studies | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration | Waste Minimization | Waste to Resource
Hugh Miller, PhD, QP Hugh Miller, PhD, QP Mining Engineering Associate Professor hbmiller@mines.edu Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Entrepreneurship & Innovation Keywords: Autonomous / Robotic Mining Systems | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Environmental Policy | In-Situ Recovery | Innovation in Engineering | Mineral Resource Assessment | Product & Business Development | Project-Based Learning | Regulatory Policy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Responsible Innovation | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Techno-Economic Analysis | Technology Transfer
Salman Mohagheghi, PhD Salman Mohagheghi, PhD Electrical Engineering Associate Professor smohaghe@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future Keywords: Distributed Energy Resources | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Efficiency | Energy Systems Optimization | Energy Transition | Grid Integration & Modernization | Integrated Water Resource Management | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Low- and Zero-Emission Vehicles | Onsite Energy Solutions | Process Optimization | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy | Resilient Infrastructure | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Smart Grid | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes
Kevin Moore, PhD, PE Kevin Moore, PhD, PE Electrical Engineering; Engineering, Design, & Society Professor Emeritus kmoore@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Engineering Global Sustainability | Robotics for the Modern World Keywords: Applied Robotics | Climate Resilience | Distributed Energy Resources | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Efficiency | Energy Systems Optimization | Energy-Water Nexus | Grid Integration & Modernization | Hybrid Energy Systems | Multi-Robot Systems | Resilient Communities | Resilient Infrastructure | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Planning & Control | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Smart Grid | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Systems Thinking
Junko Munakata Marr Junko Munakata Marr Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor jmmarr@mines.edu Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Asset-Based Pedagogies / Funds of Knowledge | Circular Economy | Climate Resilience | Decarbonization Strategies | Engineering Education Program Reform | Engineering Educational Innovation | Equitable Access to STEM | Ethics in STEM | Experiential Learning | Human-Centered Design / Design Thinking | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Integrated Water Resource Management | Interdisciplinary Education | Product Lifecycle & Sustainable Design | Project-Based Learning | Resilient Communities | Resilient Infrastructure | Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration | STEM Outreach & Education | Sustainable Resource Management | Systems Thinking | Waste Minimization | Waste to Resource | Water Reuse & Recycling
Cara Phillips, PE Cara Phillips, PE Civil & Environmental Engineering Teaching Assistant Professor caraphil@mines.edu Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future Keywords: Composites & Hybrid Materials | Earthquake-Resistant Design | Resilient Building Design | Resilient Infrastructure | Socially Responsible Engineering | Structural & Construction Materials | Structural Engineering | Structural Monitoring | Welding & Joining
Elizabeth Reddy, PhD Elizabeth Reddy, PhD Engineering, Design, & Society; Geophysics Assistant Professor reddy@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Earth & Planetary Processes | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Global Sustainability | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Ethics & Values | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Community Engagement | Convergent Research | Education Research & Theory | Engineering Educational Innovation | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Public Trust in Science & Technology | Qualitative Research Methodology | Responsible Innovation | Risk Communication | Science / Policy Interface | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration
Ryan Richards Ryan Richards Chemistry University Distinguished Professor rrichard@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery Keywords: Catalysts & Catalysis | Ceramics & Glasses | Climate Change | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Socially Responsible Engineering | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Sustainable Resource Management | Water Treatment Technologies
Paul Santi, PhD Paul Santi, PhD Geology & Geological Engineering Professor psanti@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping Keywords: Borehole Data Interpretation | Circular Economy | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Hydrogeological Systems | Integrated Water Resource Management | Landscape Evolution | Resilient Infrastructure | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Socially Responsible Engineering | Waste to Resource
Jessica Smith, PhD Jessica Smith, PhD Engineering, Design, & Society Professor jmsmith@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Communication & Public Engagement | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Ethics & Values | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Asset-Based Pedagogies / Funds of Knowledge | Carbon Capture & Storage | Community-Based Research | Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy & Society | Energy Transition | Qualitative Research Methodology | Science & Technology Studies | Social & Political Studies of Engineering | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration
Aubrey Wigner, PhD Aubrey Wigner, PhD Engineering, Design, & Society Teaching Associate Professor awigner@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Engineering Global Sustainability | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Community Engagement | Design Justice | Design Methodology & Theory | Design Practice | Energy Justice | Energy Policy | Engineering Education Program Reform | Engineering Educational Innovation | Engineering Identity | Engineering Judgment | Entrepreneurial Mindset / Learning | Experiential Learning | Human-Centered Design / Design Thinking | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | Innovation Ecosystems | Interdisciplinary Education | Makerspaces in STEM Education | Project-Based Learning | Public Trust in Science & Technology | Qualitative Research Methodology | Responsible Innovation | Science / Policy Interface | Science & Technology Studies | Science Communication | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration | Systems Thinking
Tom Williams, PhD Tom Williams, PhD Computer Science Associate Professor twilliams@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Ethics & Values | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World Keywords: Community-Based Research | Design Justice | Educational Tools & Technology | Engineering & Social Justice | Ethics in STEM | Human Robot Interaction | Human-Centered Computing | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Search & Rescue | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Space Exploration
Sandy Woodson, MA, MFA Sandy Woodson, MA, MFA Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Department Head & Teaching Professor swoodson@mines.edu Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Ethics & Values | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce Keywords: Education Research & Theory | Engineering Educational Innovation | Engineering Judgment | Environmental Justice | Ethics in STEM | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Interdisciplinary Education | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering
Yunyang Ye, PhD Yunyang Ye, PhD Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor yunyang.ye@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources Keywords: Advanced Resource Recovery | Carbon Neutral & Negative Construction Materials | Clean Technology Innovation | Climate Resilience | Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Convergent Research | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Decarbonization Strategies | Distributed Energy Resources | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy & Society | Energy Conversion | Energy Economics | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy Storage | Energy Systems Modeling | Energy Systems Optimization | Engineering & Social Justice | Environmental Impacts of Energy | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Low- and Zero-Emission Vehicles | Onsite Energy Solutions | Process Optimization | Product Lifecycle & Sustainable Design | Reducing Emissions | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy | Resilient Building Design | Resilient Infrastructure | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Systems for Extreme Environments | Waste Heat Recovery | Waste to Resource