Christopher Dreyer Christopher Dreyer Mechanical Engineering Professor of Practice cdreyer@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Space Exploration & Resource Development Keywords: Aerospace Materials | Multi-Robot Systems | Planetary Instrumentation | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Systems for Extreme Environments
Sebnem Duzgun, PhD Sebnem Duzgun, PhD Mining Engineering Full Professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Chair duzgun@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Computing for Innovation | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Space Exploration & Resource Development Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Computational Analysis | Environmental Monitoring | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Geotechnical Engineering | Intelligent Transportation | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Assessment & Risk Reduction | Remote Sensing | Resilient Infrastructure | Risk Assessment & Management | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Search & Rescue | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Underground Safety
Andrew Petruska, PhD Andrew Petruska, PhD Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor & Director of Robotics Program apetruska@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Modeling & Simulation | Multi-Robot Systems | Planetary Instrumentation | Propulsion Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Locomotion | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Spacecraft Design & Control | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining
Frances Zhu, PhD Frances Zhu, PhD Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor frankie.zhu@mines.edu Website Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development Keywords: Algorithms | Applied Robotics | Computational Analysis | Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Educational Tools & Technology | Embedded Systems | Environmental Monitoring | Human Robot Interaction | Intelligent Transportation | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Locomotion | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Simulations | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Space Power & Energy Systems | Space Resources Development | Space Sampling & Analysis | Spacecraft Design & Control | Systems for Extreme Environments | Uncertainty Quantification