Research Pillar: Frontiers

Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Thomas Albrecht, PhD
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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

Iris Bahar, PhD

Iris Bahar, PhD
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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

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Herman F. Coors Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering
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 Storage & 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

Micah Corah

Micah Corah
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Computer Science
Assistant Professor
micah.corah@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World
Keywords: Algorithms | Cyber-Physical Systems | Environmental Monitoring | Machine Learning | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Space Exploration | Uncertainty Quantification | Underground Safety

Emmanuel De Moor

Emmanuel De Moor
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Professor
edemoor@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Automotive Materials | Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

David Diercks, PhD

David Diercks, PhD
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Research and Technology Transfer
Shared Instrumentation Facility Director
ddiercks@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Ceramics & Glasses | Device Characterization | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Semiconductor Devices | Surface & Interface Analysis | Thin Films & Coatings

Sebnem Duzgun, PhD

Sebnem Duzgun, PhD
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Mining Engineering
Full Professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Chair
duzgun@mines.edu
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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

Kaveh Fathian, PhD

Kaveh Fathian, PhD
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Computer Science
Assistant Professor
kaveh.fathian@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Robotics for the Modern World
Keywords: Algorithms | Applied Mathematics | Applied Robotics | Machine Learning | Multi-Robot Systems | Optimization Techniques | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Simulations

Kip Findley

Kip Findley
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
John Henry Moore Professor
kfindley@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Automotive Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Tom Gennett, PhD

Tom Gennett, PhD
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Chemistry
Professor, Department Head
tgennett@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis

Joy Gockel

Joy Gockel
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
joygockel@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Aerospace Materials | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor
dgomezgualdron@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery
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Xiaolei Guo, PhD

Xiaolei Guo, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
xiaolei.guo@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Ceramics & Glasses | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials for Extreme Environments | Nuclear Materials | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Dorit Hammerling, PhD

Dorit Hammerling, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
hammerling@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Computing for Innovation | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environmental & Climate Data Science
Keywords: Computational Analysis | Data Science | Environmental Monitoring | High Performance Computing | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation | Spatial Statistics | Uncertainty Quantification

Garrison Hommer, PhD

Garrison Hommer, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
ghommer@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 | Automotive Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Structural & Construction Materials

Justin Johnson

Justin Johnson
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Chemistry
Mines | NREL Joint Appointment
justinjohnson@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Materials | Quantum Simulations | Qubits | Surface & Interface Analysis

Serveh Kamrava

Serveh Kamrava
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Petroleum Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor
kamrava@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Gas Diffusivity & Separation | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments

Rennie Kaunda PhD, PE

Rennie Kaunda PhD, PE
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Mining Engineering
Associate Professor
rkaunda@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Environmental Modeling | Finite Element Analysis | Geotechnical Engineering | Hydrogeological Systems | Machine Learning | Natural Hazard Assessment & Risk Reduction | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering | Underground Safety

Jihye Kim, PhD

Jihye Kim, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
jihyekim@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Advanced Recycling Technologies | Advanced Resource Recovery | Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Utilization | Circular Economy | Clean Technology Innovation | Decarbonization Strategies | Energy Efficiency | Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Modeling & Simulation | National Security | Process Optimization | Reducing Emissions | Space Mining Technologies | Space Resources Development | Space Sampling & Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Systems for Extreme Environments | Waste Minimization

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
jklemmto@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 | Automotive Materials | Computational Materials Science | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Nuclear Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Katie Knaus, PhD

Katie Knaus, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
katherine.knaus@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 | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Bioengineering | Biomechanics | Computational Biology | Medical Imaging | Modeling & Simulation | Simulations | Uncertainty Quantification

Carolyn Koh, PhD

Carolyn Koh, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Professor
ckoh@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Computing for Innovation | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Modeling & Simulation

George Kontoudis

George Kontoudis
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
george.kontoudis@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Environmental Monitoring | Machine Learning | Medical Devices | Multi-Robot Systems | Networked Systems | Remote Sensing | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Uncertainty Quantification

Leslie Lamberson, PhD

Leslie Lamberson, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
les@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Automotive Materials | Ceramics & Glasses | Composites & Hybrid Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | National Security | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Space Resources Development | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Structural & Construction Materials

Nathan Lenssen

Nathan Lenssen
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Teaching Assistant Professor
lenssen@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Global Climate System
Keywords: Atmospheric Science | Climate Change | Computational Analysis | Data Science | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Modeling & Simulation | Oceanography | Uncertainty Quantification

Terry Lowe, PhD

Terry Lowe, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Research Professor
lowe@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Biomaterials | Computational Materials Science | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials for Energy | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials

Eileen Martin, PhD

Eileen Martin, PhD
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Geophysics; Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
eileenrmartin@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Algorithms | Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing | Geophysical Data Acquisition | Geophysical Modeling | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | High Performance Computing | Modeling & Simulation | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

Kevin Moore, PhD, PE

Kevin Moore, PhD, PE
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Electrical Engineering; Engineering, Design, & Society
Executive Director, Humanitarian Engineering & Emeritus Professor
kmoore@mines.edu
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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 | Energy Systems Optimization | Energy-Water Nexus | Multi-Robot Systems | Resilient Communities | Resilient Infrastructure | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Planning & Control | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Systems Thinking

Alexandra Newman

Alexandra Newman
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Mechanical Engineering
Professor
anewman@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Computing for Innovation | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Computational Analysis | Modeling & Simulation | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Smart Grid | Underground Safety

Alexander Pak, PhD

Alexander Pak, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor
apak@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Biochemistry | Bioengineering | Bioinformatics | Biomaterials | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | Computational Materials Science | Materials Design | Modeling & Simulation | Molecular Biology | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Sustainable Chemistry | Synthetic Biology | Therapeutic Design & Delivery

Stephen Pankavich, PhD

Stephen Pankavich, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Professor and Department Head
pankavic@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Algorithms | Applied Mathematics | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | High Performance Computing | Machine Learning | Mathematical Modeling | Modeling & Simulation | Multiscale Theory & Analysis | Partial Differential Equations | Self- & Directed Assembly | Simulations | Uncertainty Quantification

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Andrew Petruska, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor & Director of Robotics Program
apetruska@mines.edu
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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

Cara Phillips, PE

Cara Phillips, PE
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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

Jamal Rostami, PhD, PE

Jamal Rostami, PhD, PE
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Mining Engineering
Professor and Haddon /Alacer Gold Endowed Chair
rostami@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Robot Locomotion | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control