Research Pillar: Environment

Thomas Albrecht, PhD

Thomas Albrecht, PhD
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Chemistry
University Distinguished Professor
thomas.albrecht@mines.edu
Website
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
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor
ejanderson@mines.edu
Website
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
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Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow
ellie.andrews@mines.edu
Website
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
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
denis.aslangil@mines.edu
Website
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

David Benson

David Benson
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Geology & Geological Engineering
Professor
dbenson@mines.edu
Website
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

Jared Carbone

Jared Carbone
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Economics & Business
Professor
jcarbone@mines.edu
Website
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

Tzahi Cath, PhD

Tzahi Cath, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor
tcath@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Desalination | Direct Potable Water Reuse | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydropower | Industrial Water Treatment & Reuse | Resource Recovery from Wastewater | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Water Treatment Technologies

Lawrence Cho

Lawrence Cho
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
lcho@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Automotive Materials | Carbon Capture & Storage | Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Hojun Choi, PhD

Hojun Choi, PhD
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Economics & Business
Assistant Professor
hojun.choi@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Environment Climate & Society | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Natural Resource Geopolitics & Economics
Keywords: Conflict & Resource Management | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Energy Policy | Environmental Policy | Global Supply Chains | Regulatory Policy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Supply Chain Resilience | Sustainable Resource Management

Fred Day-Lewis, PhD

Fred Day-Lewis, PhD
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Geophysics
Mines | PNNL Joint Appointment
frederick.day-lewis@pnnl.gov
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Environmental Modeling | Environmental Monitoring | Geophysical Modeling | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Integrated Water Resource Management | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Mineral Resource Assessment | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Predictive Modeling | Remote Sensing | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Uncertainty Quantification | Watershed Management

Sebnem Duzgun, PhD

Sebnem Duzgun, PhD
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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

Will Fleckenstein, PhD, PE

Will Fleckenstein, PhD, PE
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Global Initiatives
Director of Strategic Business Development, Office of Global Initiatives and Business Development
wflecken@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Advanced Resource Recovery | Clean Technology Innovation | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Decarbonization Strategies | Energy Storage | Energy Systems Optimization | Energy-Water Nexus | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery | Environmental Policy | Fracturing Acidizing & Stimulation | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | Glaciology | Groundwater Contamination | Human Health Risk Assessment | Hybrid Energy Systems | In-Situ Recovery | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Reducing Emissions | Renewable Energy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Systems for Extreme Environments | Unconventional Reservoirs

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor
dgomezgualdron@mines.edu
Website
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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Brian Gorman, PhD

Brian Gorman, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Professor
bgorman@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Neutral & Negative Construction Materials | Ceramics & Glasses | Clean Technology Innovation | Decarbonization Strategies | Direct Air Carbon Capture | Energy Efficiency | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Resilient Infrastructure | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Waste Minimization

Xiaolei Guo, PhD

Xiaolei Guo, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
xiaolei.guo@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Recycling Technologies | Advanced Resource Recovery | Ceramics & Glasses | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Nuclear Materials | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Resilient Infrastructure | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Waste to Resource

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: Air Quality Monitoring | Atmospheric Modeling & Forecasting | Computational Analysis | Data Science | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Environmental Modeling | Environmental Monitoring | Fugitive Emission & Leak Detection | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | High Performance Computing | Industrial Emissions Monitoring & Control | Machine Learning | Methane Emission Reduction | Modeling & Simulation | Remote Sensing | Spatial Statistics | Uncertainty Quantification

Kathleen Hancock, PhD

Kathleen Hancock, PhD
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Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Associate Professor
khancock@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Environment Climate & Society | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance
Keywords: Climate Change | Community Engagement | Energy & Society | Energy Justice | Energy Policy | Energy Transition | Environmental Justice | Environmental Policy | Geopolitics | International Development | International Trade & Energy Markets | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Policy Analysis | Renewable Energy | Resource & Sustainability Policy

Reza Hedayat, PhD

Reza Hedayat, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor
hedayat@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Circular Economy | Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete | Geomechanics & Geomaterials | Geotechnical Engineering | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering

Elizabeth Holley, PhD

Elizabeth Holley, PhD
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Mining Engineering; Geology and Geological Engineering
Associate Professor
eholley@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Earth & Planetary Processes | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Global Sustainability | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Natural Resource Geopolitics & Economics
Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Advanced Resource Recovery | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Energy Transition | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Formation of Mineral & Hydrocarbon Resources | Geochemistry | Mine Water | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Mineral Resource Assessment | Regulatory Policy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Social Accountability & Acceptance | Strategic Mineral Supply Chains | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Sustainable Resource Management | Volcanology | Waste to Resource

Gregory Jackson, PhD

Gregory Jackson, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Professor
gsjackso@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 | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources
Keywords: Catalysts & Catalysis | Decarbonization Strategies | Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete | Decarbonizing Transportation | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Conversion | Energy Efficiency | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Production | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy

Zane Jobe, PhD

Zane Jobe, PhD
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Geology & Geological Engineering
Research Professor
zanejobe@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Advanced Resource Recovery | Borehole Data Interpretation | Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Utilization | Climate Change | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Data Science | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Decarbonizing Transportation | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Energy Storage | Energy-Water Nexus | Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery | Evolution of Mountain Belts | Fluid Dynamics | Formation of Mineral & Hydrocarbon Resources | Geologic Hydrogen | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | Ground Penetrating Radar | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydropower | In-Situ Recovery | Integrated Water Resource Management | Landscape Evolution | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Low- and Zero-Emission Vehicles | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Gas Exploration | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Remote Sensing | Reservoir Characterization & Engineering | Reservoir Modeling | Reservoir Simulation Modeling | Seismic Imaging | Structural Geology Mapping | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Sustainable Resource Management | Unconventional Reservoirs | Watershed Management | Wind Energy & Technologies

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

Jihye Kim, PhD

Jihye Kim, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
jihyekim@mines.edu
Website
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

Carolyn Koh, PhD

Carolyn Koh, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Professor
ckoh@mines.edu
Website
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: Carbon Capture & Storage | Direct Air Carbon Capture | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogen Transportation & Infrastructure | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Methane Emission Reduction | Modeling & Simulation | Nanoscale Materials | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | Reducing Emissions

Heather Lammers, PhD, QP

Heather Lammers, PhD, QP
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Mining Engineering
Assistant Teaching Professor
hlammers@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Global Climate System | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Climate Variability | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Environmental Policy | Geotechnical Engineering | Integrated Water Resource Management | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mineral Resource Assessment | Regulatory Policy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Risk Assessment & Management | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Space Resources Development | Sustainable Resource Management

Nathan Lenssen, PhD

Nathan Lenssen, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Teaching Assistant Professor
lenssen@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Global Climate System
Keywords: Atmospheric Modeling & Forecasting | Atmospheric Science | Climate Change | Climate Variability | Computational Analysis | Data Science | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Human Dimensions of Environment & Climate Changes | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Oceanography | Risk Communication | Uncertainty Quantification

Christine Liebe, PhD

Christine Liebe, PhD
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Computer Science
Professor of Practice
cliebe@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Keywords: Education Research & Theory | Educational Tools & Technology | Engineering Educational Innovation | Entrepreneurial Mindset / Learning | Equitable Access to STEM | Ethics in STEM | Evidence-Based Instructional Practices | Experiential Learning | Human-Centered Design / Design Thinking | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | Interdisciplinary Education | Makerspaces in STEM Education | Project-Based Learning | Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | Science & Technology Studies | Sociotechnical Integration | STEM Outreach & Education | Workforce Readiness in STEM

Aaron Malone, PhD

Aaron Malone, PhD
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Mining Engineering & Payne Institute for Public Policy
Research Assistant Professor
amalone@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance
Keywords: Community Development | Community-Based Research | Conflict & Resource Management | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Cross-Cultural Collaboration | Energy & Society | Energy Transition | Environmental Justice | Environmental Policy | International Development | Policy Analysis | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Social Accountability & Acceptance | Sociotechnical Integration | Sustainable Resource Management

Adrienne Marshall, PhD

Adrienne Marshall, PhD
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Geology & Geological Engineering
Assistant Professor
adriennemarshall@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Climate Change | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydrology | Hydropower | Integrated Water Resource Management | Snowpack & Runoff Dynamics | Uncertainty Quantification | Watershed Management

John McCray, PhD

John McCray, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor
jmccray@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Environment Climate & Society | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Bioremediation | Borehole Data Interpretation | Climate Change | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Policy | Geochemistry | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Groundwater Contamination | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Integrated Water Resource Management | Landscape Evolution | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Nuclear Remediation | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Soil Remediation Technologies | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography | Sustainable Remediation Practices | Sustainable Resource Management | Water Quality Monitoring | Water Reuse & Recycling | Water Treatment Technologies | Watershed Management

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Michael McGuirk, PhD
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Chemistry
Associate Professor
cmmcguirk@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Circular Economy | Direct Air Carbon Capture | Energy Efficiency | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Design | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Renewable Energy | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Waste to Resource

Leslie Miller-Robbie, PhD

Leslie Miller-Robbie, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
lrobbie@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: Advanced Resource Recovery | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Energy Efficiency | Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Modeling | Environmental Toxicology | Human Health Risk Assessment | Product Lifecycle & Sustainable Design | Reducing Emissions | Water Quality Monitoring | Water Reuse & Recycling | Water Treatment Technologies

Salman Mohagheghi, PhD

Salman Mohagheghi, PhD
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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

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

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, PhD

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, PhD
Alexis Navarre Sitchler Headshot
Geology & Geological Engineering
Department Head & Professor
asitchle@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Hydrology | Mine Water | Water Quality Monitoring

Daisy Ning

Daisy Ning
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Geophysics
Research Assistant Professor
yning@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | 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 | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Global Climate System | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Utilization | Clean Technology Innovation | Climate Change | Climate-Resilient Water Management | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Decarbonization Strategies | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Earth System Modeling & Prediction | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy Transition | Geophysical Modeling | High Performance Computing | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Integrated Water Resource Management | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Predictive Modeling | Reducing Emissions | Remote Sensing | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy | Uncertainty Quantification | Water Reuse & Recycling

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

Manika Prasad, PhD

Manika Prasad, PhD
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Geophysics
Professor
mprasad@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Earth & Planetary Processes | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Borehole Data Interpretation | Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Utilization | Climate Change | Climate Variability | Decarbonization Strategies | Decarbonizing Transportation | Energy Transition | Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery | Environmental Impacts of Energy | Geomechanics & Geomaterials | Geophysical Modeling | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Methane Emission Reduction | Modeling & Simulation | Reducing Emissions | Remote Sensing | Renewable Energy | Reservoir Characterization & Engineering | Reservoir Modeling | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Unconventional Reservoirs

Paul Santi, PhD

Paul Santi, PhD
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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

Lesley Sebol, PhD

Lesley Sebol, PhD
Lesley Sebol Photo
Colorado Geological Survey
Senior Hydrogeologist
Lsebol@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Earth & Planetary Processes | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Borehole Data Interpretation | Community-Based Research | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Environmental Monitoring | Geologic Mapping | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Groundwater Contamination | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Water Quality Monitoring

Jonathan (Josh) Sharp

Jonathan (Josh) Sharp
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor
jsharp@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Bioremediation | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Hydrology | Integrated Water Resource Management | Mine Water | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Water Quality Monitoring | Water Treatment Technologies | Watershed Management

Jeffrey Shragge, PhD

Jeffrey Shragge, PhD
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Geophysics
Professor
jshragge@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing | Geophysical Data Acquisition | Ground Penetrating Radar | Groundwater Contamination | Near-Surface Geophysics | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography | Watershed Management | Wave Phenomena

Kamini Singha

Kamini Singha
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Geology & Geological Engineering; Geophysics; Civil & Environmental Engineering
University Distinguished Professor
ksingha@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: Climate-Resilient Water Management | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Earth Observation Data & Analysis | Environmental Modeling | Environmental Monitoring | Geophysical Modeling | Groundwater Contamination | High Performance Computing | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Modeling & Simulation | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Predictive Modeling | Remote Sensing | Soil-Plant Interactions | Water Quality Monitoring | Watershed Management

Estelle Smith, PhD

Estelle Smith, PhD
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Computer Science
Assistant Professor
estellesmith@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Innovation in Computing | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Robotics for the Modern World | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: Algorithms | Data Science | Human Robot Interaction | Human-Centered Computing | Machine Learning

Steven Smith, PhD

Steven Smith, PhD
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Economics & Business
Associate Professor
ssmith1@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Policy | Integrated Water Resource Management | Policy Analysis | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Sustainable Resource Management

John Spear, PhD

John Spear, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor
jspear@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Robotics for the Modern World | Soil Health & Human Wellness | Space Exploration & Resource Development | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Biochemistry | Bioinformatics | Bioremediation | Carbon Capture & Storage | Climate Change | Climate Systems Interactions | Contaminant Fate & Transport | Energy Efficiency | Energy-Water Nexus | Environmental Microbiology | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Policy | Environmental Toxicology | Genetics | Geochemistry | Glaciology | Groundwater Contamination | Materials for Extreme Environments | Methane Emission Reduction | Mine Water | Molecular Biology | Nuclear Remediation | Robot Architectural Design | Soil-Plant Interactions | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Watershed Management

Marie Stettler Kleine, PhD

Marie Stettler Kleine, PhD
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Engineering, Design, & Society
Assistant Professor
mkleine@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Soil Health & Human Wellness | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
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Neal Sullivan

Neal Sullivan
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Mechanical Engineering
Professor
nsulliva@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Carbon Utilization | Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing | Energy Efficiency | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Reducing Emissions | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy

Amadeu Sum, PhD

Amadeu Sum, PhD
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Professor
asum@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 | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Optimizing Fossil Fuels
Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Carbon Utilization | Clean Technology Innovation | Direct Air Carbon Capture | Energy Efficiency | Energy Transition | Energy-Water Nexus | Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery | Fluid Dynamics | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Natural Gas Exploration | Pipeline Transportation | Unconventional Reservoirs

Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco, PhD

Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
tabares@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources
Keywords: Battery Technologies | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Decarbonization Strategies | Distributed Energy Resources | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Efficiency | Energy Storage | Energy Systems Modeling | Energy Systems Optimization | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy | Resilient Infrastructure | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Smart Grid | Systems for Extreme Environments