Research Pillar: Fundamentals

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

Denis Aslangil, PhD

Denis Aslangil, PhD
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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
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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

Matthew Crane

Matthew Crane
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor
matthewcrane@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery | Quantum Science & Engineering
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Catalysts & Catalysis | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials for Energy | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Quantum Devices | Quantum Engineering & Technology | Quantum Materials | Quantum Metrology | Qubits | Stimuli-Responsive Materials

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

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

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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David Halat, PhD

David Halat, PhD
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Chemistry
Assistant Professor
david.halat@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Analytical Chemistry | Computational Analysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Chemistry

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

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

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

Yvette Kuiper, PhD

Yvette Kuiper, PhD
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Geology & Geological Engineering
Associate Professor
ykuiper@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Foundations | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Borehole Data Interpretation | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Gravity Exploration | Magnetic Exploration | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Modeling & Simulation | Seismic Imaging | Structural Geology Mapping | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

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

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

Eve Mozur, PhD

Eve Mozur, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
evemozur@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery | Quantum Science & Engineering
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Battery Technologies | Energy Storage & Conversion | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Perovskites | Quantum Materials

Ryan O’Hayre, PhD

Ryan O'Hayre, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Professor
rohayre@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Advanced Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers | Ammonia | Catalysts & Catalysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Storage & Conversion | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogen Utilization Sectors | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Perovskites

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

Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, PhD

Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, PhD
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Electrical Engineering
Assistant Professor
gabriel.santamariabotello@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Antenna Design | Device Characterization | Device Design & Fabrication | Integrated Circuit Design | Medical Devices | Quantum Devices | Quantum Engineering & Technology | Quantum Optics | Quantum Sensors & Sensing | Remote Sensing | Semiconductor Devices | Wireless Communications

Meenakshi Singh

Meenakshi Singh
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Physics
Associate Professor
msingh@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Fundamental Physics | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Device Characterization | Device Design & Fabrication | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Quantum Devices | Quantum Materials | Semiconductor Devices

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: Materials for Extreme Environments | Robot Architectural Design | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Assistant Professor
bsprinkl@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 | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Fundamental Physics | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Mechanical Behavior | Modeling & Simulation | Nanoscale Materials

Pejman Tahmasebi

Pejman Tahmasebi
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Petroleum Engineering
Associate Professor
tahmasebi@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Computational Analysis | Environmental Monitoring | Finite Element Analysis | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Machine Learning | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Mechanical Behavior | Modeling & Simulation | Multiscale Theory & Analysis | Space Exploration | Uncertainty Quantification

Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas
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Mechanical Engineering
Emeritus Professor
bgthomas@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 | Fundamental Physics | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Computational Analysis | Computational Materials Science | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Modeling & Simulation