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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
Keywords: Fluid Dynamics | Oceanography | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics

David Benson

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

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Department Head & Professor, George S. Ansell Distinguished Chair
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 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

Lawrence Cho

Lawrence Cho
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
lcho@mines.edu
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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

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 | Biofuels & Bioenergy Technologies | Catalysts & Catalysis | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | Plasmonic Materials | Quantum Devices | Quantum Engineering & Technology | Quantum Materials | Quantum Metrology | Qubits | Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Steven DeCaluwe, PhD

Steven DeCaluwe, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
decaluwe@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy
Keywords: Advanced Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers | Computational Analysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Conversion | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Separation & Purification | Materials for Energy | Polymer Chemistry & Synthesis | Surface & Interface Analysis | Surface & Nano Science

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 | Advanced Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers | Battery Technologies | Catalysts & Catalysis | Ceramics & Glasses | Device Characterization | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | 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 | Nuclear Materials | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

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: 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

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 | NLR Joint Appointment
justinjohnson@nrel.gov
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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: Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Environmental Modeling | Finite Element Analysis | Geotechnical Engineering | Hydrogeological Systems | In-Situ Recovery | Machine Learning | Mine Waste / Tailings to Resources | Mine Water | Natural Hazard Assessment & Risk Reduction | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Space Resources Development | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Sustainable Resource Management | Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering | Underground Safety | 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

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 | Evolution of Mountain Belts | Geologic Mapping | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Gravity Exploration | Magnetic Exploration | Mineral Exploration & Mapping | Modeling & Simulation | Plate Motions / Tectonics | 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

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Michael McGuirk, PhD
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Chemistry
Associate Professor
cmmcguirk@mines.edu
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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

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 Conversion | Energy Storage | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Perovskites | Quantum Materials | Renewable Energy

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 | Carbon Utilization | Catalysts & Catalysis | Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete | Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing | Decarbonizing Transportation | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy Conversion | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogen Utilization Sectors | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Perovskites | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration

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
Department Head & Professor
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

Manika Prasad, PhD

Manika Prasad, PhD
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Geophysics
Professor
mprasad@mines.edu
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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

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD
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Chemistry
Professor
spylypen@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials Discovery
Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Catalysts & Catalysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis

Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, PhD

Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, PhD
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Electrical Engineering
Assistant Professor
gabriel.santamariabotello@mines.edu
Website
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: 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

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Assistant Professor
bsprinkl@mines.edu
Website
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
Website
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 | Geotechnical Engineering | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Hydrogeological Systems | Machine Learning | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Physics | Mechanical Behavior | Modeling & Simulation | Multiscale Theory & Analysis | Rock & Soil Mechanics | Space Exploration | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Uncertainty Quantification

Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas
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Mechanical Engineering
Research Professor Emeritus
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

Wouter Van De Pontseele, PhD

Wouter Van De Pontseele, PhD
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Physics
Assistant Professor
wouter.vandepontseele@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Fundamental Physics | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering
Keywords: Astrophysics | Device Characterization | Device Design & Fabrication | Electromagnetism | Nuclear Physics | Quantum Devices | Quantum Information Science | Quantum Materials | Quantum Mechanics | Sensors & Actuators | Signal Processing | Subatomic & Particle Physics