Research Focus Area: Carbon Management & Air Quality

Denis Aslangil, PhD

Denis Aslangil, PhD

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

Nanette Boyle, PhD

Nanette Boyle, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Department Head & Associate Professor

nboyle@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Soil Health & Human Wellness

Keywords: Bioengineering | Biofuels & Bioenergy Technologies | Computational Biology | Synthetic Biology

Maxwell Brown, PhD

Maxwell Brown, PhD

Economics & Business

Assistant Professor

maxbrown@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): 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 | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Environment Climate & Society | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources

Keywords:

Jared Carbone

Jared Carbone

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

Lawrence Cho

Lawrence Cho

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

Fred Day-Lewis, PhD

Fred Day-Lewis, PhD

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

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

Ben Gilbert, PhD

Ben Gilbert, PhD

Economics & Business

Associate Professor

bgilbert@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Communication & Public Engagement | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance

Keywords: Economic Modeling | Energy Economics | Energy Policy | Environmental Policy | Innovation Adoption Barriers | International Trade & Energy Markets | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Policy Analysis | Reducing Emissions | Resource Economics

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD

Diego Gomez-Gualdron, PhD

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

Keywords:

Brian Gorman, PhD

Brian Gorman, PhD

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

Michael Guarnieri, PhD

Michael Guarnieri, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Mines | NREL Joint Appointment

guarnieri@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future

Keywords:

Dorit Hammerling, PhD

Dorit Hammerling, PhD

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

Alina Handorean, PhD

Alina Handorean, PhD

Engineering, Design and Society; Civil & Environmental Engineering

Teaching Professor

ahandorean@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords:

Elizabeth Holley, PhD

Elizabeth Holley, PhD

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

Zane Jobe, PhD

Zane Jobe, PhD

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

Jihye Kim, PhD

Jihye Kim, PhD

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

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

Stephanie Kwon

Stephanie Kwon

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

kwon@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Catalysts & Catalysis | Computational Materials Science | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials for Energy | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis

Yaoguo Li, PhD

Yaoguo Li, PhD

Geophysics

Professor

ygli@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Energy | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping

Keywords: 3D Geological Models | Geophysical Modeling | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Michael McGuirk, PhD

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

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

Aashutosh Mistry, PhD

Aashutosh Mistry, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

aashutosh.mistry@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Communication & Public Engagement | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Energy in Global Context | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Materials Discovery | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords:

Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan

Colorado Geological Survey

State Geologist and Director

mmorgan@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | 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:

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, PhD

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, PhD

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

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

Manika Prasad, PhD

Manika Prasad, PhD

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

Ryan Richards

Ryan Richards

Chemistry

University Distinguished Professor

rrichard@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Catalysts & Catalysis | Ceramics & Glasses | Climate Change | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Socially Responsible Engineering | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Sustainable Resource Management | Water Treatment Technologies

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Chemistry

Professor

aselli@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Communication & Public Engagement | Environment Climate & Society | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Jessica Smith, PhD

Jessica Smith, PhD

Engineering, Design, & Society

Professor

jmsmith@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Communication & Public Engagement | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Ethics & Values | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords: Asset-Based Pedagogies / Funds of Knowledge | Carbon Capture & Storage | Community-Based Research | Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy & Society | Energy Transition | Qualitative Research Methodology | Science & Technology Studies | Social & Political Studies of Engineering | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration

John Spear, PhD

John Spear, PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Professor

jspear@mines.edu

Website

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

Dr. rer. nat. Anna Staerz

Dr. rer. nat. Anna Staerz

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

astaerz@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality

Keywords: Air Quality Monitoring

Neal Sullivan

Neal Sullivan

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

nsulliva@mines.edu

Website

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

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Professor

asum@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 | 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

Ilya Tsvankin, PhD

Ilya Tsvankin, PhD

Geophysics

University Distinguished Professor

itsvanki@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Carbon Management & Air Quality | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping

Keywords: Carbon Capture & Storage | Energy Transition | Geophysical Modeling | Remote Sensing | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

Johan Vanneste, PhD

Johan Vanneste, PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Associate Research Professor

vanneste@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Carbon Management & Air Quality | Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Microelectronics & Devices | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords:

Yunyang Ye, PhD

Yunyang Ye, PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor

yunyang.ye@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): 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 | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources

Keywords: Advanced Resource Recovery | Carbon Neutral & Negative Construction Materials | Clean Technology Innovation | Climate Resilience | Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Convergent Research | Data-Driven Energy Solutions | Decarbonization Strategies | Distributed Energy Resources | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy & Society | Energy Conversion | Energy Economics | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy Storage | Energy Systems Modeling | Energy Systems Optimization | Engineering & Social Justice | Environmental Impacts of Energy | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Low- and Zero-Emission Vehicles | Onsite Energy Solutions | Process Optimization | Product Lifecycle & Sustainable Design | Reducing Emissions | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy | Resilient Building Design | Resilient Infrastructure | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Systems for Extreme Environments | Waste Heat Recovery | Waste to Resource