Research Focus Area: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Angel Abbud-Madrid, PhD

Angel Abbud-Madrid, PhD

Angel Abbud-Madrid Photo

Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Practice

aabbudma@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

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Parisa Bazazi, PhD

Parisa Bazazi, PhD

Petroleum Engineering

Assistant Professor

pbazazi@mine.edu

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

Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Fundamental Physics | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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Jack Bringardner, PhD

Jack Bringardner, PhD

Engineering, Design, & Society

Teaching Professor & Director of Education Innovation

jack.bringardner@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

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Crystal Dobratz, PhD, MBA

Crystal Dobratz, PhD, MBA

Economics & Business

Director, Engineering and Technology Management Program / Teaching Associate Professor

cldobratz@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values

Keywords: Innovation Adoption Barriers | Responsible Innovation | Social Accountability & Acceptance | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Systems Thinking

Rod Eggert, PhD

Rod Eggert, PhD

Rod Eggert Photo

Economics & Business

Research Professor

reggert@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Natural Resource Geopolitics & Economics

Keywords: Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Economic Modeling | Global Supply Chains | Mineral Economics | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Strategic Mineral Supply Chains | Supply Chain Resilience

Carl Frick, PhD

Carl Frick, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Dean of Graduate Studies

cfrick@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Composites & Hybrid Materials | Mechanical Behavior | Product & Business Development

Sheron Lawson, DIBA

Sheron Lawson, DIBA

Economics & Business

Teaching Associate Professor

sheron.lawson@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Keywords: Clean Technology Innovation | Entrepreneurial Mindset / Learning | Human-Centered Design / Design Thinking | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | Innovation Ecosystems | Innovation Theory | Product & Business Development | Project-Based Learning | Responsible Innovation | Systems Thinking | Technology Readiness | Technology Transfer | Use-Inspired Research | Vertically Integrated Projects

Hugh Miller, PhD, QP

Hugh Miller, PhD, QP

Mining Engineering

Associate Professor

hbmiller@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Keywords: Autonomous / Robotic Mining Systems | Enhanced Mineral Extraction | Environmental Policy | In-Situ Recovery | Innovation in Engineering | Mineral Resource Assessment | Product & Business Development | Project-Based Learning | Regulatory Policy | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Resource Economics | Responsible Innovation | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sustainable Resource Management | Techno-Economic Analysis | Technology Transfer

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor & Director of Robotics Program

apetruska@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Modeling & Simulation | Multi-Robot Systems | Planetary Instrumentation | Propulsion Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Locomotion | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Spacecraft Design & Control | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Fred Sarazin

Fred Sarazin

Physics

Department Head

fsarazin@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Fundamental Physics | Quantum Science & Engineering

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Estelle Smith, PhD

Estelle Smith, PhD

Computer Science

Assistant Professor

estellesmith@mines.edu

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

Billy Stanbery, PhD

Billy Stanbery, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering; Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Professor

bjstanbery@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Communication & Public Engagement | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Energy in Global Context | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance

Keywords: Clean Technology Innovation | Corporate Social Responsibility | Distributed Energy Resources | Economic Modeling | Electrical Grid Resilience | Energy Conversion | Energy Economics | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy | Energy Transition | Global Energy Markets | Global Supply Chains | Grid Integration & Modernization | Hybrid Energy Systems | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | International Development | International Trade & Energy Markets | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Onsite Energy Solutions | Perovskites | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies | Product & Business Development | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Responsible Innovation | Science / Policy Interface | Science & Technology Studies | Smart Buildings | Smart Grid | Solar Energy Systems | Techno-Economic Analysis | Technology Transfer

Marie Stettler Kleine, PhD

Marie Stettler Kleine, PhD

Engineering, Design, & Society

Assistant Professor

mkleine@mines.edu

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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Aubrey Wigner, PhD

Aubrey Wigner, PhD

Engineering, Design, & Society

Teaching Associate Professor

awigner@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations

Research Focus Areas: Communication & Public Engagement | Engineering Global Sustainability | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce

Keywords: Community Engagement | Design Justice | Design Methodology & Theory | Design Practice | Energy Justice | Energy Policy | Engineering Education Program Reform | Engineering Educational Innovation | Engineering Identity | Engineering Judgment | Entrepreneurial Mindset / Learning | Experiential Learning | Human-Centered Design / Design Thinking | Inclusive Teaching & Learning | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education | Innovation Ecosystems | Interdisciplinary Education | Makerspaces in STEM Education | Project-Based Learning | Public Trust in Science & Technology | Qualitative Research Methodology | Responsible Innovation | Science / Policy Interface | Science & Technology Studies | Science Communication | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration | Systems Thinking

Colin Wolden

Colin Wolden

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Professor

cwolden@mines.edu

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

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Decarbonizing Energy across Industries | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Nuclear Energy for the Modern World

Keywords: Ammonia | Battery Technologies | Catalysts & Catalysis | Energy Conversion | Energy Storage | Hydrogen Separation & Purification | Hydrogen Utilization Sectors | Photovoltaic Materials & Solar Panel Technologies