Research Focus Area: Managing Earth's Water Resources

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 & Predicting | Environmental Modeling | Geophysical Modeling | Hydrology | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Oceanography

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
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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: Energy-Water Nexus | Hydropower | Resource Recovery from Wastewater

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
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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 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 | In-Situ Recovery | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Reducing Emissions | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Subsurface Fluid Dynamics | Unconventional Reservoirs

Rennie Kaunda PhD, PE

Rennie Kaunda PhD, PE
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Mining Engineering
Associate Professor
rkaunda@mines.edu
Website
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

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
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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 & Predicting | Energy-Water Nexus | Hydrology | Hydropower | Integrated Water Resource Management | Snowpack & Runoff Dynamics | Uncertainty Quantification | Watershed Management

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
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Lesley Sebol, PhD

Lesley Sebol, PhD
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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 | Environmental Monitoring | Geologic Mapping | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Groundwater Contamination | Hydrogeological Systems | Hydrology | Water Quality Monitoring

Jeffrey Shragge, PhD

Jeffrey Shragge, PhD
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Geophysics
Professor
jshragge@mines.edu
Website
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 | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Subsurface Inversion & Tomography | Wave Phenomena

Steven Smith, PhD

Steven Smith, PhD
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Economics & Business
Associate Professor
ssmith1@mines.edu
Website
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

John Spear, PhD

John Spear, PhD
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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: Materials for Extreme Environments | Robot Architectural Design | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

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 | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Modeling & Simulation | Space Exploration

Andrew Wood

Andrew Wood
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research Professor
awwood@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Computing for Innovation | Earth & Planetary Processes | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Managing Earth's Water Resources
Keywords: Climate-Resilient Water Management | Earth System Modeling & Predicting | Hydrology | Hydropower | Integrated Water Resource Management | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Snowpack & Runoff Dynamics | Sustainable Resource Management | Watershed Management