Research Topic: Materials Discovery

Sumit Agarwal

Sumit Agarwal

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Professor

sagarwal@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials Discovery

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Thomas Albrecht-Schoenzart, PhD

Thomas Albrecht-Schoenzart, PhD

Chemistry

University Distinguished Professor

tschoenzart@mines.edu

Website

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 | Computational Analysis | Computational Materials Science | Environmental Chemistry | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nuclear Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Quantum Materials | Radiation Detection & Effects | Radiochemistry

Mohsen Asle Zaeem, PhD, FASME

Mohsen Asle Zaeem, PhD, FASME

Mechanical Engineering

Professor and Fryrear Endowed Chair for Innovation and Excellence

zaeem@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Materials Discovery

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Parisa Bazazi, PhD

Parisa Bazazi, PhD

Petroleum Engineering

Assistant Professor

pbazazi@mine.edu

Website

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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Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Herman F. Coors Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering

geoff.brennecka@mines.edu

Website

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 | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Power Electronics | Semiconductor Devices | Sensors & Actuators | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Thin Films & Coatings | Wireless Communications

Craig Brice, PhD

Craig Brice, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Practice

craigabrice@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Advanced Characterization Techniques | Aerospace Materials | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development

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

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Kamil Ciesielski, PhD

Kamil Ciesielski, PhD

Physics

Research Assistant Professor

kciesielski@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing

Matthew Crane

Matthew Crane

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

matthewcrane@mines.edu

Website

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 Materials | Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Arun Devaraj

Arun Devaraj

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Mines | PNNL Joint Appointment

adevaraj@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals

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

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David Diercks, PhD

David Diercks, PhD

Research and Technology Transfer

Shared Instrumentation Facility Director

ddiercks@mines.edu

Website

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 | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Surface & Interface Analysis | Thin Films & Coatings

Mark Eberhart

Mark Eberhart

Chemistry

Professor

meberhar@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Computing for Innovation | Materials Discovery

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Brian Eckstein, PhD

Brian Eckstein, PhD

Chemistry

Research Assistant Professor

eckstein@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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Veronica Eliasson, PhD

Veronica Eliasson, PhD

Mechanical Engineering; Mining Engineering; Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Associate Professor

eliasson@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Materials for Extreme Environments

Kip Findley

Kip Findley

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

John Henry Moore Professor

kfindley@mines.edu

Website

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 | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Mechanical Behavior | Microstructure Development | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

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

Tom Furtak, PhD

Tom Furtak, PhD

Physics

University Professor Emeritus

tfurtak@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

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Tom Gennett, PhD

Tom Gennett, PhD

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

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

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David Halat, PhD

David Halat, PhD

Chemistry

Assistant Professor

david.halat@mines.edu

Website

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 | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Surface & Interface Analysis

Owen Hildreth, PhD

Owen Hildreth, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

ohildreth@mines.edu

Website

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

Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Ceramics & Glasses | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials

Megan Holtz

Megan Holtz

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

mholtz@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

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Garrison Hommer, PhD

Garrison Hommer, PhD

Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Research Assistant Professor

ghommer@mines.edu

Website

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

Chemistry

Mines | NREL Joint Appointment

justinjohnson@mines.edu

Website

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 Materials | Surface & Interface Analysis

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD

Jonah Klemm-Toole, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

jklemmto@mines.edu

Website

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

Daniel Knauss, PhD

Daniel Knauss, PhD

Chemistry

Professor and Associate Dean

dknauss@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

Keywords: Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Organics Polymers & Plastics

Melissa Krebs, PhD

Melissa Krebs, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Associate Professor

mdkrebs@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

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

Keywords: Biomaterials | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Organics Polymers & Plastics

Ramya Kumar

Ramya Kumar

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

ramyakumar@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

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

Keywords: Biomaterials | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Regenerative Medicine | Therapeutic Design & Delivery | Thin Films & Coatings

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

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Leslie Lamberson, PhD

Leslie Lamberson, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

les@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Space Exploration & Resource Development

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Terry Lowe, PhD

Terry Lowe, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Professor

lowe@mines.edu

Website

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

Suveen Mathaudhu, PhD

Suveen Mathaudhu, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professor

smathaudhu@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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Annalise Maughan, PhD

Annalise Maughan, PhD

Chemistry

Assistant Professor

amaughan@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

Keywords: Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Michael McGuirk, PhD

Chemistry

Assistant 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: Materials Design | Organics Polymers & Plastics | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Steve Midson, PhD

Steve Midson, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Research Professor

SMidson@Mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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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

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Eve Mozur, PhD

Eve Mozur, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor

evemozur@mines.edu

Website

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 | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Perovskites

Priscilla Nelson, PhD

Priscilla Nelson, PhD

Mining Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Geology & Geological Engineering

Professor

pnelson@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Communication & Public Engagement | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Earth & Planetary Processes | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Global Sustainability | Engineering Solutions for a Safer Planet | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Environment Climate & Society | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Managing Earth's Water Resources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Natural Resource Geopolitics & Economics | Space Exploration & Resource Development | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce | Underground Infrastructure Development

Keywords: Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | Structural & Construction Materials

Ryan O’Hayre, PhD

Ryan O'Hayre, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professor

rohayre@mines.edu

Website

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 | Catalysts & Catalysis | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Perovskites

Alexander Pak, PhD

Alexander Pak, PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

apak@mines.edu

Website

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: Bioengineering | Bioinformatics | Biomaterials | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | Computational Materials Science | Materials Design | Modeling & Simulation | Molecular Biology | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Synthetic Biology | Therapeutic Design & Delivery

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD

Svitlana Pylypenko, PhD

Chemistry

Associate Professor

spylypen@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Analytical & Computational Chemistry | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Materials Discovery

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Ivar Reimanis, PhD

Ivar Reimanis, PhD

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professor and Department Head

reimanis@mines.edu

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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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 | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Plasmonic Materials | Porous Materials & Frameworks | Surface & Interface Analysis | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Alan Sellinger, PhD

Chemistry

Professor of Chemistry, and Materials Science Program

aselli@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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Meenakshi Singh

Meenakshi Singh

Physics

Associate Professor

msingh@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Fundamental Physics | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Quantum Science & Engineering

Keywords: Advanced Characterization Techniques | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Microstructure Development | Nanoscale Materials | Perovskites | Quantum Materials

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD

Brennan Sprinkle, PhD

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

Vladan Stevanovic

Vladan Stevanovic

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Associate Professor

vstevano@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Materials Discovery

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Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas

Mechanical Engineering

Research Professor

bgthomas@mines.edu

Website

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

Eric Toberer

Eric Toberer

Physics

Professor

etoberer@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery

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Brian Trewyn, PhD

Brian Trewyn, PhD

Chemistry

Associate Professor

btrewyn@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Environment | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Clean & Sustainable Water Systems | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Materials Discovery

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Colin Wolden

Colin Wolden

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Professor

cwolden@mines.edu

Website

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

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Jeramy Zimmerman, PhD

Jeramy Zimmerman, PhD

Physics

Associate Professor

jdzimmer@mines.edu

Website

Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Fundamental Physics | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials Discovery

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