Research Topic: Materials & Manufacturing of the Future

Thomas Albrecht-Schoenzart, PhD

Thomas Albrecht-Schoenzart, PhD
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Chemistry
University Distinguished Professor
tschoenzart@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
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Geoff Brennecka, PhD

Geoff Brennecka, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Herman F. Coors Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering
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 | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Stimuli-Responsive Materials | Thin Films & Coatings

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

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

Tom Gennett, PhD

Tom Gennett, PhD
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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

Joy Gockel

Joy Gockel
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
joygockel@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Aerospace Materials | Materials for Extreme Environments | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Mechanical Behavior | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Xiaolei Guo, PhD

Xiaolei Guo, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
xiaolei.guo@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing | Ceramics & Glasses | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals | Hydrogen Storage & Capture | Materials for Extreme Environments | Nuclear Materials | Structural & Construction Materials | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

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 | NREL Joint Appointment
justinjohnson@mines.edu
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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 Materials | Surface & Interface Analysis

Jihye Kim, PhD

Jihye Kim, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Assistant Professor
jihyekim@mines.edu
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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: Extractive Metallurgy & Chemical Processing | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes

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

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

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Andrew Petruska, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor & Director of Robotics Program
apetruska@mines.edu
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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 | Grasping & Manipulation | Learning & Adaptive Systems | Locomotion | Multi-Robot Systems | Perception | Planning & Control | Robot Architectural Design | Sustainable Manufacturing & Processes | Welding & Joining

Jamal Rostami, PhD, PE

Jamal Rostami, PhD, PE
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Mining Engineering
Professor and Haddon /Alacer Gold Endowed Chair
rostami@mines.edu
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Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Critical Materials & Supply Chains | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development | Underground Infrastructure Development
Keywords: Locomotion | Perception | Planning & Control

Pejman Tahmasebi

Pejman Tahmasebi
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Petroleum Engineering
Associate Professor
tahmasebi@mines.edu
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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

Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas
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Mechanical Engineering
Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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

Colin Wolden

Colin Wolden
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Professor
cwolden@mines.edu
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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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