Research Topic: Space Exploration & Resource Development

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
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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
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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: Computational Analysis | Education | Environmental Monitoring | Intelligent Transportation | Modeling & Simulation | Search & Rescue | Smart Buildings | Smart Cities | Space Exploration | Underground Safety

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: Grasping & Manipulation | Learning & Adaptive Systems | Locomotion | Multi-Robot Systems | Perception | Planning & Control | Robot Architectural Design

Angus Rockett, PhD

Angus Rockett, PhD
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Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Research Professor
arockett@mines.edu
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Environment | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Computing for Innovation | Energy in Global Context | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Engineering Solutions for the Hydrogen Economy | Fundamental Physics | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Materials & Manufacturing of the Future | Materials Discovery | Microelectronics & Devices | Space Exploration & Resource Development
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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

John Spear, PhD

John Spear, PhD
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor
jspear@mines.edu
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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: Robot Architectural Design