GOLDEN, Colo., March 11, 2016 – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) has released the report “Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers,” showcasing 25 engineering programs at colleges and universities that are exemplary in their approach. Colorado School of Mines was the only university to receive three awards. 

The Mines programs and associated faculty are:

Sam Spiegel, director of the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center, speaks during a recent faculty forum.

GOLDEN, Colo., March 7, 2016 – Colorado School of Mines is undertaking an historic initiative to transform instruction at the university through a new program that supports faculty to re-engineer their courses.

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 22, 2016 – The Payne Institute for Earth Resources at Colorado School of Mines will host an Annual Conference, “Local Solutions to Global Problems: Designing Energy and Environmental Policy in an Interconnected World,” Feb. 25-26 at the Oxford Hotel in Denver.

Toberer

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 15, 2016 – Physics Assistant Professor Eric Toberer has received an NSF CAREER Award for research that could ultimately yield the next generation of thermoelectric materials.

The project, titled "Control of Charge Carrier Dynamics in Complex Thermoelectric Semiconductors," has been awarded $625,000, and seeks to understand the factors that determine the efficiency of certain materials in converting heat into electricity.