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Apr
12
2018
4 Mines students named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Four Mines students received the 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF), which provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated potential for significant achievements in NewsApr
02
2018
Mines-developed biotech gets $275,000 in angel funding
A Golden start-up company working to bring to market patented technology developed by Colorado School of Mines researchers for the quick and accurate testing of bacterial infections recently received $275,000 in angel funding. Traxion, a Golden- NewsFeb
15
2018
Mines, NREL researchers improve perovskite solar cells
Researchers from the Colorado School of Mines Chemistry Department and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed a perovskite solar cell that retains its efficiency after 1,000 hours of continuous use, with their findings published in NewsFeb
01
2018
Nobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart to give lecture Feb. 5
Sir Fraser Stoddart, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will be at Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 5 to give a public talk about his Nobel-winning research on the design and synthesis of molecular machines. Stoddart, professor of NewsDec
15
2017
Outstanding fall graduates honored at commencement
Colorado School of Mines celebrated its midyear commencement Dec. 15, conferring a total of 239 bachelor’s, 175 master’s and 63 doctoral degrees during undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. At the undergraduate ceremony, 11 students – each NewsOct
23
2017
Chemistry staffer receives Employee of the Year award
Megan Rose, the fiscal manager and graduate program coordinator for the Department of Chemistry, has received the Colorado School of Mines 2017 Employee of the Year award. Rose was recognized at the Classified Staff Recognition Breakfast on Thursday NewsSep
28
2017
Mines, CoorsTek unveil world-class research, teaching facility
The CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering at Colorado School of Mines will welcome its first students in January 2018, a significant milestone in a multigenerational partnership between Mines, the Coors family and CoorsTek, the world NewsAug
02
2017
Vyas awarded NSF grant to study perfluorinated chemicals
Shubham Vyas, assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded $417,643 by the National Science Foundation to study the breakdown of perfluorinated chemicals in the environment. Perfluoroalkyl acids, or PFAAs, are NewsAug
02
2017
Chemistry professor heads to Germany on Fulbright award
A professor of chemistry at Colorado School of Mines has received a Fulbright award to conduct research with scientists in Germany into a new class of polyethylene plastic that may be better suited for biodegrading. Kim Williams will conduct NewsJul
31
2017