Scientists say fresh water under the ocean could help alleviate water scarcity
Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics, discusses his research on the presence of fresh water trapped under the ocean.
September 9, 2025
Envisioning a neutrino laser
Kyle Leach, professor of physics, authors this article that considers a new type of laser that would use a beam of neutrinos instead of light.
September 8, 2025
This laser would shoot beams of neutrinos, not light
Kyle Leach, professor of physics, says there would be a huge payoff if scientists could accomplish their goal of creating a neutrino laser.
September 8, 2025
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics, is interviewed about his study, funded by the National Science Foundation. Dugan's research involves the examination of an aquifer containing fresh water that stretches from New Jersey's coast to as far north as Maine.
September 5, 2025
Colorado School of Mines graduate, pro racecar driver returns to campus to give back to students
Sabre Cook, 2017 mechanical engineering graduate, returns to Mines to talk to students about her car racing career. Cook says what she learned as a mechanical engineering student helps her better understand, and discuss with her race team, the mechanics of how her car is performing in competitions.
September 4, 2025
Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Ron Cohen, emeritus associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about radium showing up in flood waters. Cohen said exposure to low levels of radium happens to everyone, but exposure to high levels of radium will cause cancer.
September 4, 2025
Storing carbon underground? There's less room than we thought, new study suggests
Anna Littlefield, geothermal and carbon capture utilization and storage program manager at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says that there's isn't a "hard cutoff" for how deeply carbon can be buried in an attempt to keep it out of the atmosphere.
September 3, 2025
This startup is racing to be the first to mine helium on the moon
Chris Dreyer, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, is interviewed for this article focusing on a company's plan to mine for Helium-3 on the moon. Helium-3 is primarily used in security scanners to detect neutrons from nuclear bombs or smuggled radioactive material.
September 2, 2025
Here’s a source for critical minerals — hiding in plain sight
Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, and Priscilla Nelson, professor of mining engineering, co-authored this guest column on their study that revealed the U.S. could obtain nearly all the critical minerals it needs through the re-processing of mine waste.
September 1, 2025
Q&A with 2026 SPE President Jennifer Miskimins: energizing tomorrow: solutions, people, energy
Jennifer Miskimins, professor of petroleum engineering and department head of earth and society programs, is interviewed about her perspective as incoming president of the Society of Petroleum Engineering.