Cassidy Hannon

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An attempt to ban all "forever chemicals" in Colorado failed. What will it take to finally get rid of PFAS?

“There are critical uses for PFAS that are going to be hard to replace with other chemicals — those will take more time,” said Timm Strathmann, a Colorado School of Mines professor who researches PFAS. “Then there are products where we already have ....
March 17, 2024

Putin's Plans for Russia Over Next Six Years

"The biggest and most consequential wild card is what happens in the 2024 U.S. election," said Ken Osgood, history professor at Colorado School of Mines, noting the signaling of Trump and the MAGA wing of the GOP to end the war in Ukraine quickly.
March 17, 2024

Soaring Denver-Area Rents Spur $200 Million Student Housing Bond

“We are located in the west side of Denver and it’s very, very expensive,” said Kristen Volpi, vice president and chief financial officer at the Colorado School of Mines. “Students are unable to find private apartments that they can afford, so they ....
March 13, 2024

Plan to drill for oil and gas near Lowry Landfill Superfund site southeast of Denver raises red flags

Hydraulic fracturing features a brief application of pressure to rock formations to release oil and gas, while wastewater injection is “an ongoing process that injects significant volumes of wastewater over long periods of time,” said Jill Carlson ....
March 11, 2024

Denver area youth experience hands-on engineering at Girls are SMART conference

“By introducing it at a young age, it gets them interested a lot earlier, and shows them more options that they can go into,” said Mary Nimey, a member of the Society of Women Engineers.
March 9, 2024

A bit deeper into Maine lithium motherlode

"Do I think what's going on at the Salton Sea will replace any or all lithium mining in this country?" said Corby Anderson, a professor and associate director at the Colorado School of Mines. "No, I don't. It's not a panacea. It's an opportunity."
March 6, 2024
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Imperial College London academics worked with Chinese military-linked institutions

Suveen Mathaudhu, a professor in the metallurgical and materials engineering department at Colorado School of Mines, said the recent papers identified by the FT fell under the category of basic scientific research. But he added: “As with any other ....
March 5, 2024