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Colorado School of Mines establishes nation’s first quantum systems engineering bachelor’s degree

Mines launches the first U.S. bachelor's in Quantum Systems Engineering, filling a critical workforce gap and preparing students for the future quantum economy.

Building the workforce for today's—and tomorrow's—quantum jobs

Beyond 99.99%: Why billion-dollar PFAS cleanup must account for airborne byproducts

Colorado School of Mines establishes nation’s first quantum systems engineering bachelor’s degree

GTO Technologies receives final $2.7 million of $5 Million seed funding round

Partnering with Elevate Quantum, Mines accelerates the quantum industry's future

Deep underground, particle physics and quantum computing converge

New underground lab spaces drive next-level quantum research

News Headlines

A faculty member and two students work on a dilution refrigerator in a quantum lab on the Mines campus

January 15, 2026

Building the workforce for today's—and tomorrow's—quantum jobs

man kneels in front of air testing equipment outside

January 15, 2026

Beyond 99.99%: Why billion-dollar PFAS cleanup must account for airborne byproducts

January 14, 2026

Partnering with Elevate Quantum, Mines accelerates the quantum industry's future

Mines Magazine

Blue Key students standing behind Blaster the Burro

December 17, 2025

Blue Key has shaped the Oredigger experience with a century of tradition

December 3, 2025

Lessons from a Mines alum’s path to leadership in a dynamic energy landscape

Elizabeth Holley testifies before select committee

December 1, 2025

U.S. policymakers turn to Mines for trusted expertise on critical minerals

Videos

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Chris Higgins stands in a field at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, leaning on a large white tank with two wooden planks on top. In the background are large machines and testing equipment, related to PFAS research.

VIDEO: PFAS research at Mines targets water contamination

Research

Building the workforce for today's—and tomorrow's—quantum jobs

Partnering with Elevate Quantum, Mines accelerates the quantum industry's future

Wouter Van De Pontseele wears blue gloves while assembling wiring on some equipment

Deep underground, particle physics and quantum computing converge

In The News

Venezuela’s coltan and the quiet fragility of tantalum and niobium

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Greg Clough, deputy director at Payne, co-author this article about the importance of Venezuela's coltan reserves.

January 13, 2026

The next hot career: Mining engineering

Sebnem Düzgün, professor, Fred Banfield Distinguished Chair and associate department head in mining engineering, explains how Mines is transforming its mining engineering program to meet new challenges.

January 13, 2026

Drilling into the details Of Venezuela’s oil

Jennifer Miskimins F.H. Mick Merelli/Coterra Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair and professor in petroleum engineering and the president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, discusses the heavy oil found in Venezuela with Science Friday host Ira Flatow.

January 12, 2026

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