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Jen Shafer and Klemmer Nicodemus inspect material in a nuclear engineering lab on the Mines campus

How Mines researchers are advancing solutions for next-generation energy systems

Mines researchers are leading the way on geothermal, nuclear and alternative fuels to power future energy systems with practical, scalable solutions.

Colorado School of Mines opens innovation hub to tackle critical minerals supply chain challenges

Zhaoshan Chang awarded SEG Silver Medal

Mines researcher connects minerals, industry and power to predict the future of energy

Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future

Energy systems research strengthens the power grid to withstand disruptions

Alumni-founded company is finding opportunity in mining waste

How Mines researchers are advancing solutions for next-generation energy systems

News Headlines

aerial photo of white building with dark roof and four wings and mountains in background

April 10, 2026

Colorado School of Mines opens innovation hub to tackle critical minerals supply chain challenges

Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco and graduate students Andy Gloor and Quin Guy inspect an indoor air quality data acquisition system in the AMBER Lab at Mines

April 7, 2026

Energy systems research strengthens the power grid to withstand disruptions

female researcher in safety glasses works in fume hood

April 3, 2026

Media tip sheet: Nuclear power, nuclear waste and data centers

Mines Magazine

April 7, 2026

Alumni-founded company is finding opportunity in mining waste

March 31, 2026

Mines alum turns opportunity into impact for next generation of physicists

March 24, 2026

A call to serve: Mines alum brings engineering mindset to campus ministry

Videos

Bailey Burns with a background depicting a Blue Origin lunar lander and text reading "From Mines to the Moon."

From Mines to the Moon: Mines alum engineers NASA Artemis V lander for Blue Origin

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

Research

Mines researcher connects minerals, industry and power to predict the future of energy

Louis Miyasaki and Professor Tzahi Cath work with the electrocoagulation pilot system in the Center for a Sustainable WE2ST at Mines.

Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future

Energy systems research strengthens the power grid to withstand disruptions

In The News

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

Shiling Pei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, says that a timber building designed with a "rocking wall" made out of timber performed well when tested on a large shake table.

April 10, 2026

Artemis II mission inspires future space travelers

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources, explains how a Mines lab simulates a lunar landscape.

April 9, 2026

The hidden supply chain risk in AI: US reliance on China’s yttrium

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authored this article focused on how yttrium is needed for helping cool the giant natural gas turbines that power many data centers.

April 9, 2026

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