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Mines team awarded $2.5M to help build a NASA balloon experiment to investigate high energy cosmic rays, neutrinos

An international research project, in which Colorado School of Mines is a leading institution, hopes to observe these particles from high in the Earth’s atmosphere to better understand where they come from and how they interact.

Anthony Petrella named department head for Mechanical Engineering

Mines team awarded $2.5M to help build a NASA balloon experiment to investigate high energy cosmic rays, neutrinos

Colorado School of Mines students awarded NASA research grant for megawatt-scale, high-voltage, supersonic, electric turbofan project

Nanette Boyle named department head for Chemical and Biological Engineering

Colorado School of Mines graduates helping greentech take root

Colorado School of Mines, Jeffco Public Schools announce guaranteed admissions pathway for STEM students

FIRST program gives first-year students direct research experience

News Headlines

Nanette Boyle, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering

March 19, 2025

Nanette Boyle named department head for Chemical and Biological Engineering

Male high school student stands in front of research poster board

March 13, 2025

Colorado School of Mines, Jeffco Public Schools announce guaranteed admissions pathway for STEM students

Caitlyn Castellion research with Ramya Kumar

March 10, 2025

FIRST program gives first-year students direct research experience

Mines Magazine

March 17, 2025

Colorado School of Mines graduates helping greentech take root

February 19, 2025

Whisler Chair for Head of Mining Engineering strengthens partnerships, builds community

February 12, 2025

Mines alum takes on new challenges as CEO of beauty company

Videos

Four Colorado School of Mines undergraduate students are seated in a row, smiling and sharing their reflections. A banner in the image reads "Colorado School of Mines Undergrad Reflections."

Undergraduate students reflect on their Mines journey

Four Colorado School of Mines graduates are seated in a row, smiling and reflecting on their experiences. A banner in the image reads "Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections."

Graduate students reflect on their Mines journey

A student holds a microphone and smiles at the camera at Colorado School of Mines’ International Day event. In the background, a large room is filled with booths displaying international flags and food tables, with students and community members gathered to sample dishes and explore cultural exhibits. A banner at the bottom reads "Colorado School of Mines International Day.

VIDEO: Mines students celebrate culture and cuisine at International Day

Research

Mines team awarded $2.5M to help build a NASA balloon experiment to investigate high energy cosmic rays, neutrinos

Ramya Kumar wins NSF CAREER Award for research on genome editor delivery

Two students in orange hearing protection perform experiment

Colorado School of Mines again recognized as R1 research institution by Carnegie

In The News

How China Beat Out the U.S. to Become the Top Player in Rare-Earths Refining

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses the challenge posed by China's dominance in the processing and refining of ores.

March 24, 2025

Will I-80 ever be fixed? What we know after collapsed mines cause 3 sinkholes.

Paul Santi, professor of geology and geological engineering, talks about the varied causes of sinkholes.

March 24, 2025

Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?

Ian Lange, associate professor of economics and business, explains that we're only currently able to estimate the technological hurdles of asteroid mining.

March 23, 2025

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