Mines Petroleum Engineering Department achieves high ranks from US News and World Report

According to the 2018 U.S. News and World Report, the petroleum engineering undergraduate program at Colorado School of Mines ranks #3 in the world. The graduate program also achieved high ranks, coming in at #5. The U.S. News rankings focus on ....
March 15, 2017

Mines ranked #1 in the world for mining engineering

Colorado School of Mines has been ranked first in the world for mining and minerals engineering by QS World Rankings for the second consecutive year. QS rankings highlight the world's top universities in 42 subjects, based on academic reputation ....
March 9, 2017

Ethics Bowl participant Hannah Grover interviewed by CPR

Senior Hannah Grover, a member of the Mines 2017 Ethics Bowl team, was interviewed by Ryan Warner of Colorado Matters, a daily interview show on Colorado Public Radio. The interview explored topics such as, "Can a bartender refuse to serve a pregnant ....
February 23, 2017

Davis doubtful Wyoming will become hub for non-extractive industries

Division of Economics and Business Professor Graham Davis, who specializes in mineral asset valuation and economic development of mineral-based economies, contributed to the Casper Star-Tribune story, "The challenges of change: Diversification may ....
February 13, 2017

Petroleum Engineering alumna Angela Dang profiled by "The Surge"

Angela Dang graduated from Mines with her master's degree in petroleum engineering in 2016, having played a very active role in organizations such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers during her time here. Now, she ....
January 26, 2017

Dugan gives insight into freshwater supply beneath ocean floor

Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics Brandon Dugan was recently featured in “Tapping the Freshwater Ocean Under the Sea” from Hakai Magazine. The article focuses on the vast reserves of freshwater that lie beneath the ocean ....
January 20, 2017

Professor Camp to give keynote at Jeffco International Women's Day Celebration

The Northglenn Thorton Sentinel recently shared the news that Computer Science Professor and Division Director Tracy Camp will be giving the keynote speech at the 2017 Jefferson County International Women's Day Celebration on March 8. Camp will be ....
January 12, 2017

Professor Strathman quoted by PBS' Nova Next

"From Black Water to Green Energy," by Brandon Levy on PBS' Nova Next, shares a pilot system by the public utility, Metro Vancouver, based on converting human sewage into oil and natural gas at its wastewater treatment plant in Annacis Island ....
January 12, 2017

Mines and RRCC collaboration covered by Golden Transcript

The new partnership between the Colorado School of Mines Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety (EMCIS) program and Rocky Mountain Education Center at Red Rocks Community College was featured in the Englewood Herald. The parternship will ....
January 9, 2017

Mines Physics grad, pro slackliner rescues skier hanging from chairlift

A Colorado School of Mines physics graduate used his slacklining skills to rescue a friend hanging from a chairlift at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, climbing a ski lift tower and sliding across 30 feet of cable before cutting the man's entangled backpack ....
January 6, 2017

Higher Ed Tribune shares Mines University Transportation Center news

Higher Education Tribune picked up our news story on the U.S. Department of Transportation grant to establish a University of Transportation Center for Underground Transportation Infrastructure at Colorado School of Mines. Civil and Environmental ....
December 22, 2016

De Graaf presents groundbreaking research on global water supply

Inge de Graaf, a postdoctoral fellow specializing in hydrology in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, recently presented groundbreaking research on global water resources at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The ....
December 19, 2016