Research


Mark Van Dyke joins Colorado School of Mines as Vice President of Research to lead the university's diverse research portfolio on energy, critical minerals, quantum and beyond.
From quantum sensors to wildfire prevention, Mines students are utilizing the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to tackle the world’s most complex challenges.
Colorado School of Mines is leveraging 150 years of expertise and a new 50,000-square-foot innovation hub to lead the U.S. response to the critical minerals supply chain challenge.
At Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement, Mines honored top doctoral thesis focused on LLM safety and the internal decision-making of AI models.
A new Nature Synthesis paper led by Colorado School of Mines reveals a method to build porous materials that could lead to a new field of materials chemistry.
Mines is leading a new center to advance PFAS destruction technologies, helping industry validate, scale and deploy effective, data-driven remediation solutions.
Colorado School of Mines and DOE’s NLR partner to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization and workforce development in Golden.
Climate change is not only altering how much water flows through rivers, but also when that water is available, according to a new Mines-authored study in Nature Water.
Two Mines faculty members testified before congressional committees and commissions on the nation’s critical mineral challenges, underscoring the university’s leadership across geology, mining, processing, economics and policy.
Modeling how minerals, industry and power systems connect helps shape the future of energy and smarter decision-making.