Angel Abbud-Madrid, professor of practice in mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Space Resources, recalls the 1961 space launch when astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space.

Angel Abbud-Madrid, professor of practice in mechanical engineeering and director of the Center for Space Resources, says we need to consider the environmental impacts associated with plans to mine the moon.

A new Payne Institute for Public Policy study on the use rate of munitions in the Iran war is referenced.

Hannah Rodda, freshmen in mechanical engineering, and Lia Franklin, acting director for the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, discuss the Innov8x Biomass Challenge that examines ways to sustainably deal with the biomass removed from the forest during fire mitigation efforts.

Ramya Kumar, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, said H-1B visas are the lifeblood for many universities because they often cannot fill researcher or doctor positions without them.

While Harvard University again claims the most #1 rankings, Colorado School of Mines ranks #1 for its mining engineering program.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article that notes data centers use a lot of water to cool their equipment.

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, doubts you can make a working economy out of mining metals from asteroids.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, notes that before the recent price stabilization copper prices were hitting record levels.

9NEWS journalists Kevin Vaughn and Tom Cole utilized a report from the Ropeway Collection in the Arthur Lakes Library as they put together their four-part series on the Vail gondola crash that occurred in 1976.

Christopher Dreyer, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, said that like staticky Styrofoam packing peanuts, electrostatically-charged moon dust is hard to get off surfaces.

Christopher Higgins, AMAX Distinguished Chair and professor of civil and environmental engineering, said only a handful of technologies are effective at removing PFAS from water, and removing them isn’t the same as destroying or breaking them down.