Do you know where your well water comes from? A look into aquifers in Southern Colorado

Lesley Sebol, groundwater program manager for the Colorado Geological Survey, and Matt Sares, senior researcher for the Colorado Geological Survey, discuss the aquifers in Southern Colorado.
October 1, 2025

Aquifers: The groundwater in Colorado’s wells and how it gets there

Lesley Sebol, groundwater program manager for the Colorado Geological Survey, and Matt Sares, senior researcher for the Colorado Geological Survey, are interviewed about the connection between ground water and surface water.
October 1, 2025

Intense groundwater flow destabilizes ice in North America's Great Lakes, simulations show

Saeed Memari, post doctoral fellow in civil and environmental engineering, argues in his Water Resources Research article that groundwater flux can play an outsized role in modulating ice formation and melt in large freshwater systems.
September 26, 2025

How students should practice, in and out of class

Justin Shaffer, associate dean and teaching professor in chemical and biological engineering, is interviewed about he structures student exercises to reduce busy work and boost engagement.
September 26, 2025

How will Waymo's driverless taxis navigate Colorado winters?

Frankie Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, discusses how her lunar lab at Mines can inform us about the challenges robo cars will have driving through the snow.
September 24, 2025

IHFTC opens in Oman with panel on the future of Middle East unconventional development

Jennifer Miskimins, professor and department head of petroleum engineering and incoming 2026 Society of Petroleum Engineering president, welcomed attendees to the SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition in Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman.
September 23, 2025

Only two Colorado universities rank in top 100 nationally

Colorado School of Mines ranked 80th among universities nationally in U.S. News & World Report's annual higher education ranking. Mines ranked 40th among public universities.
September 23, 2025

An electric route to safe, practical hydrogen storage

Ryan O'Hayre, professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, says practical hydrogen storage systems need to be stable for more than 1,000 cycles. He added that the chemical and mechanical stability of the electrodes, electrolytes, and their interfaces over the course of thousands of charging cycles remains unproven.
September 23, 2025

Two universities in Colorado among nation's 100 best in 2026 U.S. News & World rankings

Two universities in Colorado were ranked among the top 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. Colorado School of Mines was No. 80 while the University of Colorado was No 97.
September 23, 2025

Brandon Dugan is looking for fresh water under the ocean floor

KOA radio host Ross Kaminsky talks with Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head in geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, about his discovery of fresh water under the ocean near Martha's Vineyard.
September 19, 2025

Kennecott Mine expansion raises environmental concerns

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains that demand for copper is being driven by surging electricity needs.
September 18, 2025

When snow falls in burned forests it melts easier

The conclusions of a Science Advances journal article authored by Arielle Koshkin, doctoral candidate in hydrologic science and engineering, and Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, is summarized in this radio news report.
September 17, 2025