GOLDEN, Colo., May 1, 2015 – Santiago Gonzalez, a graduate student at Mines, has received a National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowship from the U.S. National Security Agency.

The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is unique in that it lasts for six years and provides a $20,000 annual stipend in addition to tuition. Gonzalez’s fellowship is sponsored by the NSA, so he will be required to complete at least one paid summer internship at the agency.

GOLDEN, Colo., April 28, 2015 – Forty teams of students in the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences have spent the last two semesters working on projects to present at the Senior Design Trade Fair which was held April 23. Faculty, industry representatives and alumni judged teams on their ability to define, analyze and address a design problem and to present their work through display and dialogue.

GOLDEN, Colo., April 27, 2015 – A senior in Engineering Physics is starting her post-graduate career on a high note after receiving a $155,000 fellowship to support her research into using current technology to reduce the radioactive material produced by commercial nuclear reactors.

GOLDEN, Colo., April 17, 2015 – Mines student group, EarthWorks, will be hosting an Earth Day celebration April 24 1-4 p.m. on Kafadar Commons. With help from the Mines Activities Council, the group will host a block party that will include food trucks, a beer garden, bubble soccer, donation stations, a sustainability station and other eco-friendly activities.