The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees has awarded promotions and/or tenure to 25 Mines faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Tenure
Eric Anderson, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor:
- Mehmet Belviranli, Computer Science
- Nikki Farnsworth, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Jonah Klemm-Toole, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Lori Tunstall, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Promotion to Professor:
- Chris Bellona, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Nanette Boyle, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Dorit Hammerling, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Reza Hedayat, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Elizabeth Holley, Mining Engineering
- Zhenzhen Yu, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Xiaoli Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
Promotion to Teaching Associate Professor:
- Suzy Beeler, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Christian Beren, Chemistry
- Polina Brodsky, Mechanical Engineering
- Brendan Hanger, Geology and Geological Engineering
- Masakazu Ito, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Hisham Sager, Electrical Engineering
- Kim Scott, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Michael Sheppard, Engineering, Design & Society
- Rob Thompson, Computer Science
Promotion to Teaching Professor:
- Daniel Blood, Mechanical Engineering
Promotion to Librarian:
- Brianna Buljung, Arthur Lakes Library
Promotion to Research Associate Professor:
- Garrison Hommer, Mechanical Engineering
- Mengli Zhang, Geophysics
About Mines
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
