Research

NSF CAREER Award recipient Alexander Pak advances research on biological systems, using AI to better understand and predict protein self-assembly.

Mines' quantum engineering program combines hands-on learning, industry partnerships and interdisciplinary training to prepare future quantum leaders.

Two Mines students earn Fulbright fellowships, advancing research and teaching abroad while expanding global opportunities

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.

Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA have secured $67 million in DOE funding to develop a Louisiana facility for rare earth element processing and mineral recovery.

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.