Mechanical engineering

Leslie Lamberson, director of the Extreme Structures & Materials (X-STRM) Laboratory, is a co-principal investigator for the new Center for Simulation and design of Heterogeneous Architectures for Performance and Energy absorption (SHAPE).

While many college students are filling their summer breaks with internships and travel opportunities, a group of Mines students is spending theirs in the basement of Brown Hall, working on electrifying a 2024 Ram ProMaster EV van.

Max Kephart, a member of the Extreme Structures and Materials Laboratory led by Leslie Lamberson, is one of two Mines students to win the highly competitive fellowship this year.

Kaylyn Buchanan, a PhD student in mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded a 2025 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG). The three-year

Petrella, who has been at Mines since 2006, is an associate professor and director of the FEA Professional Certificate Program

A team of students from Colorado School of Mines has been selected by NASA to participate in the University Student Research Challenge (USRC), an initiative designed to engage university teams in real

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering faculty members are helping to redefine what's possible in aviation and space exploration.

Endowed by Mines alum Ben Fryrear ’62, the chair supports Mines faculty working to further the university’s vision, mission

Colorado School of Mines alumni are routinely sought out by and hired into the aerospace industry, despite Mines not offering a dedicated bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering.

The Mines-ACC team beat out collegiate automotive powerhouses across North America for the first honor of the three-year competition. In this first year, teams were judged on the design of their electric vehicle battery packs.