Faculty awards


Michael McGuirk wins a $50,000 award to explore the possibility of using polyolefin waste for Direct Air Capture
Annalise Maughan, assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado School of Mines, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her work to discover materials for use in solid-state batteries.
Pei, a civil and environmental engineering associate professor, was honored by Engineering News-Record for his research on wood structures and their resiliency in earthquakes
Terry Lowe, research professor in metallurgical and materials engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal from the University of California
Lisa Dunn, head of research and special collections at the Arthur Lakes Library of Colorado School of Mines, was awarded the Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award by the Geoscience Information
Lafrancois is creating a framework for non-business majors and minors to develop a set of credentials under the umbrella of "building business acumen"—a central part of the MINES@150 strategic plan.
A pair of Colorado School of Mines professors will be inducted into the American Society for Engineering Education’s Hall of Fame. Jon Leydens, professor of humanities, arts, and social sciences, and
Matthew Crane, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been honored with a 35 Under 35 Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Iris Bahar, department head and professor of computer science at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the 2024 Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Pylypenko was honored “for outstanding contributions to surface and interface analysis of energy materials and impactful commitment to education and outreach,” according to her award citation.