Student awards

Two Colorado School of Mines students have been named 2026 Astronaut Scholars

Colorado School of Mines’ Formula SAE team earned the group’s best finish in program history with a 14th place result at a competition in Michigan.

From quantum sensors to wildfire prevention, Mines students are utilizing the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to tackle the world’s most complex challenges.

An American Felling Axe forged by a team of Mines students took top honors at the 34th Annual Forging TECHCON Forging Competition, hosted by the Forging Industry Research and Education Foundation.

At Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement, Mines honored top doctoral thesis focused on LLM safety and the internal decision-making of AI models.

Mines student earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, advancing geophysics research and hands-on STEM opportunities for undergraduates.

Colorado School of Mines is once again sending a student team to the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship, being held March 7 and 8, in St. Louis. Mines will be one of 36 collegiate teams

Learn more about the three Mines students and recent grads who were selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for academic year 2025-26.

Award-winning research advances next-generation computer chips with atomic-scale plasma etching innovations.

Mines PhD students win NASA grants to study ocean waves and Antarctic tides, uncovering new insights into Earth’s dynamic systems.