Student awards

Gabriela Blanchard, a chemical engineering major, and Mason Weems, a metallurgical and materials engineering major, will each receive a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), as well as mentorship and professional development opportunities throughout the year.

Connor Bray, a PhD student in physics, is one of four graduate students who will be hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he will have access to world-class supercomputing resources and training.

Kate Anderson, a PhD student in the Advanced Energy Systems program, was this year's winner of the C3E Social, Economic, and Policy Innovation Award.

Mechanical engineering junior Adam Schwartz selected as a University Innovation Fellow, a program from Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

A group of recent Colorado School of Mines graduates recently received a nice post-graduation surprise: A project they’d worked on as students was entered in a design competition – and won. The team

“For Mines to win the medal count really cements our position in this industry,” Professor George Sowers said. “The team that won the overall prize was a pretty large aerospace corporation – we had graduate students that went toe to toe with a professional company.”

Jeeva Senthilnathan, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, is one of this year’s recipients of the Diana Award. Senthilnathan was recognized for founding Privando, a youth-led, all-female

Mines conferred a total of 884 bachelor’s degrees during two outdoor ceremonies May 14 at Marv Kay Stadium. Class of 2020 graduates are also being welcomed back to campus for an in-person celebration on Saturday, May 15.

During an in-person ceremony May 13, Mines awarded a total of 28 doctoral and 273 master’s degrees to Spring 2021 graduates. Undergraduate Commencement will be held Friday, May 14 with outdoor ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., followed by a special celebration for Class of 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 15.

Winning the semester-long design challenge – and the $1,000 grand prize – was a solution to improve spatial awareness for hearing impaired cyclists.