Alumni

The Mining Engineering Department has some big goals for the next five to 10 years to continue 150 years of university-industry synergy.

Braeton Smith MS ’14, PhD ’18 is an energy economist at Argonne National Laboratory and co-author of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Critical Materials Assessment.

Kari Gonzales ’02 is the president and CEO of MxV Rail based in Pueblo, Colorado.

Mines alumni Steve Sparkowich ’89 and Daniel Wright ’21 work on the inert anode team at the green steel startup Boston Metal.

The District is home to one of the largest collections of innovation and maker spaces on any university campus in the U.S.

Building on an indelible legacy, Mines continues to provide industry with the technology — and leaders — needed for the next 150 years and beyond.

Michael Coors ‘06 has been appointed to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees by Gov. Jared Polis. Coors, a Mines alum, will serve a four-year term on the board through December 2027. Coors

If there's one thing to know about Mines graduates it's that they love to create, be it a new technology, a new business or a piece of art. Mark Walden ’18, Makenzie Parimuha ’18 and Dalton Metz ’20, the founding members of Golden, Colorado-based Shark Box Theatre Company, are no exception.

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.

President Melanie Westergaard ’87, Vice-President Santana Sanchez ’17, Treasurer Nahjee Maybin ’18, and Secretary Mitch Kruse ’85 form the new executive committee for the Mines Alumni Board.