Mines alumni Doug Lawler, president and CEO at Continental Resources, and Jackie Haney, CEO and managing partner of UnionRock Partners, will give the keynote addresses at Undergraduate Commencement.
At Mines, undergraduate students don't have to wait years to get experience in the lab. The First-Year Innovation and Research Scholar Training Program introduces new college students to academic research with a focus on innovation over the course of their first academic year.
Over the last decade, Mines' federal, state and private research funding has grown nearly 70 percent, with awards topping $106 million in fiscal year 2024.