Energy and Materials


Mines physicist Kyle Leach wins American Physical Society Fellow recognition while advancing neutrino research revealing new insights into the building blocks of the universe.
Robert (RJ ) Johnston, director of energy and natural resources at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, has been hired as a senior research fellow at the Payne Institute for Public
Leslie Lamberson, director of the Extreme Structures & Materials (X-STRM) Laboratory, is a co-principal investigator for the new Center for Simulation and design of Heterogeneous Architectures for Performance and Energy absorption (SHAPE).
While many college students are filling their summer breaks with internships and travel opportunities, a group of Mines students is spending theirs in the basement of Brown Hall, working on electrifying a 2024 Ram ProMaster EV van.
Omid Beik, assistant professor of electrical engineering, and C. Michael McGuirk, associate professor of chemistry, are conducting research that could power future space exploration.
Max Kephart, a member of the Extreme Structures and Materials Laboratory led by Leslie Lamberson, is one of two Mines students to win the highly competitive fellowship this year.
Kaylyn Buchanan, a PhD student in mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded a 2025 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG). The three-year
New online master’s degree, increased enrollment and innovative research are all signs of positive future for the field.
Caitlyn Castellion and Marco Salgado among 441 students nationwide chosen for the competitive scholarship program
CURIE – short for Colorado Underground Research Institute – will allow researchers to test quantum sensors and more in a very low background environment.