Energy and Materials

The honor, which recognizes the Colorado School of Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact, was presented during Fall 2022 Graduate Commencement on Dec. 16.

Colorado School of Mines and Lunar Outpost are teaming up to build a lunar excavation rover, the Outpost Digger System (ODS). This rover will be capable of excavating nearly 1 ton of concrete-hard

Mines students spent six weeks designing and building the ultimate fighter robots for a "Battlebots" style competition on campus.

Kevin Cash, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, is among the 21 early career researchers on 10 multidisciplinary teams to receive funding through

Endowed by Mines alum Ben Fryrear ‘62, the chair recognizes and supports highly accomplished Mines faculty members working to further the vision and mission of the university.

What is exciting about our roadmap is that it considers community acceptance and sustainable development from the very first stages of design, rather than after a project has been fully planned,” said Jessica Smith, professor of engineering, design and society at Mines.

John G. Speer, American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair for M etallurgical and Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the​​ International Federation for Heat Treatment

Ryan O’Hayre, University Distinguished Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Mines, is one of 11 co-principal investigators in the Hydrogen in Energy and Information Sciences (HEISs) Energy Frontier Research Center.

An efficient ammonia fuel reformer for the decarbonization of heavy industry was the winner of the first-ever Mines Global Energy Future Initiative Innov8x Challenge.

An interdisciplinary team of Mines faculty and students is working to develop strategies to implement 3-D printing faster and more efficiently within the U.S. Army’s ground vehicle fleet.