Republican moves threaten US fossil fuel industry

Stephen Sonnenberg, professor of geology and geologic engineering, says the U.S. has at least a 100 year supply of natural gas. He says that supply could double as alternative energy sources kick in.
June 23, 2025

What the old lead belt can teach Missouri about critical minerals mining

Nicole Smith, associate professor in mining engineering, says people who have lived around mining activity previously are "cautiously optimistic" about the impact of a new focus on critical minerals mining. She said boom and bust cycles and associated environmental degradation are a cause for the mixed feelings people have.
June 20, 2025
Samantha Webster
Samantha Webster
Assistant Professor
sam.webster@mines.edu
Mechanical Engineering

Additive manufacturing, manufacturing sensors

Ebru Bozdag
Ebru Bozdag
Associate Professor
bozdag@mines.edu
Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Earthquakes, seismic hazard, deep earth and planetary interiors, core, mantle

Yilin Fan
Yilin Fan
Assistant Professor and Director, CCUS Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
yilinfan@mines.edu
Petroleum Engineering

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, pipeline transportation, multiphase flow metering

Justin Shaffer
Justin Shaffer
Teaching Professor / Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
jshaffer@mines.edu
Chemical & Biological Engineering

Course design, curriculum design, assessment, active learning

Wendy Bohrson
Wendy Bohrson
Professor
boharson@mines.edu
Geology & Geological Engineering

Volcanology, origin of volcanic rocks, volcanic eruptions

Adrienne Marshall
Adrienne Marshall
Assistant Professor
adriennemarshall@mines.edu
Geology & Geological Engineering
Adrienne Marshall
Adrienne Marshall
Assistant Professor
adriennemarshall@mines.edu
Geology & Geological Engineering

Surface water hydrology, water resources, snow, hydropower

Tissa Illangasekare
Tissa Illangasekare
AMAX Distinguished Chair and Research Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
tillnga@mines.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Groundwater, groundwater contamination, carbon storage, nuclear waste, groundwater remediation

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