Rajavasanth Rajasegar
Rajavasanth Rajasega
Assistant Professor
rajavasanth.rajasegar@mines.edu
Mechanical Engineering

Combustion, propulsion, alternative fuels, hypersonics, laser and optical diagnostics, energetics, spectroscopy, fire research, chemical kinetics

Kamil
Kamil Ciesielskki
Research Assistant Professor
kciesielskki@mines.edu
Physics

Thermoelectric materials, inorganic compounds synthesis, structural characterization

Joy Gockel
Joy Gockel
jgockel@mines.edu
Mechanical Engineering

Additive manufacturing, quality assurance, mechanical behavior of materials, fatigue performance

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Alfred William Eustes, III
Associate Professor (Emeritus)
aeustes@mines.edu
Petroleum Engineering

Oilfield and geothermal drilling, engineering, and operations

Eric Mayotte
Eric Mayotte
Assistant Professor
emayotte@mines.edu
Physics

Astrophysics, high energy particles, cosmic rays, scientific ballooning

Tzahi Cath
Tzahi Cath
Professor
tcath@mines.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Water treatment, wastewater treatment, water reuse, potable water reuse, desalination, produced water treatment and reuse

Case Mairead
Mairead Case
Teaching Assistant Professor
mcase@mines.edu
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Pedagogy and instruction, post-WWII American poetry and publishing, the 13th Amendment

Concerns Grow on How ‘Dirt Sciences’ Will Keep Attracting Talent

Jennifer Miskimins, professor and department head of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, discusses the challenges faced by U.S. universities in recruiting students to study petroleum engineering, geology, mining engineering and more.
June 12, 2025

Good samaritan program may deliver where mine cleanup has stalled

Column by Molly Morgan, PhD candidate in geology; Brad Handler, head of the Payne Institute’s Energy Finance Lab; and Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, details how The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 gives the Environmental Protection Agency authority to issue up to 15 pilot permits that allow qualified third parties to clean up legacy mine pollution without assuming legal liability for contamination they did not cause.
June 11, 2025
Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Professor of Practice
thomas.brady@mines.edu
Economics & Business

Metal and mineral markets, business strategy, investment in global mining

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