Professor Lincoln Carr (PH) has received an award from the National Science Foundation for “Open-System Quantum Many-Body Entangled Dynamics of Ultracold Molecules.” The open source code supported by this grant  has been downloaded nearly 1,000 times with more than 50 groups making active use of the code. This code treats strongly correlated entangled quantum dynamics, and the renewal below is to extend our methods to treat open quantum systems, where in fact almost nothing is known beyond a reservoir coupled to one or two qubits/quantum dots and a cavity mode.

Associate Professor Robert Braun (ME) and collaborators developed a novel storage method combining recent advances in reversible solid oxide electrochemical cells with sub-surface storage of CO2 and CH4, thereby enabling large-scale electricity storage with a round-trip efficiency exceeding 70 percent and an estimated storage cost around 3 ¢ kW-1 h-1, i.e., comparable to pumped hydro and much better than previously proposed technologies. The results are published in the latest issue of “Energy & Environmental Science.”

Professor Paul Martin (AMS) is associate editor of “The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics.”

Associate Professors Lawrence Wiencke and Frederic Sarazin (PH) have been awarded additional funding by the National Science Foundation for support of "Study of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory." The newest award started Aug. 1, 2015 and ends July 31, 2018.    

Murray Hitzman, Charles Franklin Fogarty Professor in Economic Geology, has been awarded the Des Pretorius Award from the Geological Society of South Africa, one of their two highest awards, given for contributions to economic geology through research, education, development, and discovery. Hitzman has contributed greatly to the discovery and understanding of copper and other deposits in the region.

University Emeritus Professor David Matlock (MME) has been selected to receive the 2015 Henry Clifton Sorby Award by the International Metallographic Society. The award, presented annually, recognizes lifetime achievement in the field of metallurgy -- 25 years or more of dedication to research, teaching, or laboratory sales and service. Matlock presented a technical lecture at the annual IMS meeting in early August in Portland, Ore. Matlock started teaching at in 1972, and has served as director of the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center.

Associate Professor Linda Figueroa (CEE) has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineering. Figueroa’s primary area of focus throughout her 30 years in environmental engineering has involved wastewater reclamation and mine water treatment. In the last decade, her work has focused on synthesizing knowledge to develop and demonstrate sustainable technologies. She has served the profession through her position at Mines and national/international efforts. She had a pivotal role in the establishment of environmental engineering programs at Mines.

Professor Mark Coffey (PH) has returned from a second Fulbright Specialist Program visit to Cardiff, Wales, UK, where he presented mathematics lectures and consulted with faculty, students and staff on mathematics education and other topics.

Assistant Professor Svitlana Pylypenko (CH) organized the 37th Annual Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis, held at Mines June 2-4. Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Vacuum Society and the AVS Applied Surface Science Division, the symposium included presentations and posters surrounding the application of traditional surface analytical techniques, their development, data analysis, and sample preparation.