We must change how we think to solve the plastic waste crisis

C. Michael McGuirk, assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado School of Mines, wrote this opinion piece about the promise of chemical recycling in tackling plastic waste.
December 28, 2022

New rule for electric car tax incentive delayed

Now, EV tax credits are only available to people who buy cars assembled here. That change is a big deal, said Morgan Bazilian at the Colorado School of Mines.
December 20, 2022
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Robert Braun
University Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Advanced Energy Systems Graduate Program
303-273-3055
rbraun@mines.edu
Mechanical Engineering

Concentrating Solar Energy, Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Power Generation, Energy Efficiency & Energy Conversion

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Sebnem Duzgun
Professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Chair of Mining Engineering
303-384-2357
duzgun@mines.edu
Mining Engineering

Critical Minerals Supply Chain, Mine Autonomy, Machine Learning and AI in Resources Engineering, Energy Resources Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality, ESG, Carbon Capture and Utilization

Opinion: Markets for Critical Minerals Are Too Prone to Failure

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy and professor at Colorado School of Mines, co-authored this opinion piece about one of the underappreciated financial challenges of the green energy transition.
December 17, 2022

With new regulations, wastewater gains momentum as a defense against drought

"Through a train of processes, we are increasing the quality of the water all the way to drinkable water," said Tzahi Cath. He is a professor of environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.
December 16, 2022

Colorado project gets $9M in federal funds to advance geothermal technology

The Department of Energy said Wednesday that Occidental Petroleum, the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden will collaborate on the project.
December 15, 2022

Mines football fans prepare for national championship

The Oredigger nation is swelling with pride. As the Colorado School of Mines football team heads to the NCAA Division II National Championship on Dec. 17 for the first time in school history, some of the Orediggers’ longtime fans are ecstatic the ....
December 15, 2022

Colorado School of Mines goes renewable with enough solar panels — designed by students — to power its campus

It’s been an electric season for the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers football team, and not just because they’ll be playing for a national championship this Saturday. Every time the Orediggers’ Division II title contenders took the field this ....
December 14, 2022

Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill

Three university petroleum engineering instructors who reviewed the regulators’ order ahead of Associated Press interviews pointed out the testing, which federal guidelines call for doing at least once every five years. “That timing is definitely ....
December 13, 2022
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