Research at Mines
Mines is a global leader in research and the advancement of technology. Lead by our world-class faculty, the research conducted at Mines enhances the educational experience of our graduates. Students have the opportunity to actively participate in research at every level of their education.
Our research spans many highly relevant areas with a specific focus on energy and environmental stewardship. Our first-rate facilities and partnerships with industry, national laboratories, other universities, funding agencies and international institutions enable us to maintain our cutting edge research and have a significant impact on real world problems. Research is a cooperative effort in the Mines community. Click on the links to the left to find out more about our research centers and institutes, technology transfer and research publications.
HIGHLIGHTS
President Obama honors Mines Professor as outstanding Early Career Scientist
President Barack Obama named Mines Professor Ryan O’Hayre among 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Awardees are selected on the basis of two criteria: Pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and a commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach. Winning scientists and engineers receive up to a five-year research grant to further their study in support of critical government missions.
Three Mines Faculty Members are awarded the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award
The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. CAREER proposals are peer-reviewed and recommended for funding based on their intellectual merit and on the broader impacts of the proposed activities. In 2009, three Mines faculty members received this award:
- February – Cristian Ciobanu, Assistant Professor of Engineering, received $400,000 for the project, titled “Structural Helicity in Ultra-Thin Alloy Nanowires,” that will investigate the interplay between structure and composition for alloy nanowires.
- July – Anthony J. Petrella, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Director of Mines’ Computational Biomechanics Group, recently $400,000 in support of an integrated research and education plan in human lumbar spine mechanics at Mines.
- August – Sumit Agarwal, Colorado School of Mines Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, recently received $404,658 for “Molecular Perspectives of Gas-Surface Reactions during Growth of Thin Film Nanostructures,” is funded for five years under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.