Latest news pertaining to Announcements. http://inside.mines.edu/cms/program/content/rss.php?feed=6 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:54:00 -0600 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:54:00 -0600 Attention RSS users. Mines Announcements have moved to a new home. This RSS feed is now discontinued. Going forward, here's the Mines news RSS feed you want to follow: http://minesnewsroom.com/news/all/rss.xml Here the RSS feed from the Mines Calendar ... http://inside.mines.edu/Announcing-new-RSS-feeds http://inside.mines.edu/Announcing-new-RSS-feeds Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0600 The graduation ceremony will be held outdoors in Kafadar Commons. The weather forecast for Friday remains unsettled. It is expected to be cool with chance of rain. Please plan accordingly. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Commencement-to-be-held-on-Kafadar-Commons http://inside.mines.edu/Commencement-to-be-held-on-Kafadar-Commons Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Due to an ongoing county-wide fire ban and high fire danger, the E-Days fireworks show rescheduled for May 5 has been canceled. ... http://inside.mines.edu/E-Days-fireworks-canceled http://inside.mines.edu/E-Days-fireworks-canceled Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Dr. Tissa Illangasekare accepted the European Geosciences Union's (EGU) Henry Darcy Medal, April 27, at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. “Illangasekare is the best experimentalist in the area,” according to the EGU announcement. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Illangasekare-accepts-Henry-Darcy-Medal http://inside.mines.edu/Illangasekare-accepts-Henry-Darcy-Medal Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Congratulations to the faculty who received promotion or tenure at the 2012 Faculty Forum! (Pictured from left to right) Lawrence Wiencke (Physics Department): Tenure Candace Sulzbach (Civil and Environmental Engineering Department): Promotion to Teaching ... http://inside.mines.edu/13-Faculty-receive-promotion-or-tenure-at-Faculty-Forum_1 http://inside.mines.edu/13-Faculty-receive-promotion-or-tenure-at-Faculty-Forum_1 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Craig Barrett, retired chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Intel Corporation, will deliver the spring 2012 Colorado School of Mines commencement address. Learn more. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Former-Intel-CEO-to-deliver-Mines-commencement-address http://inside.mines.edu/Former-Intel-CEO-to-deliver-Mines-commencement-address Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Congratulations to Mines Student Employee of the Year, Clancy Harman, who was also named the state of Colorado’s Student Employee of the Year. Harman was recognized for his work with the Mine Safety and Health Program. He is an undergraduate majoring ... http://inside.mines.edu/Harman-named-Student-Employee-of-the-Year http://inside.mines.edu/Harman-named-Student-Employee-of-the-Year Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Two assistant professors in the Colorado School of Mines Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Zizhong Chen and Michael Wakin, have been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. Learn more ... http://inside.mines.edu/Two-faculty-members-awarded-NSF-CAREER-grants http://inside.mines.edu/Two-faculty-members-awarded-NSF-CAREER-grants Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Colorado School of Mines' High Grade won an award for 'Best Use of Technology/Format' at the inaugural ArtiST conference, a literary and artistic conference for science and technology universities. The conference took place April 5-7 in Golden, Colo. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-High-Grade-wins-award-at-first-ArtiST-conference http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-High-Grade-wins-award-at-first-ArtiST-conference Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600 Hugh Miller, associate professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, has been named a distinguished member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. The announcement was made in the February edition of Mining Engineering Magazine. ... http://inside.mines.edu/SME-names-Hugh-Miller-distinguished-member http://inside.mines.edu/SME-names-Hugh-Miller-distinguished-member Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Colorado School of Mines will be closed Friday, Feb. 3 due to snow. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Campus-closed-Feb-3-due-to-snow http://inside.mines.edu/Campus-closed-Feb-3-due-to-snow Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Mines 2012 Leadership Summit, featuring Erik Weihenmayer — the only blind person in history to climb Mt. Everest — will be held Jan. 28 in the Student Center ballrooms. For more information, see the summit webpage. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-Leadership-Summit-to-be-held-Jan-28 http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-Leadership-Summit-to-be-held-Jan-28 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0700 The Mines community congratulates this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Recognition Award recipients — mathematics and computer science student Joe Zeimen and physics professor Chuck Stone. From left, Jahi Simbai, President Bill Scoggins, Chuck ... http://inside.mines.edu/Prof-Chuck-Stone-and-undergrad-Joe-Zeimen-2012-MLK-Jr-Recognition-Award-winners http://inside.mines.edu/Prof-Chuck-Stone-and-undergrad-Joe-Zeimen-2012-MLK-Jr-Recognition-Award-winners Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0700 A message from Provost Terry Parker: The Mines campus will be closing at 1:00 p.m. today (12/23/2011) for the holidays. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Campus-Closure http://inside.mines.edu/Campus-Closure Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Colorado School of Mines will close at 3:30 p.m. today, Thu. Dec. 22, and will delay opening on Fri. Dec. 23 until 9 a.m. due to snowy conditions. Please monitor your email, the Mines website, local media and/or the main phone number at 303-273-3000 for ... http://inside.mines.edu/Winter-Storm-Alert-Mines-delays-opening http://inside.mines.edu/Winter-Storm-Alert-Mines-delays-opening Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0700 LAIS Associate Professor Juan Lucena delivered the keynote presentation at the Astralasian Association of Engineering Education conference Monday. The presentation was titled, "Bridging Sustainable Community Development and Social Justice: The Next ... http://inside.mines.edu/Dr-Lucena-delivers-keynote-to-Australasian-Association-for-Engineering-Education http://inside.mines.edu/Dr-Lucena-delivers-keynote-to-Australasian-Association-for-Engineering-Education Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0700 The archival album, The Golden Age of the Southwest: from 1840 to Hollywood, which was arranged, played on and produced by Bob Klimek and Jonathan Cullison at the CSM studio this summer (with help from ASI Music Tech students), was recently named on KUVO ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-produced-album-named-best-regional-CD-of-the-month-by-KUVO http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-produced-album-named-best-regional-CD-of-the-month-by-KUVO Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0700 The Office of Student Development & Academic Services is offering a pre-finals workshop for undergraduates from 2-9 p.m. on Dec. 8 in room W280, Brown Hall. The event will offer free tutoring with faculty assistance, food, beverages and free massages. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Pre-finals-Workshop http://inside.mines.edu/Pre-finals-Workshop Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Tissa Illangasekare, AMAX Distinguished Chair of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and professor of civil engineering, will be awarded the 2012 Darcy Medal given by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in April 2012. The medal is the highest honor ... http://inside.mines.edu/Illangasekare-awarded-EGU-Henry-Darcy-Medal http://inside.mines.edu/Illangasekare-awarded-EGU-Henry-Darcy-Medal Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Marte Gutierrez, J.R. Paden Distinguished Professor, received the Geotechnical Research Medal from UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) during its awards ceremony in London on October 24, 2011. The medal is awarded annually to author(s) of ... http://inside.mines.edu/Gutierrez-awarded-UK-Institution-of-Civil-Engineers-Geotechnical-Research-Medal http://inside.mines.edu/Gutierrez-awarded-UK-Institution-of-Civil-Engineers-Geotechnical-Research-Medal Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Keynote speaker Laura Guy, systems librarian at the Arthur Lakes Library, will present "Avoiding DATApocalypse," a discussion of data management and policies for NSF funding recipients, on October 28 at the Ex Libris Northeast Users Group 2011 ... http://inside.mines.edu/Laura-Guy-presents-conference-keynote http://inside.mines.edu/Laura-Guy-presents-conference-keynote Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Barbara Pratt-Johnson was named the 2011 Classified Employee of the Year 2011 RETIREES David Axtman CCIT Gayle Elliott Environmental Health Charles Feiler Jr. Facilities Management Barbara Grzegorzewski Facilities Management Jim Gummoe Facilities Management ... http://inside.mines.edu/Congratulations-to-the-2011-Classified-Staff-honorees http://inside.mines.edu/Congratulations-to-the-2011-Classified-Staff-honorees Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 NDConnect judges and awardees, from left: Siyu Koswatta (IBM), Dane Wheeler (HRL Laboratories), Ryan Robinson (Univ. of Utah), Heather Hunt (Colorado School of Mines), Philipp Steinmann (Texas Instruments), Rob Johns (Univ. of Washington), Josh Ballard ... http://inside.mines.edu/Hunt-wins-third-place-in-national-nanotechnology-competition http://inside.mines.edu/Hunt-wins-third-place-in-national-nanotechnology-competition Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Electrical Engineering faculty member Marcelo Godoy Simões received the Best Paper award for the following paper: P. Zhao, S. Suryanarayanan, M. Godoy Simões, “An Energy Management System for Building Structures Using a Multi-Agent ... http://inside.mines.edu/Simoes-receives-IEEE-Best-Paper-Award http://inside.mines.edu/Simoes-receives-IEEE-Best-Paper-Award Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Mines President M.W. “Bill” Scoggins was awarded the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Tulsa. The award was introduced in 1972 and is given to recognize outstanding achievement by an alumnus or alumna in a particular discipline, ... http://inside.mines.edu/Scoggins-awarded-Distinguished-Alumni-from-The-University-of-Tulsa http://inside.mines.edu/Scoggins-awarded-Distinguished-Alumni-from-The-University-of-Tulsa Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Brenna Svoboda, a member of the Mines chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (which is the largest collegiate chapter in the country), won the grand prize in the Stilettos to Steel Toes Essay Competition sponsored by Schlumberger. This year’s ... http://inside.mines.edu/Svoboda-wins-Stilettos-to-Steel-Toes-essay-competition http://inside.mines.edu/Svoboda-wins-Stilettos-to-Steel-Toes-essay-competition Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Dr. Roel Snieder, professor in the Department of Geophysics, has been awarded Honorary Membership by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists at its 2011 annual conference in San Antonio last week. Honorary Membership is given to people who have made ... http://inside.mines.edu/Dr-Roel-Snieder-awarded-Honorary-Membership-by-the-Society-of-Exploration-Geophysicists http://inside.mines.edu/Dr-Roel-Snieder-awarded-Honorary-Membership-by-the-Society-of-Exploration-Geophysicists Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Kathleen Feighny, program manager in the Division of Economics and Business, has been appointed to serve a two-year term on the Tri-County Workforce Board. The Board is responsible for identifying the region’s workforce development needs and for ... http://inside.mines.edu/Feighny-appointed-to-Tri-County-Workforce-Board http://inside.mines.edu/Feighny-appointed-to-Tri-County-Workforce-Board Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The Mines Department of Physics ranks 5th in the nation in the number of undergraduate degrees granted during the 2009-10 academic year according to a recently released report from the American Institute of Physics. The report covers enrollment and degree ... http://inside.mines.edu/Physics-department-ranks-5th-in-nation-for-undergraduate-degrees-granted http://inside.mines.edu/Physics-department-ranks-5th-in-nation-for-undergraduate-degrees-granted Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The Mines community is invited to attend a question and answer session related to the upcoming ABET accreditation process. This session will be held at noon on Sept. 22 in BE 206. Lunch will be served. RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N23R6YT. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Q-A-session-on-ABET-accreditation-process http://inside.mines.edu/Q-A-session-on-ABET-accreditation-process Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The Writing Center, in Stratton 306, opens Sept. 5 and the Communication Center, in Stratton 323, opens Sept. 6. Appointments can be made for the Writing Center and the Communication Center at: http://mines.mywconline.com. Once you create an account, ... http://inside.mines.edu/Writing-and-Communications-Centers-open-Sept-5-and-6 http://inside.mines.edu/Writing-and-Communications-Centers-open-Sept-5-and-6 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0600 For more information, see the Career Day website. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Fall-Career-Day-2011 http://inside.mines.edu/Fall-Career-Day-2011 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The Trustees of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) appointed Professor Brajendra Mishra as its president at the annual board meeting in Park City, Utah, on Aug. 13. AIME was established in 1871. It is the first ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mishra-named-president-of-AIME-board http://inside.mines.edu/Mishra-named-president-of-AIME-board Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Division of Engineering Assistant Professor Michael Wakin is the "Featured Engineer" on EE Web this week. Read the interview here. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Wakin-interviewed-as-Featured-Engineer-for-EE-Web http://inside.mines.edu/Wakin-interviewed-as-Featured-Engineer-for-EE-Web Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Eric Toberer of the Department of Physics, selected as the recipient of the 2011 Young Investigator International Thermoelectric Society Award! The award will be presented during the ICT2011 banquet in ... http://inside.mines.edu/Assistant-Research-Professor-Eric-Toberer-wins-2011-Young-Investigator-Award http://inside.mines.edu/Assistant-Research-Professor-Eric-Toberer-wins-2011-Young-Investigator-Award Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Professor Colin Wolden of the Department of Chemical Engineering is the first author of a recent review article entitled “Photovoltaic manufacturing: Present status, future prospects, and research needs," which is featured on the cover of the ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-professor-published-in-Journal-of-Vacuum-Science-and-Technology http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-professor-published-in-Journal-of-Vacuum-Science-and-Technology Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Johanna Rader, Admissions, won the year-long free general parking space, donated by Parking Services, at the Classified Staff Annual BBQ May 27. The event was sponsored by the A.C.E. Council to show appreciation for Mines' hardworking and talented classified ... http://inside.mines.edu/Classified-Staff-Winner_1 http://inside.mines.edu/Classified-Staff-Winner_1 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The Mines Writing Center will be open for the summer! May 31 - August 4, 2011 Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Thursdays: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. To make an appointment, please visit: http://mines.mywconline.com. If you are ... http://inside.mines.edu/Writing-Center-open-for-the-summer http://inside.mines.edu/Writing-Center-open-for-the-summer Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Advanced Materials published an article written by Ryan O'Hayre (Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Prakash Periasamy (PhD student), Jeremy Bergeson (Post-Doc), Joseph J. Berry (Scientist), Philip Parilla ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-NREL-published-in-Advanced-Materials http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-NREL-published-in-Advanced-Materials Wed, 25 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Professor Barb Moskal and former visiting faculty member Laura Kosbar (IBM) served as guest editors in the April edition of the MRS Bulletin. See it here. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-faculty-serve-as-editor-on-MRS-Bulletin http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-faculty-serve-as-editor-on-MRS-Bulletin Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Dr. Ilya Tsvankin, professor in the Department of Geophysics, has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP). Dr. Tsvankin was selected in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of physics as a discipline and a profession. The IOP ... http://inside.mines.edu/Professor-Ilya-Tsvankin-elected-Fellow-of-the-Institute-of-Physics http://inside.mines.edu/Professor-Ilya-Tsvankin-elected-Fellow-of-the-Institute-of-Physics Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Following an application by Research Assistant Professor Emmanuel De Moor, of the George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Mines, the trustees of the IWMA Educational Trust Fund have agreed to provide two years of funding ... http://inside.mines.edu/Advanced-Steel-Processing-and-Products-Research-Center-receives-IWMA-Educational-Trust-Fund-support http://inside.mines.edu/Advanced-Steel-Processing-and-Products-Research-Center-receives-IWMA-Educational-Trust-Fund-support Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0600 Effective implementation of sustainable practices and technologies crosses all disciplines. The Engineers Forum on Sustainability is an effort of AAAS, AAES, AIME, ASCE, ASEE, AIChE, IEEE, ASME, IfS and RNRF to work collaboratively on the dissemination ... http://inside.mines.edu/Engineers-Forum-on-Sustainability-web-discussion-seminar http://inside.mines.edu/Engineers-Forum-on-Sustainability-web-discussion-seminar Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0600 The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Near Surface Focus Group (NSFG) awarded Mines student Ali Araji the Outstanding Student Paper Award for his presentation at the Fall 2010 AGU meeting. Araji presented “A Numerical Investigation of Cross-Hole ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-student-Ali-Araji-wins-AGU-Outstanding-Student-Paper-Award- http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-student-Ali-Araji-wins-AGU-Outstanding-Student-Paper-Award- Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0700 D. Vaughan Griffiths, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.E., C.Eng., F.ASCE, professor of civil engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently elected a director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This places Griffiths as one of 14 elected members ... http://inside.mines.edu/Griffiths-elected-to-national-civil-engineering-society-governing-board http://inside.mines.edu/Griffiths-elected-to-national-civil-engineering-society-governing-board Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700 The Arthur Lakes Library annual Book Sale will be held Feb. 21-25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A Silent Auction for more expensive, rare, and collectible books will be held Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. Materials are available for purchase by members ... http://inside.mines.edu/Arthur-Lakes-Library-annual-book-sale-Feb-21-25 http://inside.mines.edu/Arthur-Lakes-Library-annual-book-sale-Feb-21-25 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700 A. Keith Turner, emeritus professor of geological engineering, was presented the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award Jan. 26 in Washington D.C. during the Chairman's Luncheon at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), which ... http://inside.mines.edu/Turner-receives-Roy-W-Crum-Distinguished-Service-Award http://inside.mines.edu/Turner-receives-Roy-W-Crum-Distinguished-Service-Award Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700 The Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies is offering two free, informal, one-hour conversation sessions hosted by an ESL instructor. If you enjoy connecting with a dynamic group of international thinkers, want to practice your English conversation ... http://inside.mines.edu/International-conversation-group-meets-Wednesdays_2 http://inside.mines.edu/International-conversation-group-meets-Wednesdays_2 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Dr. Branden Kappes has been awarded a prestigious NSF postdoctoral fellowship to pursue research at Mines in advanced materials for energy storage. Advised by Professor Cristian Ciobanu, Branden will continue as a postdoctoral researcher in the Division ... http://inside.mines.edu/Kappes-wins-NSF-postdoctoral-fellowship- http://inside.mines.edu/Kappes-wins-NSF-postdoctoral-fellowship- Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Writing Center Location: 306 Stratton Hall Coordinator: Shira Richman (srichman@mines.edu) Phone: 303-273-3085 To make an appointment with a Writing Consultant visit: http://mines.mywconline.com Register for an account and then log in. You can make and ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-Writing-Center-open http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-Writing-Center-open Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Alexandra Newman, associate professor of economics and business, supervised the spring RMAC softball schedule project by Marjorie Cone Saur (MS Mineral and Energy Economics 2010), Kaleigh Starr (MS Mineral and Energy Economics expected 2011) and Mark ... http://inside.mines.edu/Economics-and-Business-team-designs-spring-RMAC-softball-schedule http://inside.mines.edu/Economics-and-Business-team-designs-spring-RMAC-softball-schedule Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 The President’s Committee on Diversity today recognized members of the campus community for the unique ways in which they have fostered understanding of diversity in their work at Mines. Hsia-Po Kuo, Lecturer in Physics and Associate Director of ... http://inside.mines.edu/Members-of-Mines-community-receive-MLK-Jr-Recognition-Awards http://inside.mines.edu/Members-of-Mines-community-receive-MLK-Jr-Recognition-Awards Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arturo Vasquez, a Mines PhD student in Mineral and Energy Economics, has been awarded a 2010-2011 Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Environmental Division Scholarship. Vasquez will receive the $2,000 scholarship award during a luncheon in ... http://inside.mines.edu/Vasquez-receives-SME-scholarship http://inside.mines.edu/Vasquez-receives-SME-scholarship Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Mines Physics Department Head Tom Furtak has recently been elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society. His citation reads "For contributions to the understanding of surface enhanced Raman scattering." ... http://inside.mines.edu/Furtak-elected-American-Physical-Society-Fellow http://inside.mines.edu/Furtak-elected-American-Physical-Society-Fellow Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Alan Keith Turner, professor emeritus of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, was appointed last summer as Visiting Research Associate (VRA) by John Ludden, executive director of the British Geological Survey (BGS). Visiting Research ... http://inside.mines.edu/Professor-emeritus-appointed-visiting-research-associate-at-British-Geological-Survey http://inside.mines.edu/Professor-emeritus-appointed-visiting-research-associate-at-British-Geological-Survey Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Mines Division of Economics and Business Assistant Professor Steffen Rebennack received an "Honorable Mention" for The 2010 George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award. This award is given by the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science ... http://inside.mines.edu/Rebennack-receives-honorable-mention-for-2010-George-B-Dantzig-Dissertation-Award http://inside.mines.edu/Rebennack-receives-honorable-mention-for-2010-George-B-Dantzig-Dissertation-Award Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Jason Delborne, assistant professor of Liberal Arts & International Studies, travelled to Tokyo in August 2010 to receive the prestigious David Edge Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). The prize is awarded annually for "the ... http://inside.mines.edu/Delborne-awarded-Society-for-Social-Studies-of-Science-David-Edge-Prize- http://inside.mines.edu/Delborne-awarded-Society-for-Social-Studies-of-Science-David-Edge-Prize- Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Professor Barbara Moskal recently was honored with the 2010 Duquesne University Mind, Heart and Spirit Award. Mind, Heart and Spirit Awards recognize Duquesne alumni who exemplify the pillars of the University’s ... http://inside.mines.edu/Moskal-awarded-2010-Duquesne-University-Mind-Heart-and-Spirit-Award http://inside.mines.edu/Moskal-awarded-2010-Duquesne-University-Mind-Heart-and-Spirit-Award Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 At the recent National Society of Women Engineers conference held in Orlando, Fla., Mines’ collegiate section was presented with the following awards: "Outstanding Collegiate Section" - Silver Level (based on our annual report submitted ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-SWE-section-wins-awards-at-national-conference http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-SWE-section-wins-awards-at-national-conference Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Join Dan Fox, Colorado School of Mines Air Force and Army ROTC cadets, and the Mines band in a special Veteran’s Day flag raising ceremony to honor all Veterans of our nation. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. at the flag pole on the east side ... http://inside.mines.edu/Veteran-s-Day-Flag-Raising-Ceremony-Nov-11 http://inside.mines.edu/Veteran-s-Day-Flag-Raising-Ceremony-Nov-11 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Tracy Camp, interim department head of mathematical and computer sciences, recently served as general chair for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing symposium. The world’s largest gathering of women in computing in industry, academia, ... http://inside.mines.edu/Camp-chaired-women-in-computing-symposium http://inside.mines.edu/Camp-chaired-women-in-computing-symposium Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Petroleum engineering student Courtney Tamulis won first prize in the Colorado School of Mines Society of Women Engineers section in this year’s "Stilettos to Steeltoes" competition, sponsored by Schlumberger and endorsed by SWE. She earned ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-students-win-Schlumberger-scholarships http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-students-win-Schlumberger-scholarships Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Bhavin Jariwala, REMRSEC graduate fellow, received the prestigious Coburn and Winters Award for his presentation at the 2010 AVS International Symposium. He was among six finalists preselected based on their CV, endorsement letter from the advisor, and ... http://inside.mines.edu/REMRSEC-graduate-fellow-receives-Coburn-and-Winters-Award http://inside.mines.edu/REMRSEC-graduate-fellow-receives-Coburn-and-Winters-Award Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Geophysics graduate student Cericia Martinez recently received the Best Student Paper Award by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Mining Committee during a recent meeting of the organization. The award represents the assessment by the Committee ... http://inside.mines.edu/Geophysics-grad-student-awarded-Best-Student-Paper http://inside.mines.edu/Geophysics-grad-student-awarded-Best-Student-Paper Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Congratulations to Connie Warren, program assistant in Liberal Arts and International Studies, for being named Mines' 2010 Classified Employee of the Year. Connie came to Mines and LAIS in 2002, after more than 24 years in municipal government and four ... http://inside.mines.edu/Connie-Warren-named-2010-Classified-Employee-of-the-Year http://inside.mines.edu/Connie-Warren-named-2010-Classified-Employee-of-the-Year Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. will be the December 2010 Commencement speaker. Commencement is 9:30 a.m. Dec. 17 in Lockridge Arena in the Student Recreation Center. For more information, see the graduation information web page. ... http://inside.mines.edu/Gov-Bill-Ritter-December-Commencement-speaker http://inside.mines.edu/Gov-Bill-Ritter-December-Commencement-speaker Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Funding is available through the University Safety Committee for projects and purchases that enhance safety and/or environmental protection at Mines. For information concerning eligibility and how to apply go to the SERMCI Program web site. The deadline ... http://inside.mines.edu/Funding-available-for-safety-and-environmental-protection http://inside.mines.edu/Funding-available-for-safety-and-environmental-protection Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 The community is invited to a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Golden Community Center, Bear Creek Room, to explore ways — interim and long-term — of making this busy intersection feel safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. ... http://inside.mines.edu/City-sponsoring-community-discussion-on-6th-Avenue-and-19th-Street-intersection http://inside.mines.edu/City-sponsoring-community-discussion-on-6th-Avenue-and-19th-Street-intersection Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 The Society of Exploration Geophysicists IQ Earth Committee has selected a paper presented by Richard Krahenbuhl, Yaoguo Li and Thomas Davis at the SEG Annual Meeting in Denver as a finalist for the first IQ Earth Best Paper Award. IQ Earth is a new SEG ... http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-researchers-awarded-IQ-Earth-Best-Paper-award http://inside.mines.edu/Mines-researchers-awarded-IQ-Earth-Best-Paper-award Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Come meet the Swiss reporters traveling around the world in a solar and wind-powered vehicle as part of the ICARE Project at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in Meyer Hall, Room 220. The project is a non-profit undertaking whose aim is to learn about CO2 compensation initiatives ... http://inside.mines.edu/Solar-and-wind-powered-vehicle-to-visit-campus-Oct-15 http://inside.mines.edu/Solar-and-wind-powered-vehicle-to-visit-campus-Oct-15 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Mines graduate student Zach Aman is one of two students from around the nation selected to attend the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting program in the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island as part of ... http://inside.mines.edu/Grad-student-selected-to-participate-in-environmental-reporting-program http://inside.mines.edu/Grad-student-selected-to-participate-in-environmental-reporting-program Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Division of Engineering faculty Cristian Ciobanu and Branden Kappes are published in the Oct. 7, 2010 issue of Applied Physics Letters for their research on graphene. Summary: Graphene, a two-dimensional single crystal of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb ... http://inside.mines.edu/Engineering-faculty-graphene-research-published http://inside.mines.edu/Engineering-faculty-graphene-research-published Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Join the Mines community at 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of Marquez Hall — the university's new world-class petroleum engineering building. Corner of 16th and Arapahoe ... http://inside.mines.edu/Marquez-Hall-Groundbreaking http://inside.mines.edu/Marquez-Hall-Groundbreaking Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0600 October marks the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). The National Cyber Security Alliance, along with the Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, continue to coordinate NCSAM ... http://inside.mines.edu/October-is-National-Cyber-Security-Awareness-Month http://inside.mines.edu/October-is-National-Cyber-Security-Awareness-Month Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Mines physics major, Marie Patton, recently was awarded a $2,000 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association General John A. Wickham Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to full-time students currently attending accredited, degree-granting ... http://inside.mines.edu/Physics-major-awarded-2-000-scholarship http://inside.mines.edu/Physics-major-awarded-2-000-scholarship Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0600