Chris Higgins stands in a field at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, leaning on a large white tank with two wooden planks on top. In the background are large machines and testing equipment, related to PFAS research.
October 28, 2025

PFAS research at Mines targets water contamination

ramya kumar in lab coat and green gloves working in lab
October 14, 2025

Chemical and biological engineering faculty win NIH grants for early career investigators

lori tunstall in white lab coat and blue gloves holding a test tube
October 13, 2025

Moore Foundation funds Mines professor to pursue innovative concrete research

Kyle Leach
October 10, 2025

Kyle Leach named American Physical Society Fellow

Antarctica landscape
October 9, 2025

Mines PhD students win NASA awards for ocean research

Rendering of the future Mines–USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility, showing a modern, multi-story building with large glass windows, elevated walkways, landscaped terraces, and people walking around the exterior plaza at sunset.
September 18, 2025

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

burned forest
September 17, 2025

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

Molybdenum mine in the mountains seen from above
September 9, 2025

Media tip sheet: Economics of critical minerals

Carbon Capture and Storage
September 8, 2025

Lessons from social sciences could move community engagement on industrial decarbonization projects from “public relations” to meaningful impact

two female students wearing orange ear muffs conducting experiment in lab
September 5, 2025

Mines researchers contributing to $5M DOE center to design impact-resistant materials

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