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Feb
19
2013
Chinese science society exec, descendant of 1914 Mines grad, visits campus
One of the leaders of the largest professional society of scientists and engineers in China – who has an interesting historical connection to Colorado School of Mines -- paid a visit to the university Feb. 19. Dr. Cheng Donghong, vice president and NewsDec
06
2012
Renewable energy lessons from the real world
As it’s often said, the real world can be the best classroom. That’s precisely the idea behind an assignment students in Teaching Professor Chuck Stone’s ENGY 320 Renewable Energy course received: to individually design their own field trips to NewsDec
06
2012
New gravity map reveals a battered moon
Embedded video fromNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Twin NASA probes orbiting the moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. The new map -- created by the Gravity Recovery NewsOct
31
2012
Engineering a quantum leap in solar power
Take a look at a solar panel on a sunny Colorado day and, if you’re like most people, you won’t see much more than a blinding glare. Mark Lusk sees wasted opportunity. “I see that glare and feel how hot the panels on my roof get and say, ‘What a NewsAug
30
2012
College dean focuses on sustainable infrastructure
When Kevin Moore was a young associate professor at Idaho State University, he used to wear a tie to off-campus research team meetings. One day a colleague asked, “Kevin, why do you always wear a tie to these meetings?” Someone joked, “That’s NewsAug
06
2012
Graduate leadership on a national scale
In the lobby of the Green Center at Mines, a nicely dressed graduate student described fatigue tests for wind turbine blades while pointing at a large poster filled with colorful diagrams. Nearby another student explained carbon isotope NewsAug
02
2012
Undergrad leadership through initiative
Sit down and talk with Mines undergraduate student Paul Levi Miller and you will notice right away he is very enthusiastic about science. “I like science a lot, but I also like science that can help people,” said Miller, a senior engineering physics NewsJul
23
2012
Fighting fire with fine water mist
This portable fire extinguisher is lightweight, inexpensive, non-toxic, recyclable, uses water more efficiently and is less damaging to structures and electronics than a typical sprinkler system. “From the outset Mines has been a leader in water NewsJul
18
2012