Mines Experts Guide

Physics education research

Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, printed electronics, reactive inks, solar cell metallization.

Environmental statistics, Uncertainty quantification

Earthquakes, seismic hazard, deep earth and planetary interiors, core, mantle

Mathematics education, K-12 teacher training

Optimization, machine learning, computational science

Innovative teaching methods, articulation and transfer students in STEM higher education

Climate change, climate variability and predictability, climate impacts on natural and human systems, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, climate data uncertainty

Computational science, plasma physics, epidemiology

Photovoltaics, atomic layer processing, microelectronics, plasma processing

Solar power, silicon photovoltaics, microelectronics, semiconductors, plasma processing, atomic layer deposition, atomic layer etching

Engineering Education

Metabolic engineering, photosynthesis, algae, cyanobacteria, sustainable chemical production

Medical diagnostics, implantable diagnostics, biosensors, nanosensors

Biomaterials, drug delivery, contact lenses, ophthalmology, nanotechnology, nanoparticles, nanomanufacturing, hydrogels

Alternative fuels, solar thermal systems

Engineering education, interactive teaching/learning methods

Biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, biopolymers, medical devices, entrepreneurship

Biomedical microtechnology, microfluidics, colloidal systems

Neurobiology

Fluid Mechanics, Rheology, Polymers, Colloids, Nanoparticles

Course design, curriculum design, assessment, active learning

Gas hydrates, Flow assurance, Hydrate management

Photovoltaics, batteries, membranes, ammonia, renewable energy

Colloidal dispersion, surface science, soft materials

Catalysts for recycling plastics

Nanotechnology, catalysis, renewable energy, materials

Photovoltaics, organic semiconductors, renewable energy

Nuclear energy, nuclear forensics, nuclear waste

Catalysis, drug delivery, biomaterials, microbiology, biocatalysis

Chemical computations

Lakes, limnology, hydrodynamic-ice forecasting

Water treatment, water reuse, membrane technologies, poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS

Water treatment, wastewater treatment, desalination, water reuse

Water treatment, wastewater treatment, water reuse, potable water reuse, desalination, produced water treatment and reuse

Water resources, soil erosion, land restoration, hydrology

STEM outreach for underrepresented students

Geomechanics, Environmental and Energy Sustainability

Perfluorochemicals, poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, environmental organic chemistry

Groundwater, groundwater contamination, carbon storage, nuclear waste, groundwater remediation

Groundwater contamination, nuclear waste, oil spills, greenhouse gas loading, carbon storage

Water resource management, river restoration, engineering education

Tunneling, underground construction, geotechnical engineering

Structural engineering, earthquake engineering, Tall Wood Buildings

Environmental microbiology, geobiology, microbes in extreme environments, stromatolites, subsurface microbiology, microbial diversity

Advanced water treatment technologies, waste-to-energy conversion, energy recovery from waste, PFAS

Concrete durability and sustainability

Energy efficient computing, reliable computing

Autonomous computing, AI acceleration, high performance computing, computer architecture, superconducting logic

Bioinformatics, algorithms, competitive programming

Autonomous and mobile robots, drones, aerial robots, multi-robot and swarm systems

Mid-infrared spectroscopy, optical imaging, biosensing, quantum cascade lasers, biomedical optics, signal processing, photonics

LLMs, smart buildings, internet of things, databases, data science

Data Science, Applied Machine Learning, Python Computing

Wireless and mobile systems, networked robotics, Internet of Things, multi-user Augmented Reality

Computer science, K-12 education, STEM education, AI + education

Cybersecurity, privacy 

Computer graphics, mobile applications, virtual reality

Human-computer interaction, social computing, AI ethics, generative AI, social media, online communities, spiritual care, mental health

Human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, robot ethics, robotics, equitable design of language-capable robots, ethics of police robots

Mobile sensing, game theory

Cybersecurity, privacy protection, AI systems security, usable security and privacy

Energy policy, energy security, geopolitics, foreign relations, natural resource governance, climate change

Metal and mineral markets, business strategy, investment in global mining

Impacts of environmental regulation on the economy, climate change policy

Service operations, decision science

Mineral economics, mineral and metal markets, critical minerals and materials

Oil & gas markets, residential solar demand, corporate social responsibility

Energy economics, energy policy, electricity, coal, natural gas

Discounted cash flow, Valuation, Tax Law

Water economics, property rights, economic history

5G, semiconductors, mobile communications, electronics

Antennas, Computational Electromagnetics, RFID

Electrical power grid, grid reliance, energy justice

Mid-infrared spectroscopy, optical imaging, biosensing, quantum cascade lasers, biomedical optics, signal processing, photonics

Signal processing, sensors, compressive sensing, data science

Humanitarian engineering, socially responsible engineering, engineering education

Control systems, autonomous systems, robotics

Social science, earthquakes, Mexico

Corporate social responsibility, anthropology, mining and energy industries, engineering education, carbon capture and storage

Volcanology, origin of volcanic rocks, volcanic eruptions

Critical raw materials, mineral resources, exploration, ore deposit, geochemistry

Sedimentation in deserts and impact on reservoir heterogeneity

Gold, copper, mineral deposits, mineral exploration

Mineral deposits, techtonics, geochronology

Deep-marine sediment transport, turbidity currents, geomorphology, natural fractures

Surface water hydrology, water resources, snow, hydropower

Ore deposit geology, critical minerals, economic geology

Landslides, debris flows, mudslides, rockfalls, geohazards

Hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental geophysics

Antarctica, climate change, carbon cycling

Submarine landslides, petroleum exploration and development, climate change impacts

Earthquakes, landslides, marine geosciences, geohazards

Mineral exploration, oil and gas reservoir monitoring, CO₂ capture and storage, geothermal energy

Carbon management, rock physics, diversity in geosciences

Geophysical exploration, natural resources, space exploration

Geophysical exploration, natural resources, humanitarian geoscience

Glaciology, climate change, permafrost, cryosphere, Antarctica, glaciers and ice sheets

Water security, food security, water politics,  Middle East rivers, Arab Gulf States,  Lebanon, geopolitics, water conflict, water management

Pedagogy and instruction, post-WWII American poetry and publishing, the 13th Amendment

Intersection of energy and politics, energy transition. 

Music performance

Environmental policy in the American West, water, oil and gas, wildfire

Labor markets, energy transition, critical mineral supply chain, utilities

Engineering education, intercultural communication, engineering and social justice

Film, environmental film, environmental communication, ecomedia, environmental art, environmental theatre

U.S. history, politics and foreign policy, propaganda, U.S.-Russian relations, intelligence

The Republic of Guinea, Francophone West Africa

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing

Space exploration, space resources, aerospace, astronomy

Biomechanics, robotics, assistive technology, prototyping, entrepreneurship

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

Additive manufacturing, metallurgy, qualification and certification, characterization and testing

Automotive, batteries, electric vehicles 

Batteries, Fuel cells, Energy storage and conversion.

Space Resources, Space Mining, Asteroid Mining

Cleantech, systems engineering, innovation, entrepreneurship, automotive engineering, aerospace systems, Battery Workforce Challenge

Additive manufacturing, quality assurance, mechanical behavior of materials, fatigue performance

Concentrating solar, energy storage, fuel cells, catalysis, combustion

Biomechanics, human performance

Robotics, multi-agent systems, distributed learning, prosthetic hands.

Batteries, energy storage, climate change, sustainability, electrochemistry

Systems engineering, applied optimization, energy systems, mining systems

Biomechanics, low back pain

Robotics, Medical devices, magnetics, autonomous navigation

Combustion, propulsion, alternative fuels, hypersonics, laser and optical diagnostics, energetics, spectroscopy, fire research, chemical kinetics

Hydrogen, ceramic, fuel cells, electrolyzer

Biomechanics, skeletal modeling, rehabilitation, prosthetic devices

Space, space resources

Energy efficiency, energy storage, fuel cells, ceramics

Additive manufacturing, manufacturing sensors

Optical diagnostics, instrumentation, carbon fiber

Ceramics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, additive manufacturing, 3D printing

Steel manufacturing, steel parts

Steel physical metallurgy

Steel, mechanical behavior of materials

Building materials, bricks, glass, carbon capture, embodied carbon

Physical metallurgy, non-ferrous structural alloys, electron microscopy

Nuclear science and engineering, nuclear power and public policy, foundry metallurgy, additive manufacturing, 3D printing

Next-generation biomedical metals and alloys, nanostructured materials

Metal casting, die casting, aluminum, liquid metal processing

Fuel cells, hydrogen, electrolysis, power-to-X, solar fuels

Fuel cells, electrochemistry, proton conducting ceramics, renewable energy

Mechanics of materials, mechanics of ceramics

Ceramics, fracture of glass and ceramics

Photovoltaics, thin films, sputtering, semiconductor devices

Steel

Photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, semiconductors, computational modeling

Solid-state joining

Recycling, extractive metallurgy, mineral processing

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

Critical minerals, mining innovation, mineral exploration and ore deposit geology, environmental, social, and policy context of mining

Mining, mine water, rock slopes, tailings dams, critical minerals

Metal Mining, Mine Safety, Waterjet Technology

Mining

Tunneling, mechanical rock excavation, drilling

Cultural anthropology; social dynamics of mining and mineral supply chains; sustainability and social responsibility

Deep mining, shaft design and construction, underground construction, project management

Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy and Recycling

Oilfield and geothermal drilling, engineering, and operations

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, pipeline transportation, multiphase flow metering

Drilling engineering, geothermal energy

Hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas development, shale reservoirs

Oil and gas reservoir engineering

Petroleum geology, carbon capture, geothermal, energy geology

Teacher preparation, physics education research

Quantum physics, complexity science, quantum computing

Thermoelectric materials, inorganic compounds synthesis, structural characterization

Photonics, electrostatic breakdown, electromagnetism, plasmonics

Quantum computing, quantum information

Science education, studio environments, flipped classrooms

Nuclear physics, particle physics, Standard Model, dark matter, radioactive decay

Quantum electrodynamics, light-matter interactions

Astrophysics, high energy particles, cosmic rays, scientific ballooning

Photovoltaics, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, high efficiency building, renewable energy

Introductory physics, transfer, pedagogy

Nuclear physics, cosmic rays, astrophysics, entrepreneurship, quantum

Spintronics, superconductivity, quantum computing, neuromorphic computing

Solar energy, sustainability, energy, climate talks, renewable energy

STEM Education, Ethics in Science and Engineering

Photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, flipped classrooms, renewable energy

Astroparticle physics, high energy cosmic rays, scientific ballooning

Computer architecture, computer arithmetic, vlsi design

Renewable Energy, Fuel Cells, Electrochemical energy conversion

Honors curriculum and best practices, STEAM education, Creative Writing and Literature

Education innovation

Colorado geology, geologic hazards, mapping, Lidar

Educational psychology, academic advising and support, STEM education

Geothermal, EGS, Startups, Aquifer Protection, Drilling, Completions, Technology Development, Financial Institution Management, Credit Unions

STEM Education, Innovations in Pedagogy, STEM student recruitment and retention