An anthropologist who studies energy, engineering and public accountability, Smith is one of 26 scholars across the United States – and the first Mines professor ever – selected for the prestigious honor.
Despite being just one year old, the 31,000-square-foot facility on the Mines campus is incubating 57 startups and counts more than 250 business members and more than 30 investor members.
CURIE – short for Colorado Underground Research Institute – will allow researchers to test quantum sensors and more in a very low background environment.
Each year, Mines sponsors a small group of students to participate in the Colorado Science and Engineering Policy Fellowship, immersing them in the legislative process and connecting them with policymakers.
Launched in 2024, Helluva Welcome brings together multiple spring and summer orientation programs at Mines into a single weeklong experience for all incoming students right before the start of the fall semester.
By Cynthia Barnes, Special to Mines Magazine At first glance, food, humor, the history of human thermodynamics and the philosophy of the Constitution seems to have little relevance to a STEM education
