26 Mines faculty members awarded promotions, tenure
Faculty from across the institution were granted tenure and promotions at the April 2021 Board of Trustees meeting
The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees awarded promotions and/or tenure to 26 Mines faculty members for the 2021-2022 academic year.
“Colorado School of Mines faculty are incredibly talented, innovative and dedicated to their chosen fields and are crucial to attracting the very best and brightest students from all backgrounds to Mines, ” Provost Richard C. Holz said. “We are proud to recognize this group of 26 teaching and tenure-track professors with promotions and tenure designations. Each one of these individuals is well deserving of these achievements and their commitment to both their research topics and their students is to be commended.”
Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Nanette Boyle, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Rachel Morrish, promotion to teaching professor
Chemistry
- Svitlana Pylypenko, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Andres Guerra, promotion to teaching professor
- Reza Hedayat, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Jonathan Sharp, promotion to professor
Computer Science
- Jeff Paone, promotion to teaching professor
Electrical Engineering
- Kathryn Johnson, promotion to professor
Engineering, Design, and Society
- Alina Handorean, promotion to teaching professor
- Carrie McClelland, promotion to teaching professor
Geology and Geological Engineering
- Gabriel Walton, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Wendy Zhou, promotion to professor
Geophysics
- Brandon Dugan, promotion to professor
- Jeffrey Shragge, tenure at level of associate professor
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
- Joseph Horan, promotion to teaching professor
Arthur Lakes Library
- Brianna Buljung, promotion to associate librarian
Mechanical Engineering
- Owen Hildreth, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Nils Tilton, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Amy Clarke, promotion to professor
- Kester Clarke, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Jeffrey King, promotion to professor
- Suveen Mathaudhu, tenure at hire
- Vladan Stevanovic, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Mining Engineering
- Jamal Rostami, promotion to professor
Physics
- Kyle Leach, tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Jeramy Zimmerman, tenure and promotion to associate professor
About Mines
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
