Mines welcomes 41 new faculty members for 2023-24 academic year

Colorado School of Mines is excited to welcome 41 new faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. The Fall 2023 semester at Mines began Aug. 21.  

Applied Mathematics and Statistics 

• Nathan Lennsen, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• William Kleiber, Professor (January 2024 start)  

Civil and Environmental Engineering 

• Karen Gupta, Professor of Practice 

• Cara Phillips, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Yangming Shi, Assistant Professor 

• Syd Slouka, Teaching Assistant Professor 

Chemistry 

• Abby Boyd, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Erik Menke, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Megan Moyer, Teaching Associate Professor 

Computer Science 

• Kelsey Fulton, Assistant Professor 

• Kaveh Fathian, Assistant Professor 

• Christine Liebe, Professor of Practice 

• Guannan Liu, Assistant Professor 

• Micah Corah, Assistant Professor (January 2024 start) 

Economics and Business 

• Tom Brady, Professor of Practice 

• Sheron Lawson, Teaching Associate Professor 

• Jeremy Suiter, Teaching Assocaite Professor 

• Max Brown, Assistant Professor (January 2024 start)  

Engineering, Design & Society 

• Cindy Athanasiou, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Donna Bodeau, Professor of Practice 

• Jack Bringardner, Teaching Associate Professor 

• Duncan Davis-Hall, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Garrett Erickson, Professor of Practice 

• Tony Vandenberge, Professor of Practice 

Electrical Engineering 

• Omid Beik, Assistant Professor 

• Gabriel Santamaria Botello, Assistant Professor 

• Yamuna Phal, Assistant Professor 

• Prachi Sharma, Teaching Associate Professor 

Geology 

• Eric Roberts, Professor 

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 

• Ali Kerr, Teaching Assistant Professor 

Arthur Lakes Library 

• Adam Olsen, Digital User Experience Librarian 

Mechanical Engineering 

• Matt Johnson, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Katie Knaus, Assistant Professor 

• Aashutosh Mistry, Assistant Professor 

• Elijah Kuska, Teaching Assistant Professor (January 2024 start) 

• Georgios Kontoudis, Assistant Professor (January 2024 start)  

• Raja Rajasegar, Assistant Professor (January 2024 start)  

Mining Engineering 

• Bill Zisch, Steven Whisler Endowed Professor of Practice 

Physics 

• Ly Malespina, Teaching Assistant Professor 

• Patrice Genevet, Professor 

• Eric Mayotte, Assistant Professor