Mines Magazine

“All of this is about AI, but it’s also not about AI," faculty developer Carter Moulton said. "It’s about practices that support students and learning and build trust and clear expectations."

Braeton Smith MS ’14, PhD ’18 is an energy economist at Argonne National Laboratory and co-author of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Critical Materials Assessment.

Kari Gonzales ’02 is the president and CEO of MxV Rail based in Pueblo, Colorado.

Mines alumni Steve Sparkowich ’89 and Daniel Wright ’21 work on the inert anode team at the green steel startup Boston Metal.

Building on an indelible legacy, Mines continues to provide industry with the technology — and leaders — needed for the next 150 years and beyond.

If there's one thing to know about Mines graduates it's that they love to create, be it a new technology, a new business or a piece of art. Mark Walden ’18, Makenzie Parimuha ’18 and Dalton Metz ’20, the founding members of Golden, Colorado-based Shark Box Theatre Company, are no exception.

An e-waste recycling project in Bogotá, Columbia, gave Mines students an opportunity to not only practice their technical skills but also to learn from the communities they are supporting and understand the value of engaging local stakeholders in projects.

As Meta’s head of responsible supply chain sustainability, Leslie Collins ’98 leads a team that strives to ensure safe, healthy and fair working conditions in the company’s global hardware supply chain.

Paul Anderson ’85 has worked on countless high-profile, high-impact aerospace projects over the last 37 years at Lockheed Martin

A geologist by training, Teresa Johnson ’10, MS ’15 combines science, art and sustainability through the personal and home decor brand Terra Persona.