Sustainable Environment and Climate

A regional carbon storage hub near Pueblo, Colorado, works with local stakeholders to find emissions solutions.

For Mines faculty members Ryan Venturelli, Matthew Siegfried and Brandon Dugan, cross-collaboration is key to addressing climate science challenges

Kim, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, won the award as part of a multi-university team working on electrodeposition of nickel, cobalt

Geophysicists Mengli Zhang and Yaoguo Li are working with the U.S. Geological Survey as part of a joint industry program to develop exploration techniques to find hydrogen trapped underground.

“It is clear that the only viable path to mining development in the U.S. requires a dual focus on innovative technologies and techniques and engagement with communities, Tribes and wider society,” said Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute.

Award advances the development of CTV III Carbon Storage Project in California

“We are thrilled to be taking the relationship between Mines and Idaho National Laboratory to productive new heights that build on our research strengths and shared vision to create synergy in the national interest,” said Walter G. Copan, Mines vice president for research and technology transfer.

Geophysics' Bia Villas Bôas is part of a $9 million Office of Naval Research project to enhance our predictive capabilities of extreme weather events.

“The Mines ethos of use-inspired research and innovation is a significant part of what draws world-class faculty, students, and industry and government partners to Mines,” President Paul C. Johnson said.

Lori Tunstall, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her work on improving concrete durability with a focus on sustainability.