Sustainable Environment and Climate


Sociotechnical thinking is an essential component for integrating new energy solutions, says Mines Electrical Engineering Professor Katie Johnson.
Mines Assistant Professor Maxwell Brown among the coauthors of the new findings, published in the journal Science
Dorit Hammerling, associate professor of applied mathematics and statistics, co-founded the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab to directly implement processes to detect and stop natural gas leaks.
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.