Faculty

Mines Professor Anuj Chauhan has been elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows in recognition of his pioneering work in ophthalmic drug delivery.

Zhaoshan Chang, professor of geology and geological engineering and Charles F. Fogarty Endowed Chair in economic geology at Colorado School of Mines, was awarded the 2026 SEG Silver Medal by the

Ebru Bozdağ, associate professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the 2026 Vladimir Keilis-Borok Medal by the International Union

Critical minerals drive clean energy, but a new commentary in Nature Energy urges “just-shoring” to ensure supply chains protect communities and support an equitable transition

Jack Bringardner, teaching professor and director of education innovation in engineering, design and society, has been honored with the KEEN Rising Star Award from the Kern Family Foundation. This

Peter Aaen has been named Dean of Energy and Materials Programs at Colorado School of Mines.

Williams honored with CRA Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award.

Cecilia Diniz Behn named inaugural Joe and Jane Gray University Chair, advancing interdisciplinary biomedical research at Mines.

ARPA-E veteran Jenifer Shafer named inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair at Mines to lead energy tech commercialization and bridge the lab-to-market gap.

Mines geophysics professor Matt Siegfried is a member of NASA’s EDGE mission to map the planet’s ice and ecosystems with the most accurate spaceborne altimeter ever.