Maynard F. Ayler `45, MS `63 January 5, 2009 Bartholomew P. Caruso `70 January 4, 2009 Lathrop V. Denslow `61 January 1, 1980 Charles J. Diver `52 December 1, 2008 Joseph C. DuBois Jr. `50 September 1, 2010 Jerry T. Hanks `63 August 27, 2010 Bruce B. Harshbarger `61 October 8, 1998 Wang Kun (Wayne)
In 1987, President Reagan was managing Iran-Contra, the U.S. stock market crashed on Black Monday, a gallon of gas cost $0.89, and the Wild Women held their first weekend getaway in South Fork, Colo.
The cover design of this issue was partly inspired by a presentation in the Arthur Lakes Library by Associate Professor John Spear MS ’94, PhD ’99, delivered long after Lisa Marshall wrote the article, “Engineering on a Grand Scale with the Smallest of the Small.”
Microbes living on or in the human body are critical for health. Outnumbering our own cells, we literally couldn’t survive without them. The same can be said for microbial life in our natural environment, where clean water and oxygen are just two essentials that come largely courtesy of microorganisms. Yet, while microbes are such heavy lifters in our natural environment, their role in our built environment is limited. But that’s changing, and various members of the Colorado School of Mines community are contributing to the transformation as they explore new ways to put microbes to work.
At Midyear Degree Convocation on December 16, Colorado School of Mines conferred 174 bachelor’s, 162 master’s and 31 doctoral degrees during ceremonies held in the Lockridge Arena. Central to the program was guest speaker Richard O’Brien, president and CEO of Newmont Mining, who spoke on leadership and integrity.
The article on geothermal technology in the fall 2011 issue took me back to my experience in 1979, when I was transferred by Aminoil from the Middle East to the Geysers Field, 60 miles northeast of San Francisco, to manage their geothermal operation there. Aminoil had the contract to supply steam to a Pacific Gas
More than one reader pointed out that in the sidebar about the history of George R. Brown Hall in the fall 2011 issue, we inaccurately stated that Brown Hall was originally built “to house the newly established engineering program.” In fact, the Department of Mining Engineering—from which George Brown ’22 earned his degree—was intended as
Student clubs are all about building bridges. But in the case of the Mines chapter of Engineers Without Borders, students are literally building bridges.
Who’s new to campus? Two directors took the helm of their respective programs in 2011. Here’s a quick sketch.
A group of Mines students and faculty are collaborating with area teachers, college professors and school administrators on a project aimed at enhancing education in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields, particularly as they relate to sustainability and energy.
Bloomberg Businessweek described Colorado School of Mines as the “biggest bargain” in its recent list of colleges and universities that “pack a return on investment punch.”
Trillions of cubic feet of natural gas and billions of barrels of oil are now economically recoverable, thanks to advances in hydraulic fracturing technologies, and more enhancements might soon be on the way.
The Gift of El Tio: A Memoir Geologist Larry Buchanan ’73, PhD ’79 and his wife, Karen Gans, coauthored this book about Buchanan’s discovery of a massive silver deposit beneath a remote Quechua village in Bolivia. The windfall fulfilled a 400-year-old prophecy that promised a life of wealth for the villagers, but Gans, a specialist
Her goal is a career in oceanography, so Georgianna (Georgie) Zelenak thought she could use some study time in a setting other than the foothills of Colorado. That’s how she ended up in 2010 on Hawaii’s Big Island, taking three courses in six weeks in Hilo’s Marine Science Summer Program at the University of Hawaii.
To some observers, the most exciting game of the Mines women’s soccer team’s seventh season was one in which no goals were scored. A 17-2-4 season ended on November 18, 2011, with a penalty shootout 2-4 loss to the two-time defending champion, Grand Valley State.
Senior quarterback Clay Garcia was named one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy—the most prestigious academic award in college football—on October 26, 2011. As one of the finalists for the National Scholar-Athlete award, he received an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation, and attended the NFF Awards Banquet on December
It took a grueling five sets for the #8-ranked Mines’ women’s volleyball team to defeat the top-seeded University of Nebraska-Kearney team in the first-round NCAA Tournament on November 17, 2011. “I will never forget the feeling after that match,” says Jackie Stabell, who achieved a career-high 29 kills in the game.
With the fall sports wrapped up, Colorado School of Mines came in fifth out of 104 schools in the final Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup fall standings. The Orediggers got a fifth-place finish from the women’s soccer team, a fifth-place finish from the men’s cross country squad and a 17th-place finish from the volleyball
Club sports went formal in the annual Women’s Prom Dress Rugby game on October 21, 2011. Entertainment value precluded the need to keep score (none was recorded).
For the first time, Alumni Weekend (April 26–28) includes a reunion for all women graduates of Mines—an event that could be the largest campus reunion ever. To celebrate the tenacity and success of the school’s women graduates, the alumni association is inviting all “Women of Mines” back to campus for Alumni Weekend 2012, which will
LinkedIn guru Kevin Knebl spoke about how to integrate careers with social media during a webcasted campus event on November 21 that was sponsored by CSMAA. Here are some strategies he shared: 1. Build a robust profile, using keywords to maximize search functionality. 2. Join groups that relate to your knowledge base and look for
Missy Engbarth ’05 and Casey Birkholz married on August 12, 2011, in Island Park, Idaho. Mines professor Alexandra Newman attended. Nathaniel E. Putzig ’86 and Lauren N. Giebler married on May 7, 2011, at the Foothills Chapel in Golden. A professor, one student and six alumni attended. Shelby Hollmaier ’10 and Chase Ruff ’08 were
In January, Todd Wang ’86 led a group of students from Mines’ chapter of Engineers Without Borders to the Carazo region of Nicaragua on a scouting mission to look at four possible bridge sites.
Peter I. Bediz ’41, MS ’42 of Calgary, Alberta, died December 4, 2010. Born in 1914, Peter was educated in Turkey and was a master of languages, speaking English, French, and Turkish fluently, and able to converse in Greek. He attended Mines on a grant from the Turkish government and graduated with a professional degree
Henry P. Ehrlinger III ’50 of Eldorado, Ill., died May 25, 2007. Henry was born in Kellogg, Idaho, in 1925, but spent his youth in six states. He served in the Solomon Islands during World War II and took part in the liberation of the Philippines. He was honorably discharged as a tech sergeant in
Bernard “Bernie” Joe Ferris ’47, MS ’48 of Abilene, Texas, died September 22, 2011. Bernie was born in 1922 in Denver and grew up in Lakewood. Before attending Mines, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a training officer in the Corps of Engineers. At Mines, Bernie was a member of
Paul J. Fritts ’52 of Mendocino, Calif., died April 13, 2011. Born in 1930 in Topeka, Kan., he grew up riding to house calls with his grandfather, a country doctor. An outstanding student and member of the ROTC in high school, Paul was offered a place at West Point, but turned it down to study
Robert “Bob” F. Garland ’52 of Douglas, Wyo., died May 6, 2011. Bob was born in 1926 in Tulsa, Okla., and grew up in Oklahoma and Texas. He graduated from the Texas Military Institute in 1944 and was preparing for deployment with the Navy when the war ended. At Mines, while earning a professional degree
Theodore “Ted” L. Goudvis ’40 of Cambridge, Mass., died September 19, 2009. Born in 1918, Ted grew up near New York City. He graduated from Mines with a professional degree in mining engineering and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. War II, Ted joined the Navy “Seabees” (Construction Battalion) and served in France
Steve W. Hackett ’68 of Homer, Alaska, died February 26, 2011. Steve was born in Monterey, Calif., in 1945. The son of a national park ranger, his passion for wilderness was lifelong. He was a graduate of Estes Park High School and earned a professional degree in geophysical engineering from Mines, where he was a