Mines Magazine is published three times a year by the Colorado School of Mines for alumni and friends of the school. As a critical communication tool serving the Colorado School of Mines community, the magazine’s mission is to keep readers informed about the school, to further the goals of the school and the alumni association and to foster connectedness.




Ashley Spurgeon
Editor
303-273-3959
[email protected]
Editorial Board
Stu Bennett ’66
Mines alumnus
Damian Friend ’75
Mines alumnus
Peter Han
President’s Office
Lisa Kinzel
Research and Technology Transfer
Larry Preble ’61
Mines alumnus
John Spear MS ’94, PhD ’99
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rachelle Trujillo
Mines Foundation
Melanie Westergaard ’87
Mines alumna
Publishing Schedule
Winter: January
Spring: April
Fall: October