The future is (still) underground
For 10 years, mining consultant Amy Jacobsen ’89 lived on a sailboat. Wind and solar energy...
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Ready for takeoff: Colorado’s aerospace economy is soaring, and Mines graduates are helping the industry rocket into the future
After more than three decades at Lockheed Martin, Paul Anderson ’85 has plenty of well-known...
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What makes an Oredigger?
For more than 100 years, Mines has enjoyed a reputation as a tough, no-nonsense educator of...
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On the frontlines of tech: Continual advancements in digital technology have Mines alumni thinking on their feet
The pace of change in business today is almost unfathomable. Globalization is a foregone...
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Moonshots: Mines made significant contributions to the space race of the 20th century and now plays a central role in a new race to learn more about space resources
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. Eastern time, astronaut Neil Armstrong touched his foot to the...
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International influence: Mines alumni pursue careers all over the world, shaping the oil and gas industry’s global landscape
Mines is known around the world for producing leaders in the oil and gas industry, and a degree...
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Shifting to solar steam: The Belridge Solar project leads the way to eco-friendly oil production
It’s not often that you’d mention “solar energy” and “oil field” in the same breath. But 45 miles...
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Wonder women: Mines alumnae are succeeding in STEM fields and encouraging positive change in the workplace
It’s 2018, and women are changing what it means to work in STEM. This year, Mines graduated its...
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Engineering the Game: ReadyList Pro software is changing how athletes tackle football
Learning a football team’s plays and strategies may not seem very difficult. But for many...
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From Point A to Point Z
The future of transportation has always been fun to imagine. One hundred years from now, will we...
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Helluva Entrepreneur: Armed with an education that emphasizes creative problem-solving and advancement, many Mines alumni have started their own businesses and found success in the startup world
Nick Zustak ’17 was already flexing his entrepreneurial muscle as a student at Mines. Instead of...
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From STEM to STEAM: A heightened focus on the arts is breeding a new generation of renaissance scientists
For Richard Sebastian-Coleman ’16, senior year at Mines was an exceedingly busy one. But not in...
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(Bio)Engineering The Future of Health: Using innovative technologies and cutting-edge research, Mines researchers and alumni work toward advancements in the medical field
When Colorado School of Mines first opened its doors back in 1874, no one could have imagined the...
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Priming the Peace Corps Pipeline: With a new college prep program and growing emphasis on humanitarian engineering, Mines is turning out a new generation of volunteers
David Frossard was an idealistic, small-town newspaper reporter with a psychology degree when, in...
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Calculating Risk: Mines engineers are making a name for themselves in the growing world of extreme sports
For Mickey Wilson ’11, MS ’12, it’s just another day at the office. Sporting baggy jeans, a black...
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Current Issue: Spring 2020
