Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
The Colorado School of Mines Department of Geology and Geological Engineering is one of the premier applied geoscience programs in the world.
Welcome
Dr. Wendy Bohrson
Cutting-Edge Research
Our faculty, staff and students work in a number of fundamental and applied areas important to earth, energy and environment that include mineral and energy resources, underground construction and tunneling, geological hazards, and geochemistry, as well as surface and ground water resources.
An Outstanding Education
We take education seriously, and have excellent teaching facilities, world class laboratory facilities, and access to some of the best field sites in the world.
Serving Society
Geology is important to many areas important to humanity, from hazards to water resources to changing climate. We are training outstanding students to be stewards of our earth’s natural resources.
News
- Maxwell named 2020 Darcy Lecturer by NGWA
The National Ground Water Association’s Groundwater Foundation has named Reed Maxwell, Professor of Hydrology at Colorado School of Mines, its 2020 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer in Groundwater Sc … - Wendy Bohrson joins Mines as Geology Department head
Wendy Bohrson has been named the head of the Geology and Geological Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines. She joins Mines from Central Washington University, where she spent the past 20 … - Gysi wins NSF CAREER Award for rare earth elements work
Alexander Gysi, assistant professor of lithogeochemistry in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER … - Maxwell elected American Geophysical Union Fellow
Reed Maxwell, Rowlinson Professor of Hydrology at Colorado School of Mines, has been elected as a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. An honor given to no more than 0.1 percent of AGU’s total gl …