Rare lizard fossil now on display at Mines Museum of Earth Science A rare lizard fossil with extremely well-preserved skin – and a tiny fossilized gnat keeping it company – is now on display at the Mines Museum of Earth Science . The specimen was discovered somewhere …
2019 PGC report: US natural gas resources at record high U.S. natural gas resources are at an all-time high, according to the latest biennial assessment from the Potential Gas Committee (PGC) . The U.S. possessed a total technically recoverable resource bas …
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 g …
Groundwater pumping has reduced U.S. stream flows Streams, lakes and rivers in western Nebraska, western Kansas, eastern Colorado and other parts of the High Plains have been particularly hard hit by groundwater pumping, the scientists found. “This s …
Imperial Barrel Award team qualifies for international finals A team of graduate students from Colorado School of Mines took first place in the Rocky Mountain section of the Imperial Barrel Award Program , earning a spot in the world finals this May. More than 2 …
Mineral collection worth $3.2M donated to Geology Museum A show-stopping collection of minerals valued at $3.2 million has been donated to the Mines Geology Museum . The 27 specimens — remarkable for their pristine condition, color and crystal form — come f …
Mines leading effort to develop continental water model for all Hydrologists and computer scientists at 7 U.S. institutions led by Colorado School of Mines are teaming up to increase access to state-of-the-science water modeling tools. Understanding the movement a …
