Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and solutions to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
For more than 150 years, Mines has engineered a world of possibilities through world-class academics and hands-on learning that help you build real skills and set you up for career success.
As an R1 research university, Mines brings faculty, students and global partners together to engineer solutions that address the world's biggest scientific challenges and shape the future on Earth and beyond.
From orientation to graduation, the Mines student experience is built on connection, challenge and support, helping you feel at home, find your people and thrive personally and academically.
At Mines, we work together to make sure a premier engineering education is within reach through personalized support and resources to help you join the Oredigger family and achieve all your academic dreams.
Teaching Professor
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
amunson@mines.edu
Emeritus Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
garynave@mines.edu
Research Faculty
Computer Science
naylor@mines.edu
Professor
Minerals and Subsurface Energy, Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering
pnelson@mines.edu
Professor, Mechanical EngineeringDirector, Operations Research with Engineering Program
Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Energy Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research with Engineering
anewman@mines.edu
Teaching Assistant Professor
cherry.ng@mines.edu
Teaching Professor and Associate Department Head
nicholas@mines.edu
Associate LibrarianSystems Discovery Librarian
Library
lnickum@mines.edu
Department HeadAssociate Professor
Engineering Design & Society, Humanitarian Engineering and Science
nieusma@mines.edu
Teaching Associate Professor
onilsen@mines.edu
Adjunct FacultyRetired Teaching Associate Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering, Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering
cnorrgra@mines.edu
Research Professor Emeritus
Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Data Science, Materials Science, Operations Research with Engineering
nychka@mines.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Humanities Arts & Social Sciences
kimberlyoconnor@mines.edu
Advanced Energy Systems, Materials Science, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
rohayre@mines.edu
Associate ProfessorDirector of the Rocky Mountain Industrial Assessment Center
Energy, Materials Science, Physics
tohno@mines.edu
Assistant LibrarianDigital User Experience Librarian
adam.olsen@mines.edu
Professor Emeritus
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
dolson@mines.edu
