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Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article noting that technologies driving the modern civilian economy—such as AI, advanced computing and semiconductors—also enable significant warfighting advantages, and that electricity is becoming a foundational resource for 21st‑century militaries.

George Sowers, professor of space resources, explains the challenges posed by radiation on the Moon and predicts heavy use of robotics on lunar bases to mitigate exposure risks for humans living and working there.

The article references commentary by Richard Luarkie, director of the NAMES Initiative at the Payne Institute, which notes that Big Tech is increasingly looking to Native American land for data centers because projects there face fewer regulatory hurdles than in other communities.

Lori Kester, associate provost for enrollment management, said many talented students in Colorado's mountain and rural communities are looking for accessible pathways to engineering and STEM careers.

Gerald Bourne, teaching professor and associate department head in metallurgical and materials engineering, discusses his introduction to bladesmithing and what bladesmithing looks like at Mines

Eric Anderson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, says that in some ways the two Great Lakes can be considered one lake, since they share what he calls a "lake system."

The article notes that Fred Sarazin, professor of physics, has been appointed Ben L. Fryrear Presidential Chair to further grow the university's leadership in quantum engineering.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article examining how electrical grids can be protected in response to the type of military strategies now being utilized by Russia in its war with Ukraine.

Anuj Chauhan, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, joins this podcast from Ireland where he is speaking about the orphan disease cystinosis and a his research regarding its treatment.

Nigeria is among nine countries that accounted for more than four-fifths of global gas flaring in 2025, according to a new World Bank report published in collaboration with the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines.

Veteran journalist Gary Shapiro utilizes the backdrop of the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine near Idaho Springs to discuss the topic of sustainability.

Ian Lange, Viola Vestal Coulter Chair of Mineral Economics, said iron ore has not traditionally been listed as a critical mineral because of the mineral’s historic prevalence and relative profitability.