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Join us for the 12th Annual Lucas Lecture featuring

Dr. robert langer

The most cited engineer in history!

Friday, March 29 at 4pm in Coolbaugh Hall room 209

Dr. Langer is a David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The title of his lecture is "Biomaterials and Biotechnology: From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering"

Click here for the complete abstract and here for Dr. Langer's bio.

*New* The Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry INstrument Page

 

SEMINAR SERIES

Seminars coming up are:

Friday, March 22 at 4pm in CO 219-Dr. Jessica Drader from Colorado School of Mines will present, "Trivalent f-element Separations with DOTA-Ramifications for use in the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle". The abstract can be found here.

Conference Room Calendars

department news

Current Newsletter (PDF file)

Employment Opportunity - The Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at Colorado School of Mines invites applications for an anticipated full-time Teaching Assistant or Associate Professor. This is a nine-month (academic year) non-tenure track position with some possibility of additional summer teaching, starting in August 2013. For more information click - link.

The largest algal biomass meeting in the world, Algae Biomass Summit, recently took place in Denver, and the two local organizers were Prof. Posewitz and NREL. There were over 1000 attendees from both academia & industry, focused on moving science to industry.  The Keynote speaker was Govenor Hickenlooper. Colorado Public Radio ran a piece on it, interviewing Prof. Posewitz.

Prof. Ranville hosted a meeting of ~15 people from industry, environmental consulting companies, academia & government on safe & sustainable use of metals in the environment at CSM.  Co-hosts were the Harvard School of Public Health and CSU.  The industry companies were Copper Development Association, the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association, the International Zinc Association, and Rio Tinto.  Government attendees included National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The department would like to welcome our new additions, Prof. Braley, Dr. Falconer, Prof. Sellinger, and Prof. Trewyn, to Mines!

Prof. Boyes and Prof. Liberatore were awarded a research experience for undergraduates (REU) from the National Science Foundation. The REU program examines advancing polymer materials by integrating chemistry and chemical engineering. For those that would like to read more about the REU program or would like to apply, visit polymerreu.mines.edu

Prof. Posewitz was quoted in the New York Times article - Exploring Algae as Fuel. Prof. Posewitz is a leader among those manipulating the genome of algae to create a highly efficient superstrain that uses solar energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into lipids and oils, which in turn can be used to fuel diesel engines.

 

Chemistry and geochemistry

Chemistry is the field of science associated with atoms and molecules. It focuses on the behavior and properties of matter, the relationship of energy with bond-forming and bond-breaking reactions that dictate chemical processes, and the creation of new substances. Chemistry provides fundamental knowledge critical to satisfying many of society's needs: feeding, clothing and housing the world's people, finding and using sources of energy, improving health care, ensuring national security, and protecting the environment. The emphasis of the Chemistry and Geochemistry Department is on education and research focused toward solving problems of national and global interest.


The programs of the Chemistry and Geochemistry Department are designed to educate professionals for the varied career opportunities this central scientific discipline affords. At the undergraduate level we offer a B.S. degree program in chemistry that is approved by the American Chemical Society. In addition, we offer specific curricular tracks emphasizing biochemistry or environmental chemistry along with a more flexible chemistry track that can be tailored to optimize the preparation of students to achieve their specific career goals. At the graduate level, the department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, and Geochemistry. In addition, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are also offered in Materials Science, Hydrological Sciences and Engineering through interdisciplinary graduate programs.


The Chemistry and Geochemistry Department maintains a high quality, well-funded research program (> $3 million in research awards in 2011) with participation of students at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The research program in the Department emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to solving real world problems in areas including sustainability, alternative energy, materials, bio-detection, nanomedicines and water quality assessment, to name a few.

Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado along the foothills of the beautiful Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, with over 300 days per year of sunshine. The School is within easy driving distance of Rocky Mountain National Park as well as some of the world's finest ski slopes, hiking, backpacking, mountain and road biking, and classic rock climbing crags. Located only 20 minutes away is metropolitan Denver, a social, cultural, and business hub which offers all the attractions of a major city.

 

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