Mines study finds high periods of recreational activity on Clear Creek leaves traces of human-connected chemicals Research conducted over the 2022 Labor Day weekend found substances, like shampoo, makeup and moisturizer, in the creek’s waterMines-developed molecule improves performance of perovskite solar cells The findings, recently published in the journal Science, address one of the key durability challenges of the advanced solar cells, known for their high potential for significant power conversion effic … Michael McGuirk Wins Negative Emissions Scialog Award Michael McGuirk wins a $50,000 award to explore the possibility of using polyolefin waste for Direct Air CaptureAnnalise Maughan wins NSF CAREER Award for new materials research Annalise Maughan, assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado School of Mines, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her work to discover materials for use in solid-state batter … Colorado School of Mines, Idaho National Laboratory expand research partnership The two institutions to collaborate on projects involved with energy storage, high-temperature fuel cells, geothermal energy systems, nuclear fuel cycle and reactor engineering, environmental science, … Svitlana Pylypenko named 2023 AVS Fellow Pylypenko was honored “for outstanding contributions to surface and interface analysis of energy materials and impactful commitment to education and outreach,” according to her award citation.Mines professor wins DOE Early Career Research Program Award C. Michael McGuirk, assistant professor of chemistry, will conduct research on atomic-level studies of flexible sponge-like structures used in separationsCharacterization work aims to address cost of green hydrogen technologies Chemistry's Svitlana Pylypenko is looking for answers to questions of cost, durability and performance at the microscopic — and even nano — scale.Colorado School of Mines launches interdisciplinary research initiative to tackle “forever chemicals” PFAS@Mines will focus on the development of treatment strategies for most challenging PFAS sites, improved methods to characterize human exposure, and improved tools for assessing sites that have been … Mines faculty recognized for excellence in teaching, research and mentorship The Office of Academic Affairs at Colorado School of Mines is proud to announce the winners of the 2022-2023 Faculty Awards for excellence in teaching, research and mentorship. The annual awards celeb …