Faculty and Staff
Mines offers graduate education and research opportunities (M.S.-non-thesis, M.S.-thesis, and PhD degrees) in both Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and Materials Science specializations. The Materials@Mines programs promote collaboration with faculty from across campus, allowing the diverse backgrounds and expertise of our professors to enrich our students’ educational experience. Explore the profiles below to learn more about our faculty’s research.
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Eric Toberer
Rank - Associate Professor and Director of Materials Science
Department - Physics
Office - 305 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-273-3171
Email - etoberer@mines.edu

Brian Trewyn
Rank - Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Materials Science
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 152
Phone - 303-384-2224
Email - btrewyn@mines.edu
Research-Advising Faculty

Mohsen Asle Zaeem
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - 203 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-384-2260
Email - zaeem@mines.edu

Craig Brice
Rank - Professor of Practice
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - 219 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-384-2114
Email - craigabrice@mines.edu

Moises Carreon
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 255
Phone - 303-273-3329
Email - mcarreon@mines.edu

Matthew Crane
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - 243 Alderson Hall
Phone - 303-273-xxxx
Email - matthewcrane@mines.edu

Steven DeCaluwe
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - W410B Brown Hall
Phone - 303-273-3666
Email - decaluwe@mines.edu

Dylan Domaille
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 162
Phone - 303-273-3116
Email - ddomaille@mines.edu

Serena Eley
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Physics
Office - 315 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-384-2360
Email - serenaeley@mines.edu

Veronica Eliasson
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - CoorsTek 216
Phone - 303-384-2509
Email - eliasson@mines.edu

Tom Gennett
Rank - Professor and Department Head
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 204
Phone - 303-273-3622
Email - tgennett@mines.edu

Joy Gockel
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - CoorsTek 215
Phone - 303-273-3091
Email - joygockel@mines.edu

Diego Gomez-Gualdron
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 237
Phone - 303-384-2319
Email - dgomezgualdron@mines.edu

Andrew Herring
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 464
Phone - 303-384-2082
Email - aherring@mines.edu

Owen Hildreth
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - 214 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-384-2457
Email - ohildreth@mines.edu

Greg Jackson
Rank - Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - W470C Brown Hall
Phone - 303-273-3609
Email - gsjackso@mines.edu

Robert Kee
Rank - George R. Brown Distinguished Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - W370E Brown Hall
Phone - 303-273-3379
Email - rjkee@mines.edu

Daniel Knauss
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 158
Phone - 303-273-3625
Email - dknauss@mines.edu

Carolyn Koh
Rank - William K. Coors Distinguished Chair and Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 452
Phone - 303-273-3237
Email - ckoh@mines.edu

Melissa Krebs
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 431
Phone - 303-273-3983
Email - mdkrebs@mines.edu

Ramya Kumar
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - 129 Alderson Hall
Phone - 303-273-xxxx
Email - ramyakumar@mines.edu

Stephanie Kwon
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 253
Phone - 303-273-3614
Email - kwon@mines.edu

Leslie Lamberson
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - CoorsTek 218
Phone - 303-273-3459
Email - les@mines.edu

David W.M. Marr
Rank - Professor
Department - Biology, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 462
Phone - 303-273-3008
Email - dmarr@mines.edu

Annalise Maughan
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - 114A Coolbaugh Hall
Email - amaughan@mines.edu

C. Michael McGuirk
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 160
Phone - 303.273.3633
Email - cmmcguirk@mines.edu

Christine Morrison
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 314
Phone - (303) 384-2101
Email - morrison@mines.edu

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Geology and Geological Engineering
Office - 311C Berthoud Hall
Phone - 303-384-2219
Email - asitchle@mines.edu

Douglas Nychka
Rank - Professor
Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Office - Stratton Hall 229
Phone - 303-384-2328
Email - nychka@mines.edu

Tim Ohno
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Physics
Office - 304 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-273-3847
Email - tohno@mines.edu

Svitlana Pylypenko
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 164
Phone - 303-384-2140
Email - spylypen@mines.edu

Ryan Richards
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 304
Phone - 303-273-3612
Email - rrichard@mines.edu

Joseph Samaniuk
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 425
Phone - 303-273-3790
Email - samaniuk@mines.edu

Alan Sellinger
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 156
Phone - 303-384-2586
Email - aselli@mines.edu

Jenifer C. Shafer
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Chemistry, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 312A
Phone - 303-273-3996
Email - jshafer@mines.edu

Meenakshi Singh
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Physics
Office - 314 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-273-3844
Email - msingh@mines.edu

Timothy Strathmann
Rank - Professor
Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Phone - 303-384-2226
Email - strthmnn@mines.edu

Neal Sullivan
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - W410H Brown Hall
Phone - 303-273-3656
Email - nsulliva@mines.edu

Brian Thomas
Rank - Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - W470A Brown Hall
Phone - 303-273-3309
Email - bgthomas@mines.edu

Eric Toberer
Rank - Associate Professor and Director of Materials Science
Department - Physics
Office - 305 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-273-3171
Email - etoberer@mines.edu

Brian Trewyn
Rank - Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Materials Science
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 152
Phone - 303-384-2224
Email - btrewyn@mines.edu

Lori Tunstall
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office - Coolbaugh Hall
Email - ltunstall@mines.edu

Bettina M. Voelker
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 244
Phone - 303-273-3152
Email - bvoelker@mines.edu

Kim R. Williams
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemistry
Office - Coolbaugh Hall 304
Phone - 303-273-3245
Email - krwillia@mines.edu

Colin Wolden
Rank - Professor
Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Office - Alderson Hall 424
Phone - 303-273-3544
Email - cwolden@mines.edu

Xiaoli Zhang
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Mechanical Engineering
Office - Brown Hall 280D
Phone - 303-384-2343
Email - xlzhang@mines.edu

Jeramy Zimmerman
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Physics
Office - 309 CoorsTek Center
Phone - 303-273-3708
Email - jdzimmer@mines.edu
Program Managers

Position Vacant
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Manager
Alderson Hall 451

Stacey Lucero
Department Manager, Metallurgy
Admissions Support
Hill Hall 201B
(303) 273-3780
srlucero@mines.edu