Meet the President
Paul C. Johnson is the 17th President of º£½ÇÉçÇø º£½ÇÉçÇø of Mines, in Golden, º£½ÇÉçÇø. MINES is world-renowned for producing highly sought-after scientists and engineers, innovations and objective analyses, especially in fields relevant to earth, energy and the environment. MINES enrolls about 6,000 students, offers nearly 50 degree programs, and conducts more than $60 million of research projects annually for industry and governmental agencies.
Mines Mission
OurÌýSTEM-focused education and research produceÌýthe talent, knowledge and solutions to serve industry and benefitÌýsociety – all toÌýcreate a more prosperous future.ÌýIt’s the mission Mines was founded on 150 years ago and where we continue to excel today.ÌýWe’re a community of innovative leaders and resilient problem-solvers who revel in challenges and work together in order to engineer solutions on Earth and beyond.
Nearing 150
With 2024 in sight, we’re making great progress on the Mines@150 plan.
Student Awards
º£½ÇÉçÇø º£½ÇÉçÇø of Mines has qualified for the finals of NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Competition. The Capstone Design student team, comprised of seven mechanical engineers and three elec …
A team of º£½ÇÉçÇø º£½ÇÉçÇø of Mines students won the women’s division of the 2024 International Mining Games hosted at Montana Technological University.
KFF Fellows each receive $12,000 in unrestricted funding to support their pursuit of careers in research.
The Ice Diggers will be one of six teams facing off head-to-head this spring at a NASA-designed test facility to see which prototype lunar excavation rover performs best.
Faculty Awards
The º£½ÇÉçÇø º£½ÇÉçÇø of Mines Board of Trustees has awarded promotions to 18 Mines faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year.
A Mines alum, Miskimins has 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry and has led Mines' Petroleum Engineering Department since 2020.
Kwon’s focus is on bottom-up designing catalysts to increase their effectiveness in converting raw biomass molecules to higher-value fuels and chemicals.
D. Vaughan Griffiths, professor and associate head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at º£½ÇÉçÇø º£½ÇÉçÇø of Mines, has been elected to the University of California Berkeley' …
Success By The Numbers
Jobs Accepted by Industry
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positive outcomes for MS graduates, 2019-20
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Jobs Accepted by Location (MS Graduates)
