Petroleum Engineering News
Introducing our New Program Assistant: Rachel Beal
I’m Rachel Beal, the new Program Assistant for the Petroleum Engineering department. I consider myself a lifelong learner ...
Miskimins Fall Semester Review 2024
Greetings from Golden! As I write this, we are headed into finals week for the semester, and that mixed blend of anxiety (exams and ...
Introducing Our New Drilling Professor: Mohamed Khaled
I am Mohamed Shafik Khaled, an assistant professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines, where I joined ...
New Rock and Fluid Lab Equipment
The Department of Petroleum Engineering has recently made significant investments in advanced laboratory equipment designed to elevate ...
Alumni Highlight: Victor Eifealdt ’04
Victor Eifealdt graduated in 2004 with his Bachelors and currently works for Antero Resources in Denver, Colorado as a Senior ...
Alumni Highlight: Owen Jordan ’22
Owen Jordan graduated in 2022 with his Bachelors and is currently working for ExxonMobil (formerly with Pioneer Natural Resources ...
Modeling Tool Donation, Enhances Mines Geology and Petroleum Student’s Education
_________________________________________________ Colorado School of Mines geology and petroleum engineering students and ...
Society of Petroleum Engineers: The 100th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
The 100th annual Society of Petroleum Engineering’s (SPE) ATCE conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) this year, a ...
Dept. Head Letter, Sept. 2023
Dr. Jennifer Miskimins Petroleum Engineering Department HeadGreetings from the start of another school year! The M Climb has happened, ...
Faculty Achievements AY22-23
External AwardsCongratulations to Dr. Pejman Tahmasebi for receiving the Interpore Award for Porus Research!SPE 2023 REGIONAL AWARD ...
Welcome Back BBQ with Continental Resources
On Wednesday September 6th the SPE Mines Chapter together with Continental Resources hosted this year's welcome back BBQ! The two-hour ...
Student Achievements AY 2022-2023
Balnur Mindygaliyeva placed third in ARMA Photo Contest (student section) summer 2022.Congratulations to Gizem Yildirim, Arkhat ...
PE in the News
- Colorado School of Mines inducts new class into Petroleum Engineering Hall of Fame
Each of the nine inductees has been recognized as an outstanding industry member through their contributions or leadership. - Jennifer Miskimins nominated as 2026 president of Society of Petroleum Engineers
A Mines alum, Miskimins has 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry and has led Mines' Petroleum Engineering Department since 2020. - Field Session gives students hands-on opportunity to apply classroom concepts in the real world
- Mines in Top 10 for Geophysics, Geology, Petroleum Engineering grad programs: U.S. News & World Report
Colorado School of Mines is a top spot for graduate education in earth sciences and engineering, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report. - Petroleum engineering faculty cracking open enhanced geothermal energy
By Ashley Piccone, Special to Mines Research Magazine As the U.S. transitions to clean energy and a net-zero carbon future, renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, are becoming commonplace. … - GEFI Innov8x Challenge showcases Mines student ideas on the future of energy
An efficient ammonia fuel reformer for the decarbonization of heavy industry was the winner of the first-ever Mines Global Energy Future Initiative Innov8x Challenge. - Mines celebrates 100 years of Petroleum Engineering with new Hall of Fame
The PE Hall of Fame will recognize alumni, faculty and supporters for their contributions to the oil and gas industry and to the Mines Petroleum Engineering Department. - Mines department head wins Society of Petroleum Engineers international award
Jennifer Miskimins, professor and head of the Petroleum Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty … - Oil and gas engineers are the key to the energy transition
For the past 100 years, Mines has been graduating the world’s top petroleum engineers and been at the forefront of educating generations of energy leaders. - Abdulaziz Alsheraim: "I also enjoyed the connections that I have created and the community that I was part of here at Mines."
Why did you choose to come to Mines? What have you enjoyed most about being here? I came to seek a better education while getting exposed to different cultures. I enjoyed the weather and mountains of …