Meet the President
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Paul C. Johnson is the 17th President of Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado. 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
Our STEM-focused education and research produce the talent, knowledge and solutions to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future. It’s the mission Mines was founded on 150 years ago and where we continue to excel today. We’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
- Students revamp, improve everyday objects in Cornerstone Design
Mines students in the Spring 2024 Cornerstone Design Competition took on the challenge to make existing objects more useful and less wasteful. - 3 Mines students win prestigious Gilman Scholarship to study abroad
Three Colorado School of Mines students have been awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the 2024-2025 academic year. Pame … - Hydrology PhD wins Rath Award at Spring 2024 Graduate Commencement
Colorado School of Mines awarded 50 doctorates and 311 master’s degrees May 9. Spring Commencement continues May 10 with three undergraduate ceremonies at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in Lockridge Arena. … - Interchangeable electric vehicle powertrain wins top honors at Spring 2024 Capstone Design Showcase
The student-designed and -built powertrain will be used by mechanical engineering students in an automotive lab class at Mines.
Faculty Awards
- 18 Mines faculty members awarded promotion, tenure for 2024-2025
The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees has awarded promotions to 18 Mines faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year. - 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. - Stephanie Kwon wins NSF CAREER Award for research to design new catalytic materials
Kwon’s focus is on bottom-up designing catalysts to increase their effectiveness in converting raw biomass molecules to higher-value fuels and chemicals. - Griffiths elected to UC Berkeley Academy of Distinguished Alumni
D. Vaughan Griffiths, professor and associate head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has been elected to the University of California Berkeley' …