Faculty and Staff

Program Leadership

Nanette Boyle
Program Director: Graduate Quantitative Biosciences and Bioengineering
Associate Professor,
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Alderson Hall 423
303-384-2024
nboyle@mines.edu

Josh Ramey
Program Director: Undergraduate Quantitative Biosciences and Bioengineering
Teaching Associate Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Alderson Hall 247
303-273-3063
cjramey@mines.edu 

Core Faculty

Alexander Pak

Alexander Pak

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - 231 Alderson Hall

Phone - 303-273-2192

Email - apak@mines.edu

Alina Handorean

Alina Handorean

Rank - Teaching Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office - Engineering Annex

Phone - 303-273-3592

Email - ahandorean@mines.edu

Anne Silverman

Anne Silverman

Rank - Rowlinson Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Department - Mechanical Engineering

Office - W310G Brown Hall

Phone - 303-384-2162

Email - asilverm@mines.edu

Brian Trewyn

Brian Trewyn

Rank - Associate Professor

Office - Coolbaugh Hall 152

Phone - 303-384-2224

Email - btrewyn@mines.edu

Cecilia Diniz Behn

Cecilia Diniz Behn

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Office - 220 Chauvenet Hall

Phone - 303-273-3872

Email - cdinizbe@mines.edu

Christian Beren

Christian Beren

Rank - Teaching Assistant Professor

Department - Chemistry

Office - 114A Coolbaugh Hall

Email - cberen@mines.edu

Cynthia Norrgran

Cynthia Norrgran

Rank - Teaching Associate Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 241

Phone - 303-273-3414

Email - cnorrgra@mines.edu

Duncan Davis-Hall

Duncan Davis-Hall

Rank - Teaching Assistant Professor

Department - Engineering, Design, & Society

Office - General Research Lab Annex 122

Phone - 303-384-2779

Email - duncan.davis-hall@mines.edu

John Spear

John Spear

Rank - Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office - 252 Coolbaugh Hall

Phone - 303-273-3497

Email - jspear@mines.edu

Josh Ramey

Josh Ramey

Rank - Teaching Associate Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 247

Phone - 303-273-3063

Email - cjramey@mines.edu

Justin Shaffer

Justin Shaffer

Rank - Teaching Associate Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - 235 Alderson Hall

Phone - 303-273-3885

Email - jshaffer@mines.edu

Katie Knaus

Katie Knaus

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Mechanical Engineering

Office - Brown Hall W310H

Phone - 303-384-2161

Email - katherine.knaus@mines.edu

Kevin Cash

Kevin Cash

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 225

Phone - 303-273-3631

Email - kcash@mines.edu

Melissa Krebs

Melissa Krebs

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 431

Phone - 303-273-3983

Email - mdkrebs@mines.edu

Nikki Farnsworth

Nikki Farnsworth

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - 429 Alderson Hall

Phone - 303-273-3191

Email - nfarnsworth@mines.edu

Ramya Kumar

Ramya Kumar

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - 129 Alderson Hall

Phone - 303-273-xxxx

Email - ramyakumar@mines.edu

Stephen Pankavich

Stephen Pankavich

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Office - 223 Stratton Hall

Phone - 303-273-3584

Email - pankavic@mines.edu

Suzannah Beeler

Suzannah Beeler

Rank - Assistant Teaching Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - 223 Alderson Hall

Phone - 303-273-2066

Email - beeler@mines.edu

Terry Lowe

Terry Lowe

Rank - Research Professor

Department - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Office - 276 Hill Hall

Phone - 303-273-3178

Email - lowe@mines.edu

Tolga Can

Tolga Can

Rank - Teaching Professor

Office - CTLM 228

Phone - 303-384-2060

Affiliated Faculty

Amadeu K. Sum

Amadeu K. Sum

Rank - Professor

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 426

Phone - 303-273-3873

Email - asum@mines.edu

Andrew Petruska

Andrew Petruska

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Mechanical Engineering

Office - Brown Hall 280F

Phone - 303-384-2021

Email - apetruska@mines.edu

Anthony Petrella

Anthony Petrella

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Mechanical Engineering

Office - W310F Brown Hall

Phone - 303-384-2274

Email - apetrell@mines.edu

Christopher Higgins

Christopher Higgins

Rank - Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office - Coolbaugh Hall

Phone - 303-384-2002

Email - chiggins@mines.edu

David W.M. Marr

David W.M. Marr

Rank - Professor

Department - Biology, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 462

Phone - 303-273-3008

Email - dmarr@mines.edu

E. Dendy Sloan

E. Dendy Sloan

Rank - University Professor Emeritus

Department - Chemical and Biological Engineering

Office - Alderson Hall 153

Phone - 303-273-3723

Email - esloan@mines.edu

James Ranville

James Ranville

Rank - Professor

Department - Chemistry

Office - Coolbaugh Hall 256

Phone - 303-273-3004

Email - jranvill@mines.edu

Jeff Squier

Jeff Squier

Rank - Professor

Department - Physics

Office - 313 CoorsTek Center

Phone - 303-384-2385

Email - jsquier@mines.edu

Jessica Jackson

Jessica Jackson

Rank - Research Assistant Professor

Department - Department of Chemistry

Office - Coolbaugh Hall 312, Office C

Phone - 303-384-2659

Email - Jagjackson@mines.edu

Jonathan Sharp

Jonathan Sharp

Rank - Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone - 303-273-3473

Email - jsharp@mines.edu

Junko Munakata Marr

Junko Munakata Marr

Rank - Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office - 254 Coolbaugh Hall

Phone - 303-273-3421

Email - junko@mines.edu

Linda Ann Battalora

Linda Ann Battalora

Rank - Teaching Professor

Department - Petroleum Engineering

Office - 319 Marquez Hall

Phone - 303-273-3903

Email - lbattalo@mines.edu

Linda Figueroa

Linda Figueroa

Rank - Professor

Department - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office - Coolbaugh Hall

Phone - 303-273-3491

Email - lfiguero@mines.edu

Matthew Posewitz

Matthew Posewitz

Rank - Professor

Department - Chemistry

Office - GRL 331B

Phone - 303-384-2425

Email - mposewit@mines.edu

Shubham Vyas

Shubham Vyas

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Department of Chemistry

Office - Coolbaugh Hall 106

Phone - 303-384-2101

Email - svyas@mines.edu

Stephen Pankavich

Stephen Pankavich

Rank - Associate Professor

Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Office - 223 Stratton Hall

Phone - 303-273-3584

Email - pankavic@mines.edu

Yamuna Phal

Yamuna Phal

Rank - Assistant Professor

Department - Electrical Engineering

Email - mailto:yphal@mines.edu

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Cadi Gillette Headshot

Cadi Gillette

Interdisciplinary Graduate
Programs Manager

CoorsTek 224
303-384-2507
cadi.gillette@mines.edu

Lauren Salinas

Interdisciplinary Undergraduate
Programs Manager

Alderson Hall 450
303-384-2764
lesalinas@mines.edu