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Paul C Johnson, President and Professor

August 10, 2017

Colorado School of Mines: From the Rocky Mountains to Mars

The Beginning…

Episcopal Church (1873), Territorial Institution (1874), State Institution (1876)

Initial location, South Golden Bishop George Randall

The Early Years…

Courses offered in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, mining engineering, geology, botany, math and drawing c.1895, current location

“One of the ideas uppermost in the mind of a virile young man is “When I finish my training can I get a job?” In 1939

• f a class of 133, every graduate had been offered a job

by September first. There is always a job for the well trained, willing, and reliable individual.

This training at Mines consists of the basic fundamentals of engineering together with a practical application in the field which gives especially effective results.

The major portion of three summer vacations is spent in field work where students learn to do as well as to think. This work is organized and supervised by faculty men, who are not only thoroughly trained academically, but who are recognized by industry as men who are superior in their fields.”

• M. Coolbaugh, Mines Magazine, April 1940

Educational Philosophy

Nancy Easley 1952 Life Magazine, about 900 students

Students

Today: The Numbers

4700 undergrads 1200 grad students 16 BS, 32 MS/ME, & 22 PhD options Largest SWE chapter in the U.S. $60M+ research grants & contracts $18,386 resident tuition and fees State supports about 7% of total budget $290M endowment

#1 SmartAsset's Best Value Colleges in Colorado (#13 nationally); PayScale #7 in ROI and #22 in alumni earnings The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education #1 for Public Schools in the West with highest salaries 10 years out Wall Street Journal #2 nationally for combining scholarly research with classroom instruction #1 Mineral Mining Engineering QS Global Ranking; US News & World Report: #5 in Petroleum; #33 in Top Public Schools; #36 in High School Counselor Rankings; #44 in Undergraduate Engineering Programs; #55 in Graduate Engineering Programs; #82 in National Universities Forbes America’s Top Colleges #25 in the West; #29 Publics

Accolades

Mines Graduates: Employment

Outcomes for Fall 2016 graduates (7/15/17):

• Employed or in graduate

school: BS - 87%; MS – 91%; PhD – 98%.

• Avg. salary offers: BS -

$65,905; MS - $77,746; PhD - $81,094.

• Wall Street Journal

ranked Mines #1 among public universities in the West, for the salaries of its graduates.

Mines Graduates: Distinctive Traits

“Mines graduates get things done”

bright • hard-working • excellent team members

The Ingredients

Community History & Traditions Fantastic Faculty Unique Facilities Industry Partnerships Challenging & Practical Degree Programs Education Innovation Pursuing Passions Professional Development Research, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship Student Life, Student Organizations, Greek Life & Athletics Passionate Alumni

Building Community

Freshmen Oredigger Camp

History & Traditions: M Climb

Fantastic Faculty

• Prof. Tissa Illangasekare

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water

• Prof. Kamini Singha

NGWA Darcy Lecturer

• Prof. John Speer

Bessemer Gold Medal

Unique Facilities

Edgar Mine

Expanded Opportunities: Minors

Aerospace Biomechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computational & Applied Mathematics Computer Sciences Economics Electrical Engineering Energy Engineering Physics Explosive Processing of Materials Explosives Engineering Geological Engineering Geophysical Engineering Geophysics Humanitarian Engineering International Political Economy Leadership in Social Responsibility Liberal Arts & International Studies Individualized Undergraduate Minor Literature, Society, & the Environment Mathematical Science McBride Honors in Public Affairs Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Military Science Mining Engineering Music, Audio Engineering, and Recording Arts Operations Research Organic Chemistry Petroleum Engineering Science, Technology, Engineering & Policy Space and Planetary Science and Engineering Statistics Underground Construction & Tunneling

Connecting education to interests and passions

Innovation in STEM Education

Research & Innovation

Energy Materials & Advanced Manufacturing Water & Environment Health Education Infrastructure Safety & Security Space Systems

Advanced Manufacturing: ADAPT Center

Alliance for Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT)

CoorsTek Center: Mines Materials Institute

Underground Construction & Tunneling

Water & The Environment

Removing toxic firefighting chemicals from groundwater

Challenge: Design and build a system for extracting water from Mars’ subsurface

Survival on Mars?

NASA Mars Ice Challenge (2017)

Test: August 20 – 27, 2017 Test (230 – 270 mph?)

The Future of Transportation?

Team Diggerloop

Sustainable Housing?

Mines Tiny House Team

Exploration?

Student Rachel Gregg w/Professor Lawrence Wiencke in NZ

A NASA space observatory assembled by students and faculty in the Physics Department at Colorado School

• f Mines

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory Super Pressure Balloon was designed to fly at 110,000 feet and make the first fluorescence observations of high-energy cosmic ray extensive air showers by looking down at Earth’s atmosphere from near space. It was launched in April 2017 from Wanaka, New Zealand.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Blaster Design Factory

Mines Athletics: At the Top

Mines Athletics

WSOC #6 Nationally

Mines Athletics

Harlan Hill Trophy Winner

High Grade • Mines Little Theatre • Music • Photography • Film

The Arts at Mines

The Future of Mines: Mines@150

Mines Pillars – Some Things Won’t Change

• Focused Public Mission
• Elite Institution (but not Elitist)
• Challenging Practical Education &

Professional Preparation

• Collaborative Pursuits of Use-

Inspired Innovation & Discovery

• Connections & Partnerships,

Particularly with Industry & Mission-Oriented Agencies

• Honest Broker of Information
• Great People (students, faculty, staff, alumni)
• Immense Pride

Of the Earth and Man

Paul C Johnson, President and Professor

August 10, 2017

From the Rocky Mountains to Mars…