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December 14-18, 2020

MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT

2020

COLORADOSCHOOLOFMINES | 3

MINES VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT | DECEMBER 18, 2020

Undergraduate Live Broadcast (9 a.m.)Alma Mater The Colorado School of Mines Concert Choir

Invocation Katherine Varnadoe, Civil Engineering

Welcome Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Undergraduate Student Address Gracie Cole, Mechanical Engineering

Distinguished Speaker Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02

Recognition of Commissioned Cadets Lt. Col. Mark Van Gelder, United States Army

Recognition of Academic Awards and Honors Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Conferral of Baccalaureate Degree Recipients Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor Thomas Jorden, ’80, MS ’87 Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Richard Holz, Provost and Professor

Closing Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Graduate Live Broadcast (12 p.m.)Alma Mater The Colorado School of Mines Concert Choir

Welcome Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Graduate Student Address Jasmin Honegger, Mechanical Engineering Solomon Owusu, Mining Engineering

Presentation of the Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research Award Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer

New Mines Alumni Welcome Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02

Conferral of Doctoral and Master’s Degree Recipients Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor Thomas Jorden, ’80, MS ’87 Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Tim Barbari, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor

Closing Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Board of Trustees

Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87 Chairman

Timothy Haddon ’70 Vice Chairman

Denise Burgess

Charlie McNeil ’71

Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02

Lucinda Sanders

Patty Starzer ’83

Linda Battalora ’87, MS ’88, PhD ’14

Faculty Trustee

Hanzelle Kleeman Student Trustee

MINES ALMA MATER CLASS OF 2020

The Mines Alma Mater, to the tune of “Aura Lee,” is played during Commencement to acknowledge graduates’ transition from Mines students to Mines alumni.

Lyrics for the Mines Alma Mater were written by Lois Moessner Leonard, wife of Weldon I. Leonard, Engineer of Mines, 1949.

Raise your voices engineers, your devotion sing

To the greatest School of Mines, let the chorus ring

Hail to thee, CSM to our hearts most dear

Ev’ry miner lauds thy name and ev’ry engineer.

Honor, glory to thy name, these we pledge anew

While we live to sing thy fame, Alma Mater true

Hail to thee School of Mines, silver and blue

Ev’ry Miner sings thy praise, O Alma Mater true.


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George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Alan T. Carter ADVISOR: Kip O. Findley | CO-ADVISOR: Michael J. Kaufman Assessment Of Alloy 709 Accelerated Creep Properties For Use In Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors Caleb Avery Felker ADVISOR: John G. Speer | CO-ADVISOR: Emmanuel L. De Moor The Effects Of Austenite Conditioning On Microstructural Development And Interphase Precipitation In Titanium-Molybdenum Microalloyed Steels Alexandra G. Glover ADVISOR: Emmanuel L. De Moor | CO-ADVISOR: John G. Speer Double Soaking Of Medium Manganese Steels Philip Christian Keller ADVISOR: Corby G. Anderson Surface Interactions And Locked Cycle Flotation Of Novel Collectors On Bastnäsite Ore

Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Jeremy Joseph Iten ADVISOR: Michael J. Kaufman Exothermic Flux Forge Welding Of Steel Tubulars Megan Marie Leppert ADVISOR: Geoffrey L. Brennecka High Temperature Broadband Microwave Absorbing Materials

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Abdullah Mohammed Algarni ADVISOR: Atef Z. Elsherbeni Effective Development Of Cylindrical Finite-Difference Time-Domain For Electromagnetics Applications Abdulhakeem Nasser Alsaleem ADVISOR: Marcelo G. Simoes An Isolated High Efficiency Multiplier Cell-Based PV System DC-DC Converter For Residential Applications Faleh Abdullah Alskran ADVISOR: Marcelo G. Simoes Operation And Control Of Multilevel Current Source Converters For Wind Energy Conversion System And Statcom Applications Ami Ajay Desai ADVISOR: Payam Nayeri Wideband Antennas With Polarization Diversity For Wireless Applications

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head Geological Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Sankhaneel Sinha ADVISOR: Gabriel G. Walton Advancing Continuum And Discontinuum Models Of Brittle Rock Damage And Rock-Support Interaction

Geology, Doctor of Philosophy Peter Edward Illig ADVISOR: Zhaoshan Chang The Porphyry And Skarn Deposits Of The Chillagoe Mining District, Northeast Queensland, Australia

Haipeng Li ADVISOR: Piret Plink-Bjorklund Environmental Signal Propagation, Preservation, And Identification In Sediment Routing Systems Luke Andrew Pettinga ADVISOR: Zane R. Jobe Submarine Canyons, Channels, Levees, And Lobes: An Investigation Of The Linkages Between Depositional Processes, Stratigraphy, And Sedimentology Allison Rose Severson ADVISOR: Yvette D. Kuiper Across- And Along-Strike Structural And Geochronological Variations Of The Nashoba-Putnam And Avalon Terranes, Eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, And Rhode Island, Southeastern New England Appalachians

Hydrology, Doctor of Philosophy Mary Michael Forrester ADVISOR: Reed M. Maxwell Understanding Water Fluxes Through Land, Vegetation And Air With Coupled Atmospheric And Hydrologic Modeling At Extreme Scales

Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Hao Qin ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh | CO-ADVISOR: Luis E. Zerpa Acosta Hydrate Film Growth And Risk Management In Oil/Gas Pipelines Using Experiments, Simulations, And Machine Learning

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Thomas Gerald Gallmeyer ADVISOR: Aaron P. Stebner The Effects Of Heat Treatment On Structure-Property Relationships Of Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Caleb Charles Eliot Stetson ADVISOR: Steven C. DeCaluwe | CO-ADVISOR: Mowafac Al-Jassim Three-Dimensional Electronic Resistivity Mapping Of Solid Electrolyte Interphase And Anode Active Material In Lithium-Ion Batteries

Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Jasmin Honegger ADVISOR: Anthony J. Petrella | CO-ADVISOR: Anne K. Silverman Multiscale Modeling Of The Lumbar Spine To Investigate Tissue-Level Load Transfer During Activities Of Daily Living Benjamin L. Kee ADVISOR: Steven C. DeCaluwe Protonic Ceramics For Electrochemical Hydrogen Compression Zahra Ibrahim Khalifa ADVISOR: Nils G. Tilton Flow Through Cylinder Arrays Subject To Steady And Unsteady Pressure Gradients Jincheng Lou ADVISOR: Nils G. Tilton CFD Simulation Of Polarization Phenomena In Direct Contact Membrane Distillation Systems Operations Research with Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Jesse George Wales ADVISOR: Alexandra M. Newman Improving Renewable Energy System Design And Operations With Optimization And Simulation

Mining EngineeringDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Josef Patrick Bourgeois ADVISOR: Hugh B. Miller Characterizing The Excavation Process Associated With Removal of Shotcrete Reinforced Underground Structural Liners Using Waterjet Technology Benjamin H. Miller ADVISOR: Hugh B. Miller Functional Safety Fault Tree Analysis Of A Model Autonomous Haulage System Solomon Kwabena Ansah Owusu ADVISOR: Kadri Dagdelen | CO-ADVISOR: Thys B. Johnson Parametric Probability, Improved Kriging Variance And Simulation Methods Of Mineral Resources Classification

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Junko Munakata-Marr, Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Ketan Arora ADVISOR: Marte S. Gutierrez CO-ADVISOR: Ahmadreza Hedayat Experimental Study Of Tunnels In Squeezing Ground Conditions Yida Fang ADVISOR: Timothy J. Strathmann Fate And Remediation Of Emerging Organic Contaminants In Aquatic And Soil Environments

Bo Gao ADVISOR: Kathleen M. Smits Numerical And Experimental Study Of Soil-Atmosphere Exchange Processes Across An Undulating Soil Surface Influenced By The Near- Surface Atmospheric Boundary Layer Amin Gheibi ADVISOR: Ahmadreza Hedayat Coupled Mechanical And Ultrasonic Investigation Of Physical Processes In Granular Gouge Layers Sandeep Singh Khetwal ADVISOR: Shiling Pei | CO-ADVISOR: Marte S. Gutierrez Functional Resilience Evaluation Of Road Tunnels Through Stochastic Event Simulation And Data Analysis Zhen Li ADVISOR: Kathleen M. Smits Water And Heat Transport In Shallow Subsurface Soil And Across The Soil-Air Interface: Simulation, Experiments And Parameterization Kathryn Blair Newhart ADVISOR: Tzahi Y. Cath | CO-ADVISOR: Amanda Hering Data-Driven Process Monitoring And Control In Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Hydrology, Doctor of Philosophy William Kyle Blount ADVISOR: Terri S. Hogue Assessing The Impacts Of Hydrologic Disturbances On Urban Water Supply And Demand In The Western United States Elizabeth Marie Gallo ADVISOR: Terri S. Hogue Developing An Integrated Planning-Level Approach For Optimizing Green To Grey Stormwater Management Solutions

Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02 CEO and Co-founder of Prosono

TrusteeJesus Salazar is a Colorado native and entrepreneur who loves bringing

exceptional people together to do exceptional things. After

spending 16 years leading and developing software for some of the

largest companies in North America including Microsoft, Amgen, Yamaha and others, Jesus shifted his career toward entrepreneurship. He is the co-founder and CEO of Prosono, a company whose mission is to accelerate the achievement of the World 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This done by unlocking the social impact potential of organizations throughout North America. Prosono was awarded 2019 Startup of the Year through the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and was recently named one of the top 50 most civic-minded companies of Colorado.

Jesus Salazar has extensive board experience serving as the chairman of Rocky Mountain Public Media, which includes Rocky Mountain PBS and two nationally acclaimed radio stations: KUVO JAZZ and the nation’s first public media R&B/Hip-Hop radio station “The Drop.” Jesus is also chairman of Colorado Succeeds, an education policy and advocacy nonprofit organization representing the voice of the Colorado business community with members such as DaVita, Molson Coors, Xcel Energy, TTEC, OfficeScapes and others. He currently sits on the board of Pinnacol Assurance, a $3B workmans’ compensation insurance provider. He has had multiple gubernatorial appointments including the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees and the Business Experiential Learning Commission.

Jesus graduated from Mines in 2001 with a bachelor’s in math and computer science and a master’s in engineering and technology management.


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Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Nickolas Alan Duncan ADVISOR: Mark R. Deinert Characterization Of Transport Equations With Forensic Applications (Nuclear And Social)

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head Petroleum Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Abdulraof Othman M. Almulhim ADVISOR: Jennifer L. Miskimins Numerical Investigation Of The Perforation Friction Loss, Coefficient Of Discharge And Erosional Processes During Limited Entry Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments Rong Lu ADVISOR: Jennifer L. Miskimins Application Of Machine Learning To Gas Flaring

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy Kai Jemilla Bartlette ADVISOR: Cecilia D. Behn Mathematical Modeling Of Glucose And Insulin Dynamics In Adolescent Girls To Quantify Measures Of Insulin Sensitivity Kaitlyn Michelle Martinez ADVISOR: Stephen D. Pankavich Understanding The Spatiotemporal Spread Of Infectious Diseases Using Mathematical And Statistical Models And Methods Of Data Analytics Peter Storm Simonson ADVISOR: Soutir Bandyopadhyay | CO-ADVISOR: Douglas Nychka Computationally Efficient Methods For Block Average Models

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Applied Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy Erin Rachel Bertelsen ADVISOR: Jenifer C. Shafer Controlling Lanthanide Separations Using Functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Solid Supports Nathan Patrick Bessen ADVISOR: Jenifer C. Shafer Separation Of Trivalent Actinides And Lanthanides With Sulfur Donor Ligands And Extractants Brian David Etz ADVISOR: Shubham Vyas Synergistic Computational And Experimental Chemical Investigations For The Advancement Of Sustainable Energy Technologies Timothy Robert Wilson ADVISOR: Mark E. Eberhart Universal Observable Chemical Bond Analysis: Gradient Bundle Decomposition Of The Electron Charge Density

Geochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy Katie Elizabeth Challis ADVISOR: James F. Ranville Detection And Potential Impacts Of Nanomaterials Released From Building Materials In The Natural Weathering Environment

Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Michael J. Dzara ADVISOR: Svitlana Pylypenko X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation Of Surfaces And Interfaces In Fuel Cell Applications

Allison Lim ADVISOR: Alan S. Sellinger Improving Plastic Scintillators For Detection Of Neutrons And Gamma Rays Natalie Rose Seitzman ADVISOR: Svitlana Pylypenko | CO-ADVISOR: Mowafac Al-Jassim Multi-Scale Microscopy Of The Li/Electrolyte Interface In Solid-State Next-Generation Batteries

Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Jarrod Gogolski ADVISOR: Mark P. Jensen Using N,N-Dialkylamides To Partition Actinides For Space Power Applications

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy Ryan Anselm Braid ADVISOR: Frederic Sarazin Study Of Excited Halo States In 10-Be And 12-Be Using One-Neutron Transfer Reactions From 11-Be On 9-Be At TRIUMF ISAC-II Eric Brandon Jones ADVISOR: Eliot Kapit | CO-ADVISOR: Vladan Stevanovic Sampling Combinatorial Energy Landscapes By Classical And Quantum Computation

Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Matthew Barton Jaskot ADVISOR: Jeramy D. Zimmerman Linking Morphology To Electronic Properties In Small-Molecular Organic Semiconductors Kaitlyn Tracy VanSant ADVISOR: Eric S. Toberer Performance Comparison Of III-V-on-Si Tandem Solar Cells In The 2-Terminal, 3-Terminal And 4-Terminal Configurations

Physics, Doctor of Philosophy Diego Amancio Alcala ADVISOR: Lincoln D. Carr Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling And Quantum Many-Body Dynamics In Bose-Einstein Condensates Justin Quinn Anderson ADVISOR: Lincoln D. Carr Chaos And Complexity Of Magnetic Spin-Wave Solitary Wave Dynamics In The Complex Cubic Quintic Ginzburg-Landau Equation Kevin-Druis Luchino Merenda ADVISOR: Lawrence R. Wiencke Studies Of Elves And Their Connection To Lightning With The Pierre Auger Observatory

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy Camp, Department Head Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy Ming Li ADVISOR: Dejun Yang Security And Privacy On Smartphones: A Sensing Approach

Economics and BusinessDr. Scott Houser, Division Director Mineral and Energy Economics, Doctor of Philosophy Jonathon Mark Becker ADVISOR: Jared C. Carbone The Energy Transition And Decarbonization: Essays At The Intersection Of Policy And Technology

MASTER OF ENGINEERING | MASTER OF SCIENCE

Mining EngineeringDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Master of Science Yamile Casasbuenas Cabezas Gurbet Gurkan

Underground Construction and Tunneling Engineering, Master of Science Yahor Dzemidziuk

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Junko Munakata-Marr, Department Head

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science Melissa L. Breathwaite Rachel Chaggaris Jahhe Douglas Elijah Evers Garrett Geer Tori Heckart Annie Jiang Jessica Kehres Andrew Koehler Rosalie O’Brien Yanjun Ren Spencer Schrandt Stefanie Shea Sureeporn Smith Samuel B. Waxlax James Weiss

Hydrology, Master of Science Emily Bedinger Sarah Hickey Steven Reeves Courtney Richardson Riley Winebarger

Underground Construction and Tunneling Engineering, Master of Science Benjamin Ntumba

George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Materials Science, Master of Science Jessica Lewis Kirk McDonald

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Engineering Ian Buterbaugh Matthew Drotar Daniel Pallos Fridman

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Science Brandon Blesi John Copley Clarissa Gallardo Erzhuo Gao Michelle Godoy Diego Medina Nicholas Novack Jordan Ream

Advanced Energy Systems, Master of Science William Helms Trevor Lockman Justin Richardson Jasmine Tabatabai

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Master of Science Patrick Bay Jacob Blahovec Samuel Cobb Amin Dindar Yuhao Feng Niklas Geschwentner Madison Le Katrina Lidgard Michael McNulty Austin Pavlas Paul Stanfel Antonio Thomson

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head

Mineral Exploration, Professional Master Steffanie Cruse Steven Maliner-Colvin

Petroleum Reservoir Systems, Professional Master Pedro Biscayart

Geochemistry, Master of Science Kelsey Livingston

Geological Engineering, Master of Science Omid Arabnia Kyle Radach Heather Schovanec Cory Wallace

Geology, Master of Science Edward Bonner Miranda Lehman Ratthapon Noosri Logan Powell

Geographic Information Systems and Geoinformatics, Master of Science Graham Oxman

Hydrology, Master of Science Fern Beetle-Moorcroft Reilly Greer Ariel Rickel Nicole Vandaele

Underground Construction and Tunneling Engineering, Master of Science Animesh Mishra

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy Camp, Department Head Computer Science, Master of Science Sebastian Cabrol Joshua Chapman Stephen Hamrick Chamal Kayssar Brian Kelly Ivan Krukov Thien Ngo Le Tanner Lee Narongchai Limpiyapirom Hengrui Liu Naveen Shankar Mitikiri Jordan Newport Jose Perez Rodriguez Levi Petty Samuel Reinehr Xiangyu Yu Lixiao Zhu Abbey Zorn

Data Science, Master of Science Meng Jia

Robotics, Master of Science Mark Barr Luke Drong

Economics and BusinessDr. Scott Houser, Division Director

Engineering and Technology Management, Master of Science William Brock Corbin Cargil Carlita Gorham Luke La Rocque Michael McGuiness Rishi Nellore Sean O’Dell Joshua Odom Curtis Robbins Rahul Sharma Justin Wood

Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science Aun Al Ghaithi Musab Almodrra Mohammad Asiri Muhammad Tabish Iqbal Awan Stela Cayatte Zihao Li Roy Bryant Megaptche Kouteu Mohammed Metteden Andrew Moore Nikolas Papameletiou Alison Schwab Shashwat Sharma Sayeh Shojaeinia David Stonecipher Robert S. Truesdale

Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesDr. Hussein Amery, Division Director

Natural Resources and Energy Policy, Master of Science Nana Asmah John Jameson

Dual Degree Recipients Mohammed Asiri Petroleum Engineering, Master of Engineering Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science

Aun Al Ghaithi Geophysical Engineering, Master of Science Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science


Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Master of Science Christopher Brock Younggi Hong

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head

Nuclear Engineering, Master of Engineering Samuel Kerber

Advanced Manufacturing, Master of Science Logan Braden Thomas Hinkemeyer Noah Mostow Cindy Sanchez Chavez Materials Science, Master of Science Victoria Avance

Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science Jessica Abraham Zachary Alspach Daniel Bulfer Rachel Clemens Mark Dudley Kyle Ferguson John Fuller Stewart Grimshaw Joshua Gruener Christopher Hampel Bradley Harger Alessandro Henry Lindsey Hulett Derek Jacobsen Kassidy Knutson Joslyne Lovelace Monica Padeway Jason Pickett Ramprasad Rajagopalan Angenid Reyes Basanta Rijal Michael Vessa Nicholas Yearout

Robotics, Master of Science Megan Shapiro

Space Resources, Master of Science Adam Brown Hunter Danque Adam Janikowski Mitchell Paradis Benjamin Pemble Nima Sherpa Michael Yeosock

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Engineering Mohammad Asiri Xichen Wang

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Science Ashtiwi Bahri Jiayue Chen Bianca Levy Sgroi Geranutti Vincent Rignol

GeophysicsDr. Paul Sava, Department Head

Geophysical Engineering, Master of Science Aun Al Ghaithi

Geophysics, Master of Science Dwaipayan Chakraborty Samuel Chambers Andrea Damasceno Sima Daneshvar Nadima Dwihusna Atilas Silva Dana Sirota Max Velasques Tannor Ziehm

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science, Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty Shannon Bride Sean Hoeft Matthew Iverson Miika Jarvela Larsen Kronstad Spencer Littel Alfredo Martinez Adam Stansbury

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science, Statistics Specialty Laura Albrecht Danielle Barna

Data Science, Master of Science Kristin Farris

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Chemistry, Master of Science Dana Portlock

Geochemistry, Master of Science Evan Lloyd

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Master of Science Brandon Boucher Dominic Byrne Taylor Klein Ryan Morgenstern

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Outstanding Graduating Master’s Student AwardChosen by faculty in the Department of Computer Science, this award is presented to an exceptional graduate student.

Jordan Newport

GRADUATE AWARDS

Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research AwardThis award recognizes a Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact.

RATH AWARD WINNER

Kaitlyn Martinez Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Understanding the Spatiotemporal Spread of Infectious Diseases Using Mathematical and Statistical Models and Methods of Data Analytics

RATH AWARD RUNNER-UP

Nick Duncan Nuclear Science and Engineering

RATH AWARD FINALISTS

Brian Etz Chemistry

Kathryn Newhart Civil and Environmental Engineering

Sankhaneel Sinha Geology and Geological Engineering

Jesse Wales Operations Research with Engineering

Emeritus Faculty Exemplary Graduate StudentChosen by emeritus faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, this award is presented to an exceptional graduate student.

Jasmin Honegger


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Mining EngineeringDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head

Mining Engineering, Bachelor of Science Matthew David Hill Roswell, Georgia Edison Orlando Viduarre Torres Lima, Peru Wei Wan San Gabriel, California

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Junko Munakata-Marr, Department Head

Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science Kyli Jane Doke* Buena Vista, Colorado Camille Alyse Faatz Auburn, California Brittany Leh French Beavercreek, Ohio Olivia Grace Geesen*** Agoura Hills, California Ryan Hart Littleton, Colorado Breanna Alice Hedges** Castle Rock, Colorado Shannon Sachiko Herstein** Huntington Beach, California Elle Jane Lueth Wray, Colorado Mitchell Austin Menard Littleton, Colorado Sarah Olden** Tumwater, Washington Dane M. Tomei* Parker, Colorado Katherine Suzann Varnadoe Orlando, Florida

Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science Kayleen Cecilia Chee Colorado Springs, Colorado Jasey Marie Ortiz Diaz Aurora, Colorado Delaney Marie Duis Trophy Club, Texas Alexander Earl Liethen Boulder, Colorado Breanna Dawn Moak Lakewood, Colorado Colin Patrick O’Connor* Flower Mound, Texas

George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Bachelor of Science Brennan D. Bates Colorado Springs, Colorado Mason Patrick Brevig Littleton, Colorado Olivia Louise Denonno** Seattle, Washington Mary Olivia Dougherty* Colorado Springs, Colorado Catherine Anne Gable Lafayette, Colorado Samuel Isaac Manzanares Westminster, Colorado Charles T. Smith** Lilburn, Georgia Emilio Toussaint Sammamish, Washington Kyle Robert Ullery Juanita, Washington Jaden Gregory Zymbaluk** Colorado Springs, Colorado

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head

Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Kendrick Yiu Kei Au Honolulu, Hawaii Hunter Quentin Bliss** Broomfield, Colorado Mason Bowen Brainard Eugene, Oregon Graham Whittier Braly Rocklin, California Cesar Benjamin Chacon* Arvada, Colorado Nathan Reese Collins** Broomfield, Colorado Magnolia Lynne Cook Lakewood, Colorado Kyle Douglas Frisbee Colorado Springs, Colorado Nicholas James Gonzales** Thornton, Colorado Lucas Robert Henke*** Denver, Colorado Andrew Steven Hinga Lakewood, Colorado Dylan Warren Hird Fort Collins, Colorado Cameron Kolbe Kramr** Houston, Texas

Sean A. LaChance* New Braunfels, Texas Stone Alexander Martin Houston, Texas Ryan Cole Miller Castle Rock, Colorado Chad Wade Rogers Boulder, Colorado Garrett Joseph Shirley Greeley, Colorado Jamie T. Stokes* Lone Tree, Colorado Dat Tan Truong Denver, Colorado

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head

Geological Engineering, Bachelor of Science Paul Andreas Bertsch Larkspur, Colorado Jacob Daniel DeHaai* Zionsville, Indiana Thomas Scott Greene Harvard, Massachusetts

Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head

Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Matthew Hammond Adams*** Colorado Springs, Colorado Kayla Ann Ahrens** Aurora, Colorado Claire Marie Bailey Memphis, Tennessee Ethan J. Ball Windsor, Colorado Kira Lynn Blackketter Denver, Colorado Danforth Brandon Bosman Houston, Texas Peter Edward Brookes Longmont, Colorado Danae Elaine Burseth*** Loveland, Colorado Taylor Lee Cordts Highlands Ranch, Colorado Samuel J. Damir* Fort Collins, Colorado Lea Nicole Davis Broomfield, Colorado Sarah Elizabeth Elrod Arvada, Colorado Corinne Elise Goldsmith Austin, Texas Aaron P. Guillory* Plano, Texas Mitchel D. Hale Fountain, Colorado Brianna Renee Hernandez Brighton, Colorado Brent Michael Janda** Castle Rock, Colorado Matthew John Johnson* Minnetonka, Minnesota Kaylee Michelle Kennedy Thornton, Colorado Jessica J. Kistner Richland, Michigan Kyle Edward Knittig The Woodlands, Texas Travis Alec Lockhart Chandler, Arizona Lindsay Ann Logan* Lakewood, Colorado Nezha Mabrouk Broomfield, Colorado Hana Rami Mawlawi Fort Collins, Colorado Muhammad Faiz Mohamad Pirdaus Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia Peter Calvin Montano III Littleton, Colorado Ward Gage Morrison Littleton, Colorado Brendan Anthony Nalbone* Houston, Texas Michelle Thinh Thanh Nguyen Thornton, Colorado Takeru Nishi Golden, Colorado Carter Michael Ortiz Pueblo West, Colorado Alexis Ross Padgett Centennial, Colorado Renee Young Park Denver, Colorado Ida Bagus Gde Bramantha Gandhi Pradnya Jakarta, Indonesia Haley R. Prusse Wilsonville, Oregon Meredith J. Reimann Monument, Colorado Evaleena Alberta Reyes Bakersfield, California Brandon James Reynolds*** Fort Collins, Colorado Arik Jakob Ringsby** Brighton, Colorado Chaffin Richard Ross Whitefish, Montana Giselle Issam Sawaged Highlands Ranch, Colorado Nichole Caroline Schneider Littleton, Colorado Blaise William Sims*** Corvallis, Oregon Danika Laurel Thayer Golden, Colorado Zachary David Thomas Mansfield, Texas Jessica Lynn Vial Conifer, Colorado Grace Suzanne Wilder Colorado Springs, Colorado

Chemical Engineering, continued Grant Thomas Woodburn Winnie, Texas Yilin Wu** Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head

Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Brock Thomas Abeyta Broomfield, Colorado Aflah Khalaf Al Abri** Ibri, Oman Zachary T. Amatelli Readington, New Jersey Charles Jay Barron* Billings, Montana Jacob John Barson Springville, Utah Jasmine Marie Berry Elizabeth, Colorado Layton Teale Blankenship Saint Paul, Minnesota Ian William Blythe** Sedalia, Colorado Julius Roland Eugene Brusco Woodland, Washington Zachary Reed Budzik Laveen, Arizona Michael Joseph Byckovski* Austin, Texas Erik Jesus Carrillo Rodriguez Carbondale, Colorado Grace Sorbello Cole*** Nathrop, Colorado McKenzie Katherine Davis Glendale, Arizona Lian E. Doerr** Centennial, Colorado John Charles Doherty*** Denver, Colorado Gregory Howard Duncan*** Regina, Canada Mason Riggan Elliott Augusta, Georgia Ryan D. Frederickson*** Corvallis, Oregon Benjamin Daniel Friedel*** Golden, Colorado Austin Lee Gates*** Parker, Colorado Gage A. Gellerman** Colorado Springs, Colorado Nicholas C Gertie** Elizabeth, Colorado Rion Gipson-Hansen Lakewood, Colorado Rachel Marie Godard Littleton, Colorado Luke Christopher Greenidge Longmont, Colorado Dylan J. Greenman Littleton, Colorado Joshua Dean Gregory Eaton, Colorado Loren Christian Griffeth Gainesville, Georgia James Nicholas Gukeisen Fort Collins, Colorado Ernest Clyde Hernandez Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Hunter Vale Hodge Huntington Beach, California Brandon Taylor Horgan Bailey, Colorado Zachary Alexander Howell College Station, Texas Jose Armando Ibarra Denver, Colorado Zana Jabari Denver, Colorado Nicholas B. Kistler* Thornton, Colorado Ilana Raeann Kitterman Bailey, Colorado Nicole Frances Lasater Edwards, Colorado Justin Joseph LaVerde Monument, Colorado Jordan Holmes Lopez** Taft, California Eryk I. Lorenz** Black Hawk, Colorado JohnPaul Emmanuel Luke* Jasper, Indiana Stephen Danial Mancuso Aurora, Colorado Alejandro Liam Martinez Austin, Texas Jack McKinley Mathes Las Vegas, Nevada Andrew James Maynard Rock Island, Illinois Timothy Joseph McCracken Libertyville, Illinois Kevin Arthur Medina Denver, Colorado Dalton Edward Metz Telluride, Colorado Thomas Ryan Mitchell Colorado Springs, Colorado Sophia Pauline Modar Sacramento, California Nicholas David Mulay Dayton, Ohio Nicholas M Navarro* Littleton, Colorado Brendan James Roy Nichols Falmouth, Maine Mary Evans Oglesby St. Louis, Missouri Joshua Craig Olson Steamboat Springs, Colorado Christian Palacios Taft, California Daryus Matthew Patel Evanston, Illinois

Samuel Ernest Rogers Pearson Fort Collins, Colorado Jeremiah Aidan Pisarra** Parker, Colorado Maxwell Jefferson Porter Norwich, Vermont Jacob Jorge Rider* Woodland Park, Colorado Patricia Lowman Robinson* Seattle, Washington Tristan Steele Robinson* Littleton, Colorado Brady Wayne Robinson Arvada, Colorado Shelby Taylor Ryan Westminster, Colorado Jonathan Salas Navarro Golden, Colorado Avery Valen Schilt Littleton, Colorado Austin Lee Schwaderer Wheat Ridge, Colorado Paul David Slade Rye, Colorado Erin P. Smethers* Peoria, Illinois Preston Walker Smith Westlake Vlg, California Alexander Henry Vogel Hudson, Colorado Andrew C. Wood Colorado Springs, Colorado Remha Tekle Yohannes Centennial, Colorado

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head

Petroleum Engineering, Bachelor of Science Fatma Abas Kuwait City, Kuwait Muaiyad Said Hamood Al-Abri AlHamra, AL-Dakhilya Salim Abdullah Al-Mandhari Al-Buraimi, Oman Camille Shea Davis Goreville, Illinois Ford Aaron Edwards Parker, Colorado John Ensign Jordan Littleton, Colorado Kiser Brent Lee El Paso, Texas Gunnar Zachary Merrick Anchorage, Alaska Zhanar Turmahanovna Tasmambetova Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan Hayden Edward Wuthrich Castle Rock, Colorado

GeophysicsDr. Paul Sava, Department Head Geophysical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Ahmed Abdulaziz Alharbi*** Medina, Saudi Arabia Colin Lee Byers Phoenix, Arizona Marshall Charles Cain Littleton, Colorado Payton David Cain Littleton, Colorado

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head

Computational and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Caleb Joseph Cheung Golden, Colorado Mikayla Grace Dennis* Longmont, Colorado Michael Joseph Feron*** Lakewood, Colorado Edward James Hammond Gallipolis, Ohio Felix Robin High* Colorado Springs, Colorado Harrison M Magee** Georgetown, Texas Justin Nichols*** Bradenton, Florida Lauren Suzette Varnado Beech Mountain, North Carolina

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head

Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Trevor Alexander Brown Denver, Colorado Makaila V. Donna Chesapeake, Virginia Megan Ashley Maccagnan Highlands Ranch, Colorado Presley Donovan Miller San Antonio, Texas

***summa cum laude | **magna cum laude | *cum laude

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Chemistry, continued Lauren Claire Soares* Highlands Ranch, Colorado Hadley M. Thomas** Fayetteville, Arkansas Colista Sue West Springfield, Colorado

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head

Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science Dylon A. Becker* Centennial, Colorado Madeline Kathleen Dawes Centennial, Colorado James Albert Dillinger Ellettsville, Indiana Ethan R. Hansen*** Kansas City, Missouri Mary Grace Henry Steamboat Springs, Colorado Brendan L. Paver*** Saint Petersburg, Florida Christian Lee Schmelzel*** Wheat Ridge, Colorado Anna J. Thomas*** Parker, Colorado

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy Camp, Department Head

Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Guilherme P. Alves* Highlands Ranch, Colorado David Bangwon An Morrison, Colorado Karl Brett Anderson** Colorado Springs, Colorado Eduardo Arellano Mendiola Guadalajara, Mexico Nathan Adam Beveridge Longmont, Colorado Adam Samir Beziou** Colorado Springs, Colorado Sophia G. Capello Arvada, Colorado Christopher Steven Cathcart* Fort Collins, Colorado Matthew J. Clough** Aurora, Colorado Paul Burbridge Comeau Broomfield, Colorado Shelby L. Cornelius Kiowa, Colorado Brian Michael Davis Colorado Springs, Colorado Zane A. Deaton Edmond, Oklahoma Nicholas Darin DeCarlo San Diego, California Nolan Matthew Donaldson Littleton, Colorado Joshua Andrew Dorsey Colorado Springs, Colorado Aaron Mateo Duran** Pueblo, Colorado Daniel Fialkov* Lakewood, Colorado Brianna Hazel Gaede Lakewood, Colorado Jacob Bryan Gay Parker, Colorado Charles Raphael Gougenheim III Pearland, Texas Lucas Robert Henke*** Denver, Colorado

Jared Michael Hofer Littleton, US Benjamin Luke Jessing Littleton, Colorado Nicholas R. Kaiser Lafayette, Colorado Daniel A. Khlopotin** Lakewood, Colorado Eric S. Klatzco Lincolnwood, Illinois Dylan James Ko Fort Collins, Colorado Grant Laurence Marsh Sarasota, Florida Elliott James McCabe Greeley, Colorado Casey S. Miller* Castle Rock, Colorado Chandler Lee Mitchell*** Highlands Ranch, Colorado Brigid Mulligan** Hinsdale, Illinois Celine N. Nakamura* Honolulu, Hawaii Dylan T. Norris Fruita, Colorado Kevin Patrick O’Linn Chicago, Illinois Harrison Alen Randall Oest Kansas City, Missouri Thomas Gardner Perry* Woodinville, Washington Brandon M. Pfoff Monument, Colorado Jennifer Tram Anh Phan Thornton, Colorado Blake Patrick Ray Columbus, Texas Courtney Dawn Richardson Castle Rock, Colorado Jacob Steven Sanders Golden, Colorado Eric W. Schmidt** Centennial, Colorado James T. Schreiner* Lakewood, Colorado Zachary N. Smeton*** Parker, Colorado Carson Thomas Stevens Lakewood, Colorado Ryan Paxton Suffridge Anacortes, Washington Duncan Matthew Thomas* Saint Cloud, Minnesota Taylor J. Trujillo*** Fort Collins, Colorado Steven Sebastian Vennard*** Castle Rock, Colorado

Economics and BusinessDr. Scott Houser, Division Director

Economics, Bachelor of Science Lauren Elizabeth Johnson New Braunfels, Texas

Dual Degree Recipients Jackson Goldsberry Chemical Engineering and Economics and Business

Lucas Henke Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Graduate StudentsArgentinaBrazilBelarusCameroonCanadaChinaColombiaFranceFinlandGhanaIndiaIndonesiaIranLebanon

LibyaMexicoNepalNigeriaPakistanPanamaSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaSwitzerlandThailand TurkeyUnited StatesVietnam

Undergraduate StudentsCanadaChinaIndonesiaKazakhstanKuwait

MalaysiaMexicoOmanSaudi ArabiaUnited States

The Mines community is a worldwide community with students hailing from a variety of nations. Below are the home nations of our international students receiving degrees today. Students are represented from the following nations:

Winter 2020 graduates will be participating in a virtual graduation ceremony that will be available online for the many family members, friends and supporters wishing to participate in this important day.

Live stream and social media Family, friends and supporters may watch the live stream by tuning into commencement.mines.edu using the QR code on this page or by tuning into the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page: youtube.com/coloschoolofmines.

Additional coverage of the ceremony can be found on various Mines social media outlets.

Photos from the in-person stage crossings

Graduates will be photographed by a professional photographer after receiving their diplomas. Proofs will be emailed to students by the photographer at their Mines email address or can be ordered at gradimages.com.

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The Alan Kissock Award is awarded to graduating seniors in metallurgical and materials engineering, acknowledging creativity in metallurgy.

The Clark B. Carpenter Award is presented to the graduating seniors in mining or metallurgy who, in the opinion of the senior students in mining and metallurgy and the professors in charge of the respective departments, is the most deserving of this award.

Olivia Denonno

The Faculty Choice Award in Chemistry is given to a top graduating senior who helped improve chemistry at Mines.

Lauren Soares

The John Steele Commemorative Service Award is given to one graduating senior that has displayed outstanding service to the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Ryan Shelby

The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Computer Science is awarded to a student who demonstrates superior performance and creativity in undergraduate research.

Zachary Smeton

The Outstanding Service Award in Chemistry is awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding service to the Department of Chemistry.

Colista West

The Emeritus Faculty Undergraduate Award is presented to an exceptional student as chosen by emeritus faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Ryan Frederickson

The Physics Faculty Distinguished Graduate Award is presented by the faculty of the department to graduating seniors with exceptionally high academic achievement in physics.

Ethan Hansen Brendan Paver Anna Thomas

Mary Dougherty Charles Smith

President’s Senior Scholar Athlete AwardPresented to one graduating female and male athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, has lettered in a sport during their senior year and has demonstrated leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete.

Delaney Duis, Women’s Volleyball Ford Edwards, Men’s Soccer

Outstanding Student Service AwardPresented by the Division of Student Life to the students who, during their tenure at Mines, outside and above their academic role, vigorously participated in activities or projects for the greater benefit of their peers and community to promote excellence and well-being.

Christian Palacios Evaleena Reyes

Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards

Wei Wan Mining Engineering

Sarah Olden Civil Engineering

Colin O’Connor Environmental Engineering

Jaden Zymbaluk Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Lucas Henke Electrical Engineering

Jacob DeHaai Geology and Geological Engineering

Matthew Adams Chemical Engineering

Grace Cole Mechanical Engineering

Ford Edwards Petroleum Engineering

Justin Nichols Computational and Applied Mathematics

Harrison Magee Statistics

Hadley Thomas Chemistry

Christian Schmelzel Physics

Lucas Henke Computer Science

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS ACADEMIC HONORS, SCHOLARS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

Mines awards the academic honors designations of summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude. The honor cords worn by students earning the highest designation, summa cum laude, are royal blue and orange. Magna cum laude is represented by light blue and orange. Cum laude is represented by silver and orange. Honor cords and stoles are also worn to signify involvement in athletics, honor societies, scholars programs and recognition of international students.

Harvey ScholarsMany Mines students benefit from scholarships provided by our generous alumni and friends. The Harvey Scholars program provides full tuition for four years. Students wear light blue, gray and white cords.

Matthew Johnson Harrison Magee

Jeremiah Pisarra

Military CommissionsThe following students will be commissioned in the United States Army:

David An Jacob DeHaai Kiser Lee Carter Ortiz

The following students will be commissioned in the United States Air Force:

Brock Abeyta Brittany French Justin LaVerde JohnPaul Luke Jack Mathes Thomas Mitchell

McBride Honors ProgramThe Guy T. McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs allows students to explore the interfaces between their areas of technical expertise and the humanities and social sciences, resulting in a minor in public affairs with the honors distinction. Students wear orange and white cords.

McKenzie Davis Hadley Thomas

Grand Challenge ScholarThe Grand Challenges Scholars Program develops the skills and abilities students need to tackle the big engineering challenges of the future and become world-changers. Grand Challenges Scholars at Mines must seek out experiences in interdisciplinary learning, entrepreneurship, service, cross-cultural contexts, and research or in project-based settings. Students who complete the program at Mines receive recognition from the National Academy of Engineering as well as a blue and green graduation cord which reflects the signature colors of this global program.

Patricia Robinson

Undergraduate Research ScholarsUndergraduate Research Scholar distinction is a notable honor for dedicated undergraduate students who have conducted and presented research beyond the core curriculum.

Madeline Dawes Alexander Liethen Renee Park

Hadley Thomas Yilin Wu

Order of OmegaRecognizes outstanding leadership in fraternity andsorority systems. Students wear white and gold cords.

Brent Janda

Blue Key Honors SocietyRecognizes students with achievements in service,scholarship and activities. Students wear blue cords.

Ethan BallEli Evers

Ryan FredricksonOlivia Grace Geeson

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Colorado School of Mines is a public university focused on science and engineering, dedicated to educating and inspiring students, advancing knowledge and innovating to address the great challenges society faces today—particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment.

Founded in 1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission has expanded to meet the needs of industry and society, producing distinctive graduates and revolutionary innovations and becoming a world leader in advancing sustainable use of the Earth’s resources.

Academic Regalia: Caps, Gowns and Hoods The academic dress worn by today’s graduates reflects a tradition begun in the late 12th century, when universities were first taking form, and codified in the U.S. in 1895 under the Academic Costume Code. Originally, the dress may have had a practical purpose—to keep the student warm in unheated buildings—but today it is ceremonial and divided into three parts: caps, gowns and hoods.

The traditional cap is the mortarboard with colored tassels to identify the graduate’s discipline or field of study. Graduates earning a PhD wear a silver tassel, Master of Science a yellow tassel, Master of Engineering an orange tassel and Bachelor of Science a navy and silver commemorative tassel.

Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed, but doctoral gowns are faced down the front with velvet and trimmed with three velvet bars across the sleeves. The velvet facing and bars are black or the color of the field of study.

Hoods are also black, lined with silver and blue, the official school colors. The velvet border identifies the field of study to which the degree pertains. Mines hoods have yellow velvet borders for masters of science, orange velvet borders for masters of engineering and blue velvet borders for doctors of philosophy.

Conferred Degrees Departmental degrees are awarded at Mines according to the order in which the department or program originally conferred a degree, dating back to the first Mines commencement in 1883, at which two mining degrees were awarded.

Silver DiplomasWhile the degrees granted by Mines are valuable and unique, so are the diplomas themselves. The Mines silver diploma is a long-standing tradition dating back to 1933, when Charles A. Hull engraved a silver diploma as a gift for his son, a recent graduate. The diploma caught the eye of then-President Melville F. Coolbaugh, who asked that silver diplomas be made for all Mines graduates.

Starting with the commencement of 1934, Mines began issuing silver diplomas, measuring 5 by 6 inches and etched in pure sterling silver. Creating these diplomas required two workers spending six weeks (or 500 hours) making 19 delicate etchings in each diploma.

Honor Cords and StolesAt Mines, we hold all of our graduates in high esteem and recognize their achievements at commencement. In addition to the traditional cap and gown regalia worn at this event, graduates may wear stoles and honor cords to recognize academic honors, honors programs and honor societies; an international affiliation; membership in Mines-recognized Greek letter societies; status as varsity student-athletes; and service as military and veteran students.

Honor cords signify specific academic achievement or membership in a recognized academic honor group or society. A graduation stole is a decorative vestment worn over the shoulders by students who are members of college organizations for the purpose of recognizing academic achievement or association with an international group or program.

The Book: De Re Metallica The Mines faculty senate president leads the academic portion of the commencement procession, carrying a replica of the 16th-century treatise De Re Metallica. Widely regarded as the seminal text on mining and the science of metallurgy, this historic volume serves as a symbol of the body of knowledge shared by Mines’ faculty and students.

The book’s opening marks the start of the commencement ceremony and also recalls the beginning of the students’ education at the school. The ceremony’s end is signified by the closing of the book.

A first edition of De Re Metallica, written by Georg Bauer under the pseudonym Agricola and printed in 1556, resides in the vault of Mines’ Arthur Lakes Library, as does a subsequent edition printed in 1621. In addition to these original texts, the library also houses several copies of Herbert Hoover’s 1912 translation from Latin.

Presidential Medallion The silver medallion, worn only by the Mines president, was designed by Rex Bull, an emeritus professor in the George S. Ansell Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, and cast by students using silver donated by the Mines Alumni Association. It was first used at George S. Ansell’s inauguration as the 13th president of the school on February 8, 1985.

University Mace The Mines faculty senate distinguished lecturer carries the mace, which has a rich history as a symbol of authority going back to the 13th century. In commencement processions, the mace is carried before the president and the dignitaries in the platform party. The mace’s core is a rosewood staff, covered by fitted brass and cast bronze, silver-plated and topped by Mines’ mascot, Blaster. Mines Professor Emeritus Robert Taylor executed the design and Mr. Emil Dangreau produced the finished standard with the official school seal photoengraved on the base of the staff.

ProspectorA retrospective memento, the Prospector is Mines’ yearbook and commemorates each school year with photos and articles detailing some of the best moments of the year. The Prospector was published for decades before taking a brief hiatus in the early 2000s.

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“THE MINING ENGINEER” The Mines Fight Song

I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three hundred pounds,

The college bell to mix it in and a clapper to stir it ‘round.

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.

What the hell do we care as long as we get our share.

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.

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