One might not think that Mechanical Engineering and yoga have anything to do with one another, but Beth Rieken would disagree. Rieken is both a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at Stanford University and a certified yoga instructor. Rieken visited the Mines campus on Jan. 29 to share her dissertation research which explores the relationship between…
As Colorado and other states face the challenges of increased population in cities from urbanization, traffic and morning commutes continue to get worse. Additionally, cars are the main contributor to greenhouse gases in the United States. What if there was a battery powered mode of transportation that allowed a person to travel from Denver to…
There are not many organizations on campus that allow students to apply both their technical skill-set and their desire to engineer change. Mines Without Borders (MWB) challenges its members to design sustainable engineering projects in collaboration with communities in Nicaragua. With the support of MWB’s partners Engineers Without Borders, Bridges to Prosperity, and the Colorado…