The Conveyor

The resources found in space are key to humanity’s exploration of life beyond Earth, and we’re just beginning to  understand how to use them to advance technology in this next frontier. Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines, shares the importance of discovering and utilizing resources in space,  the challenges of working in environments vastly different from those we’re familiar with on Earth and what we should expect to see from space resources and space exploration in the near future.

For more about the Center for Space Resources and the world’s first-ever space resources graduate program, visit space.mines.edu. Learn more about Colorado School of Mines at mines.edu.

The need for oil and gas in the world’s energy portfolio and skilled  petroleum engineers isn’t going anywhere, according to Jennifer Miskimins, petroleum engineering department head at Colorado School of Mines, who explains how oil and gas will still play an important role in our energy future for many years to come despite technological changes and a shifting energy focus. In fact, the skills petroleum engineers are learning today are still just as critical to meeting industry demands as  they were 100 years ago. Learn more about Colorado School of Mines at mines.edu.

In this introduction to The Conveyor, a new podcast from Colorado School of Mines, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Stefanie Tompkins talks about how Mines researchers are advancing knowledge for the betterment of society and industry in unique ways through multidisciplinary collaboration, close industry partnerships and more.  For more about Colorado School of Mines, visit mines.edu.