Mines Research Team

Aaron Malone

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

amalone@mines.edu

Alicia Polo Y La Borda Cavero 

PROGRAM MANAGER, CENTER FOR MINING SUSTAINABILITY 

aliciapoloylabordac@mines.edu

BRANDON DUGAN

Associate Department Head, Geophysics; Professor, Geophysics; Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics & Borehole Geophysics  

dugan@mines.edu

DAVID VUONO

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

dvuono@mines.edu

ERIK SPILLER

Research Professor, Mining Engineering, KIEM

espiller@mines.edu 

GABRIEL WALTON

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

gwalton@mines.edu 

GARY VANZIN 

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

gvanzin@mines.edu 

GREGORY CLOUGH

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY 

gclough@mines.edu 

JAMES RANVILLE

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND GEOCHEMISTRY

jranvill@mines.edu

JEFFREY SHRAGGE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GEOPHYSICS

jshragge@mines.edu

JOHAN VANNESTE

Research Assistant Professor, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

vanneste@mines.edu

JORGE CRESPO MENA 

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

jcrespomena@mines.edu 

JUNKO MUNKATA MARR 

DEPARTMENT HEAD AND PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 

jmmarr@mines.edu 

KATHARINA PFAFF

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

kpfaff@mines.edu

KENNETH (XERXES) STEIRER

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, PHYSICS

ksteirer@mines.edu

LINDA ANN FIGUEROA

PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

lfiguero@mines.edu

LORI TUNSTALL 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

ltunstall@mines.edu 

MIKE VERES 

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 

mveres@mines.edu 

NING WU

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

ningwu@mines.edu

NICOLE SMITH

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MINING ENGINEERING

nmsmith@mines.edu

PABLO A. GARCIA

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

pablogarcia@mines.edu

XIAOLU WEI

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

xiaoluwei@mines.edu 

YAOGUO LI

DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR GRAVITY, ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC STUDIES; PROFESSOR, GEOPHYSICS

ygli@mines.edu

CONTACT

Paul Santi

Professor, Colorado School of Mines
Co-Director – Center for Mining Sustainability

psanti@mines.edu

Francisco Domingo Alejo Zapata

Faculty, Chemistry Department
Co-Director – Center for Mining Sustainability

falejo@unsa.edu.pe

HERMÓGENES ÉDGARD GONZÁLES ZENTENO

Faculty, Department of Geology, Geophysics and Mines
Co-Director – Center for Mining Sustainability

hgonzalesz@unsa.edu.pe