About Nexus
The world faces multiple challenges in energy and sustainability presented by global megatrends and needs. The Mines/NREL Nexus facilitates cooperation in areas of common mission, where combined capabilities can lead to solutions for key global challenges, and a means to pursue opportunities to address them.
Nexus is the embodiment of the decades-long Mines/NREL relationship. It is a joint partnership that strengthens, accelerates, and enhances all separately funded collaborative activities between NREL and Mines.
The people are the driving force behind what we do.
Find out more about our affiliations and collaborators on the projects page.
Nexus Leadership
Mines Lead
Dr. Ryan Richards
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Colorado School of Mines
NREL Lead
Dr. Ellen Morris
Director, University Partnership Programs
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nexus leverages the combined capabilities of Mines and NREL to innovate solutions for key global challenges.
Affiliated Faculty at Colorado School of Mines
Sumit Agarwal, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Geoff Brennecka, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Moises Carreon, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Cristian Ciobanu, Mechanical Engineering
Prashun Gorai, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Andrew Herring, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Cynthia Howell, Critical Materials Institute
Eliot Kapit, Physics
Carolyn Koh, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ryan O’Hayre, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Corinne Packard, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Ryan Richards, Chemistry
Alan Sellinger, Chemistry
Meenakshi Singh, Physics
Vladan Stevanovic, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco, Mechanical Engineering
Eric Toberer, Physics
Brian Trewyn, Chemistry
Jeramy Zimmerman, Physics
AFFILIATED STAFF AT NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB
Adam Warren, Director Integrated Applications Center
Adele Tamboli, Material Science
Andriy Zakutayev, Physics
Benjamin Kroposki, Power Systems Engineering Center
Bryan Pivovar, Materials Science
Calvin Mukarakate, Biofuels
Daniel Ruddy, Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
David Ginley, Chief Scientist, Photovoltaics
David Robichaud, Computational Modeling
Janet Reyna, Building Energy Modeling
Jesse Hensley, Chemical Engineering
Jonathon Stickel, Senior Research Engineer, Renewable Energy
Judith Vidal, Building Energy Science
Justin Johnson, Chemistry
Kerry Rippy, Inorganic Chemistry
Matt Beard, Materials Science
Matthew Reese, Physics
Matthew Thornton, Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Center
Mike Guarnieri, Molecular Biology
Nancy Haegel, Center Director; Materials, Chemical and Computational Science
Panos Datskos, Senior Research Operations Director; Wind Manufacturing
Paul Stradins, Principle Scientist; Energy Sciences
Peter Green, Deputy Laboratory Director, Science and Technology; Chief Research Officer; and Alliance Senior Vice President
Ryan France, Materials Science
Steve Harvey, Materials Science
Todd Deutsch, Chemistry
Center Staff
Debbie Haywood
Center Administrator
dhaywood@mines.edu
Kelly Hummel
Operations, Marketing and Stakeholder Relations
khummel@mines.edu