Faculty and Staff
Leadership
Bill Zisch
J. Steven Whisler Head of Mining Engineering Endowed Chair
303-273-3704
Brown Hall 222
billzisch@mines.edu
Heather Lammers
Associate Department Head and Teaching Assistant Professor
303-273-3710
Brown Hall 213
hlammers@mines.edu
Faculty
H. Sebnem Duzgun
Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair and Professor
303-384-2357
Brown Hall 268
duzgun@mines.edu
Jamal Rostami
Professor and Alacer Gold / Haddon Endowed Chair
303-273-3041
Brown Hall 217
rostami@mines.edu
George Sturgis
J Steven Whisler Professor of Practice
303-273-3808
Brown Hall 222
george.sturgis@mines.edu
Patrick R. Taylor
Emeritus Ansell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Metallurgy
303-384-2130
Hill Hall 358
prtaylor@mines.edu
Bill Zisch
J. Steven Whisler Head of Mining Engineering Endowed Chair
303-273-3704
Brown Hall 222
billzisch@mines.edu
Research Faculty
Joint Faculty
Staff
Christine Monroe
Department Manager
303-273-3701
Brown Hall 239
cmonroe@mines.edu
Banu Yigitbas
Research Administrator
303-273-3768
Brown Hall 239
sbyigitbas@mines.edu
Bruce Yoshioka
Lab Coordinator
303-273-3737
Brown Hall 121A
yoshioka@mines.edu
Amber Latimer
Outreach Coordinator
303-273-3480
Brown Hall 214
amber.latimer@mines.edu
Post Doctorate
Earth Mechanics Institute
EMCIS
Hugh Miller
Director of Research
hbmiller@mines.edu
Michelle Reiher
Director of Operations
303-384-2703
mreiher@mines.edu
Korky Vault
EMCIS Part 48 Instructor
303-384-2700
krvault@mines.edu
Whitney Derber
Training Professional
wderber@mines.edu
Clinton Dattel
Edgar Mine Foreman
303-567-2911
cdattel@mines.edu
Lee Fronapfel
Edgar Mine Manager
303-567-2911
lfronapf@mines.edu
