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Department Tours are by Appointment Only (Advanced Notice Required)
Our Spring 2025 department tours are available on Mondays at 3 p.m. and Fridays at 12 p.m., from January 10, 2025, through April 30, 2025. If you would like to meet with someone in the Mechanical Engineering department or inquire about department tour availability outside of these scheduled days and times, please email us at mechanical@mines.edu.
The Mechanical Engineering department office is located on the third floor of Brown Hall in Room W350.
Mechanical Engineering office
1610 Illinois St.
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
mechanical@mines.edu
T 303-273-3650
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Department Head
Anthony Petrella
Brown Hall W350B
apetrell@mines.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies – ME
Daniel Blood
Brown Hall W310A
dblood@mines.edu
Director of Graduate Studies – ME
Steven DeCaluwe
Brown Hall W350E
decaluwe@mines.edu
Graduate Program Manager
Alison Bodor
Brown Hall W350C
303-273-3467
abodor@mines.edu
Technical and Operations Manager
Begoña Ruiz
Brown Hall W350D
303-273-3248
bruiz@mines.edu
Department Business and Fiscal Manager
Chris Bird
Brown Hall W350A
303-273-3957
cebird@mines.edu
Undergraduate Major Advisor
Lizi Fapp
CASA
303-384-2600
lizi.fapp@mines.edu
Appointments: https://casaappointments.as.me/lizi
Undergraduate Major Advisor
Kevin Pluta
CASA
303-384-2600
kevin.pluta@mines.edu
Appointments: https://casaappointments.as.me/kevin
Undergraduate Major Advisor
Chris Rief
CASA
303-384-2600
christopher.rief@mines.edu
Appointments: https://casaappointments.as.me/chris
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