Faculty and Staff
Faculty

Ebru Bozdağ
Associate Professor Jointly Appt: AMS and Geophysics
Director of Graduate Studies
Stratton Hall 202
303-273-3578
bozdag@mines.edu

Debra Carney
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
Associate Dean, ESP
Stratton Hall 216
303-273-3977
dcarney@mines.edu

Mike Nicholas
Teaching Professor and Associate Department Head
Stratton Hall 218
303-384-2412
nicholas@mines.edu

Rebecca Swanson
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
Stratton Hall 217
303-273-3813
swanson@mines.edu
Adjunct Faculty

Tyler Johnson
Stratton Hall 214
tylerreedjohnson@mines.edu



Robbie Robertson
Engineering Annex 128
alexander.robertson@mines.edu

Nirjal Shrestha
Engineering Annex 107
nirjal.shrestha@mines.edu

Alan Von Herrmann
Stratton Hall 222
avonherrmann@mines.edu

Holly Wenham
Engineering Annex 125
hwenham@mines.edu

Christian Westhof
Stratton Hall 214
303-273-3879
cwesthof@mines.edu
Teaching Postdoctoral Fellows

Padmini Nukala
Stratton Hall 220
padmini.nukala@mines.edu

Lucas Quintero
Stratton Hall 213
lquinter@mines.edu
Staff

Beth Flaherty
Administrative Assistant III
Chauvenet Hall 141
303-273-3880
eflaherty@mines.edu

Lisa Maddux
Department Manager
Chauvenet Hall 147
303-384-2752
lmaddux@mines.edu
Research
Affiliated Research Faculty

Amanda Hering
Research Associate Professor

Karin Leiderman
Research Associate Professor
kleiderman@mines.edu

Jennifer Ryan
Research Associate Professor
jkryan@mines.edu
Research Scientist

Kiran Damodaran
Research Scientist
Stratton Hall 221
kiran.damodaran@mines.edu

Kellis Ward
Research Scientist
Stratton Hall 221
kellisward@mines.edu

Philip Waggoner
Senior Research Scientist
Stratton Hall 201
philip.waggoner@mines.edu
Emeriti Faculty
Willy Hereman
Research Professor Emeritus
Chauvenet Hall 279
303-273-3881
whereman@mines.edu
William R. Astle
Bernard Bialecki
Norman Bleistein
Ardel J. Boes
Austin R. Brown
John A. DeSanto
Graeme Fairweather
Raymond R. Gutzman
Frank G. Hagin
Donald C.B. Marsh
William Navidi
Steven Pruess