Senators
2026-2027 Senators
Piret Plink-Björklund
Term 2024-2027
Faculty Senate President
Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering
Berthoud Hall 411B
(303) 384-2042
pplink@mines.edu
Nicole Becwar
Term 2024-2027
Assistant Librarian
Metadata Inititatives Librarian
Library Room 166
(303) 273-3691
nbecwar@mines.edu
Gerald Bourne
Term Fall 2026
Teaching Professor and Associate Department Head, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Hill Hall 115
(303) 273-3778
gbourne@mines.edu
Terry Bridgman
Term 2025-2028
Teaching Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Stratton Hall 208
(303) 384-2447
tbridgma@mines.edu
Alina Handorean
Term 2025-2028
Teaching Professor, Engineering, Design & Society
Joint Appointment, Civil and Environmental Engineering
General Research Lab Annex 217
(303) 273-3592
ahandorean@mines.edu
Cortney Holles
Term 2026-2029
Teaching Professor, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Stratton Hall 311
(303) 273-3595
cholles@mines.edu
Rennie Kaunda
Term 2026-2029
Associate Professor, Mining Engineering
Brown Hall 221
(303) 384-3772
rkaunda@mines.edu
Justin Latici
Term 2025-2028
Teaching Associate Professor, University Honors & Scholars Program
Honors and Scholars House
(303) 384-2332
jlatici@mines.edu
Paul Martin
Term 2024-2027
Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Chauvenet Hall 244
(303) 273-3895
pamartin@mines.edu
Shiling Pei
Term 2026-2029
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Coolbaugh Hall Room 136
(303) 273-3932
spei@mines.edu
Ryan M. Richards
Term 2025-2028
Professor, Chemistry
Director, Joint Mines/NREL NEXUS Center
304 Coolbaugh Hall
(303) 273-3612
rrichard@mines.edu
Chelsea Salinas
Term 2025-2028
Teaching Professor and EDS Assistant Department Head
General Research Lab Annex 203
(303) 384-2290
csalinas@mines.edu
Jeffrey Shragge
Term 2026-2029
Professor, Geophysics; Director, Center for Wave Phenomena
(303) 273-3552
jshragge@mines.edu
John Spear
TERM 2024-2027
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Coolbaugh Hall 334
(303) 273-3497
jspear@mines.edu
Charles (Chuck) Stone
Term 2024-2027
Teaching Professor, Physics
CoorsTek 302
(303) 273-3762
cstone@mines.edu
Tom WIlliams
Term 2025-2028
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Brown Building 280-J
(303) 273-3820
twilliams@mines.edu
Non-Voting Representatives
Dinesh Mehta
Faculty Trustee
Professor, Computer Science
(303) 273-3713
CTLM 257
dmehta@mines.edu
Rachel Bertaud/
Nyomi Morris
Graduate Student Government
Jack Aldrich
Undergraduate Student Government
Office Staff
Kristeen Serracino
Program Assistant I, Academic Affairs/Registrar’s Office
(303) 273-3236
324 Guggenheim Hall
kristeen.serracino@mines.edu