For Fun

Anson, Nate, Michelle, Jose, and Ashley touring a remediated mine site near Gunnison, Colorado – July 2021
Navodi and Shanru running natural gas experiments at METEC – June 2021
Jose giving a TEDx talk Nov 2020 on small scale gold mining. Go Jose!!
Navodi presenting her research at the Soil Science Society of America virtual meeting in November 2020
Zhen presenting her research at the Soil Science Society of America virtual meeting November 2020
Zhen is installing sensors in the lysimeter.
Michelle and Rosalie calibrate a Jerome mercury vapor analyzer before collecting data from a small-scale gold ore processing facility
Jose, Zhen, and Michelle experiencing a Texas tradition–the State Fair!
Working in the lab with members of the research group.
Nate at Innovation Day 2019 
Kate’s talk at the CH4 Connections for Methane Emissions Conference, Sept 2019
Zhen looking very official with her UTA hat and I heart soil stickers at Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany where she worked on her research for the summer.
Dr.Smits standing with 2 girls
October 2018 research meeting site visit to Julich, Germany

girl working halfway in glass box
June 2018 Bo setting up a new experiment at CU Boulder
group of people standing on bridge
May 2018 Research group field trip to wolf rescue center
group of people standing on hillside
Research group hike at Golden Canyon State Park, August 2017
group of people standing in front of building
Research group, May 2017
group people standing around food
Group get together 2017
two people standing in hole in ground
Melissa, Michelle, Shannon and Quentine constructing the METEC pipeline testbed, summer 2017
girl digging hole in ground for pipeline
Constructing the METEC pipeline testbed, summer 2017
man abd woman standing with a small globe
PhD student Ali Moradi receives the City of Golden Sustainability award (2016).
group of people standing in forest
Research group hike
Group of people standing infront of Coolbaugh Chemistry Hall
Research group (Summer 2016)
Two guys standing infrontof Berkely National Laboratory sign
Ali Moradi and Ben Wallen during a summer internship sponsored by the Sussman Foundation at LBNL.
Two girls standing next to constructed wind tunnel
Kristen Hieata and Victoria Eagen next to their newly constructed wind tunnel/porous media experimental apparatus.
Group of people jumping in air
CESEP research group November 2014
Zhen is taking soil samples to get the gravimetrix water content on the rough surfaces.
Shanru presenting at AGU
Rosalie, Michelle, and Caitlin Cassisi (geographer) make their way to a small-scale gold mine in the Antioquia department, Colombia
Michelle, Rosalie, Kate, and Tom Phelan from the US Air Force Academy pose for a picture at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellin, Colombia
Amazing Feasibility Studies on the Environmental Remediation of mine sites in Peru.
Colleagues at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (July 2019)
Guy holding a wooden piece
person sitting in middle of  ground
2018 – Experiments with graduate students and our colleagues from CSU Atmospheric Sciences at CSU’s METEC pipeline testbed site

Group of people sitting in hole in ground
People pitching a tent
2017 – Undergrad and grad students constructing the METEC pipeline test bed at CSU

group of people smiling for camera
Senior design Team Volkkar finishing up the wind tunnel traverse system
Group of people hiking
Hiking Colorado 2013
two people in a town's square
Orleans France for research meeting at BRGM
two people standing infront of mountain view
Les Diablerets Switzerland for the Gordon Research Conference 2012.
three people standing in front of cottage and greenery
Les Diablerets Switzerland for the Gordon Research Conference 2012.
group of people standing on grass
Research group end of the summer get together – 2012
group on back patio smiling
Family and friends at our end of the semester barbecue (May 2012).
research group standing and smiling
Research group picture (March 2012).
laboratory cleaned up
The CESEP/AMAX lab after a much needed “winter” cleaning (picture by Luke Shannon).
Girl standing working on lab
Liz sporting her “new” tie-dyed lab coat… definitely one way to hide the stains on a grungy coat!