Dr. Anna Friederike Staerz (Assistant Professor)
Started at Mines: Assistant professor in January 2023.
Originally from: Denver, CO.
Hobbies: Running, reading and skiing
Favorite Food: Käsespätzle
CV
2022 Postdoc (Vereecken Group) IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
2021 Postdoc (Tuller Group) MIT, Boston, MA
2020 Dr. rer. Nat. in Chemistry, thesis in Weimar/Barsan Group, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Germany
Dr. Yewon Shin (Research Assistant professor)
Topic: Impurity Detection in CO2 Streams.
Started at Mines: as a CoorsTek Fellow August 2017
Research Assistant professor in
Originally from: Ulsan, S.Korea
Hobbies: Running, baking, needle felting
Favorite Food: All noodles
CV
2024 Postdoc Postdoc Mechanical Eng., Colorado School of Mines, USA
2022 PhD. in PhD Metallurgical & Materials Eng., Colorado School of Mines, USA
Krishna Teja Valeti
Topic: Operando Spectro-electrochemistry of Metal Oxide Electrochemical Systems.
Started at Mines: August 2022
Originally from: Andhra Pradesh, India
Hobbies: Cricket
Favorite Food: Dosa
CV
2021 B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C.College of Engineering, India
Kazi Rifat Bin Rafiq
Topic: Low Concentration Hydrogen Detection.
Started at Mines: August 2023
Originally from: Cumilla, Bangladesh
Hobbies: Cricket, hiking and skiing
Favorite Food: Kacchi Biriyani
CV
2023 MSc. in Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University in Waco, Texas
2019 BSc. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Professionals in Dhaka
Sierra Astle
Topic: Metal Oxide Gas Sensors.
Started at Mines: August 2023 as a CoorsTek Fellow
Originally from: Connecticut
Hobbies: Climbing and hiking
Favorite Food: Any kind of soup
CV
2023 BSc. in Materials Science from Penn State University
Christopher Martin
Topic: Operando Spectro-electrochemistry of Oxide Fuel Cells.
Started at Mines: August 20235 as a CoorsTek Fellow
Originally from: Iowa
Hobbies: Disc Golf, Bonsai Growing
Favorite Food: Burritos
CV
2025 BSc. in Materials Engineering from Iowa State University
Olorunfemi Olaleye
Topic: Gas Permeation in Clay.
Started at Mines: August 2025 as a CoorsTek Fellow
Originally from: Lagos, Nigeria
Hobbies: Fußball, Writing, Movies, Skiing
Favorite Food: Nigerian Fried Rice
CV
2024 B.Tech in Glass and Silicate Technologu from Ahmadu Bello University
Naufal Pratama
Started at Mines: 2024
Originally from: Indonesia
Major: Mining Engineering
naufal_pratama@mines.edu
Charlotte Crabtree
Started at Mines: 2024
Originally from: Texas
Major: Computer Science
charlotte_crabtree@mines.edu
James Goza
Started at Mines: 2023
Originally from: Arizona
Major: Electrical Engineering
jgoza@mines.edu
Nathan Wygant
Started at Mines: 2024
Originally from: Colorado
Major: Chemistry
nathanwygant@mines.edu
Madelyn Heinemann
Started at Mines:
Originally from: Colorado
Major: MME
madelyn_heinemann@mines.edu
Ethan Jeffrey Bontrager
Started at Mines: 2020
Originally from: Golden, Colorado
Hobbies: Metal working, winter sports, cardboard art
Favorite Food: Banana Bread
Email: ebontrager@mines.edu
