Colorado Gov. Jared Polis joined Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Australia-based Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), to announce FFI’s decision to establish a Technology Hub in Colorado. The hub, to be located in Jefferson County, will bring together experts from Mines and other leading Colorado institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. “This exciting announcement brings good-paying jobs to Coloradans, builds upon our work to achieve 100 percent

renewable energy by 2040, and reflects Colorado’s role as a global hub for innovation,” Gov. Polis said.

Mines' Global Energy Future Initiative hosted the first-ever Innovation Forum and Innov8x Challenge event in Sept.

The forum showcased some of the most ground-breaking research that makes Mines the leader in solving the world’s biggest challenges to the global energy future; watch the TED-talk style presentation now! The Innov8x Challenge featured presentations from Mines students, who pitched solutions to the most pressing problems facing industry today.

Entrepreneurship & innovation take center stage

The integration of an entrepreneurial and innovative solution-oriented mindset in all academic departments is a strategic priority of the MINES@150 Campaign. Mines has created a rich and thriving Entrepreneurship & Innovation(E&I) Ecosystem across campus. This interconnected system of state-of-the-art facilities and programming provides students with hands-on experiences and a roadmap from innovation to commercialization. Check out the progress of E&I facility construction and see how your company can get involved in the E&I ecosystem.