Faculty & Staff

The following faculty and staff pursue their research through the Center for Underground.

Mike Mooney

Mike Mooney, PhD, PE

Grewcock Distinguished Chair Professor of Underground Construction & Tunneling
Director of Center for Underground
Director of UCTE Graduate Program

mmooney@mines.edu

Mike’s Full Bio

Reza Hedayat

Reza Hedayat, PhD

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

hedayat@mines.edu

Reza’s Full Bio

Gabriel Walton

Gabriel Walton, PhD

Associate Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering

gwalton@mines.edu

Gabriel’s Full Bio

Shiling Pei

Shiling Pei, PhD

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

spei@mines.edu

Shiling’s Full Bio

Joseph Samaniuk

Joseph Samaniuk, PhD

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

samaniuk@mines.edu

Joseph’s Full Bio

Lori E. Tunstall

Lori E. Tunstall, PhD

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

ltunstall@mines.edu

Lori’s Full Bio

Yangming Shi

Yangming Shi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Robotics

yangming.shi@mines.edu

Yangming’s Full Bio

Jen Moncur

Jen Moncur

Program Coordinator

jmoncur@mines.edu

Sarah Sims

Sarah Sims

Social Media Content Creator

sarah.sims@mines.edu