Space and Planetary Science and Engineering

Director, SPSE Area of Special Interest

Angel Abbud-Madrid, Mechanical Engineering & Space Resources

Affiliated Faculty

Christopher Dreyer, Mechanical Engineering & Space Resources

Alex Flournoy, Physics

Leslie Lamberson, Mechanical Engineering

Derrick Rodriguez, Mechanical Engineering

Frederic Sarazin, Physics

Paul Sava, Geophysics

Matthew Siegfried, Geophysics

George Sowers, Mechanical Engineering & Space Resources Program

John Spear, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Neal Sullivan, Mechanical Engineering

Lesli Wood, Geology and Geological Engineering

The Mines guidelines for Minor/ASI can be found in the Undergraduate Information section of the Mines Catalog.

Program Requirements

Area of Special Interest in Space and Planetary Science and Engineering:

Enrollment in the Area of Special Interest is approved by the director. Students will then be assigned to an SPSE ASI advisor from among the affiliated faculty, who will monitor and advise their progress. The Area of Special Interest requires a total of 12 credits, up to 3 of which may be at the 200-level or below and up to 3 of which may overlap with the requirements of the degree-granting program. Students may choose their ASI courses from the list of approved courses below or from any additional courses approved by the student's ASI advisor. Application of EDNS Cornerstone or Capstone project credits towards the ASI requires choice of a space or planetary related project and approval by the student's SPSE ASI advisor. 

SPSE-approved Courses
EDNS251CORNERSTONE DESIGN II3.0
EDNS491CAPSTONE DESIGN I3.0
EDNS492CAPSTONE DESIGN II3.0
GEGN469ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DESIGN3.0
GEOL410PLANETARY GEOLOGY3.0
GPGN438GEOPHYSICS PROJECT DESIGN3.0
GPGN470APPLICATIONS OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING3.0
PHGN418GENERAL RELATIVITY3.0
PHGN324INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS3.0
PHGN423PARTICLE PHYSICS3.0
PHGN471
PHGN481
SENIOR DESIGN PRINCIPLES I
and SENIOR DESIGN PRACTICE
3.0
PHGN472
PHGN482
SENIOR DESIGN PRINCIPLES II
and SENIOR DESIGN PRACTICE
3.0
MEGN451AERODYNAMICS3.0
MEGN453AEROSPACE STRUCTURES3.0