SmartGeo brings together faculty and fellows from three broad areas – Geoengineering, Geosciences, and Engineering/Computer Science. The figure below illustrates the interdisciplinary and integrative nature of our Intelligent Geosystems program.

This program brings together 22 academic faculty from 10 disciplines and 6 Research Centers, as well as geoengineers from the U.S. Geological Survey.

• The academic faculty represent 6 Research Centers and include 7 Full Professors (3 endowed chairs), 7 Associate Professors, and 8 Assistant Professors.
• 6 experts from the US Geological Survey (areas: seismic hazards, landslides, water resources, remediation) are also involved. 
• Personnel from four major SmartGeo components are also shown: Environmental and Social Policy; Leadership and Teamwork; Recruitment, Mentoring and Retention; and Assessment. 

Organization and Management:

Our desire to foster a community of integrated learners is mirrored with an integrated organizational and management structure. The Executive Committee comprised of the five co-PIs, the Project Manager, and the leaders of the Leadership and Teamwork Program and the Social/ Environmental Ethics and Policy Program oversee the direction of SmartGeo.

The Advisory Board consists of the following 4 women and 3 men from industry, academia and government labs:

• Dr. Deborah Estrin, Director, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, and Professor, Computer
  Science, University of California at Los Angeles.
• Dr. Richard Finno, Professor, Northwestern University, and Director of NSF Cooperative Center
  for Underground Construction.
• Dr. Jackie Sullivan, Co-Director, Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, CU-Boulder.
• Ms. Judi Diaz-Bonacquisti, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, Metropolitan State
  College of Denver, Colorado.
• Dr. Susan Hubbard, Environ. Remediation Program Head, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs.
• Dr. Roger Pielke, Professor of Environmental Studies, Center for Science and Technology Policy
  Research, University of Colorado-Boulder.
• Mr. Larry Olson, President, Olson Instruments and Engineering, Arvada, Colorado.

Work Environment

Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and its SmartGeo partners are uniquely qualified to stimulate interdisciplinary innovation in Intelligent Geosystems and produce a new caliber of future academic, industry and government leaders. CSM's qualifications include:

• A strategic mission to educate professionals and advance knowledge in the earth, environment, and energy fields. Environmental sustainability and stewardship of the earth is the legal mission of CSM.

• The administration proactively supports an interdisciplinary approach to research and education and by establishing a formalized interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree.

• Close ties to government labs and agencies provide numerous collaboration opportunities, internships for students, and test sites for the intelligent geosystem projects. For example, the U.S. Geological Survey’s water and earthquake hazards groups, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Federal Highway’s Central Federal Lands group are all located in Denver and partner with CSM.

• Strong partnerships in earth, environment and energy fields for fellow research and internships. Specifically, 40% of externally funded CSM research is sponsored by industry and 60% is funded by government, which is a larger percentage of industrial funding than most institutions. 

• A small student population (approx. 4,000) and the close physical proximity of diverse experts promote strong bonds between students and faculty. A SmartGeo team at CSM provides a unique opportunity to positively influence the nature of the geosystem profession.

• Ongoing activities to recruit, mentor, and retain underrepresented students. The success of our activities is shown when comparing CSM’s female enrollment population (23% for undergraduate students and 27% for graduate students in 2005) to the national enrollment averages in engineering (18% for undergraduate students and 21% for graduate students in 2004).