and are identified as students who will lead the way in making advances in STEM for society upon graduation.
==== Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF) ====
The Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program provides funding for full-time undergraduate students to collaborate with campus researchers. This provides students with an opportunity to participate in research projects under the mentorship of Mines faculty in every field represented at Mines. Some past research MURF students have contributed to includes research on Particle Physics, Explosives Engineering, and Oceanography.
=== Field Session ===
Every undergraduate must complete one or more field sessions. Field session is designed to expose student's to practical skills in their discipline and provide experience graduates can lean on in their careers. Typically, field sessions are offered in the summer, although some departments offer field sessions during the academic year.
Field session topics depend on the students interests and major. …
