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Sustainable Management of Mining Operations

This book is the product of a two-year research initiative led by both Mines and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Escuela de Minas), with contributions from twenty-seven different authors. It serves as an all-encompassing guide to the management of mining operations, and provides a practical approach to everything from public
relations to planning and costs. Jose A. Botin MS ’76, the senior editor and a professor at Universidad Politecnica since 1991, has been a visiting professor with the Division of Economics and Business for the last two years while he worked on the book. He holds a PhD in mine systems from Universidad Politecnica, a master’s in mining from Colorado School of Mines and a PADE from Universidad de Navarra (IESE Business School).
Publisher: Society for Mining Metallurgy, ISBN-10: 087335267X, ISBN-13: 978-0873352673


Me and the Biospheres

Biosphere 2 is a huge self-contained set of ecosystems occupying about three acres of Arizonan desert. For two years, a group of eight people subsisted on what the Biosphere provided.
This insightful memoir by John Allen ’57, inventor of Biosphere 2, comprises not only an account of building and living in the facility, but also the significance of the experiment for space travel. Biosphere 2 set various world records for sustainability, including 100 percent waste and water recycling. Allen holds a degree in metallurgical and materials engineering from Mines, an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering physiology certificate from the University of Michigan.
Publisher: Synergetic Press, Santa Fe, NM. ISBN: 978-0907791-37-9


Youth, Nationalism and the Guinean Revolution

Jay Straker, assistant professor of liberal arts and international studies, presents this compelling description of the Guinean Revolution. Weaving together newspapers, photographs, poems, novels, firsthand accounts and more, Straker shows the intricacies of the young nation’s politics. The book considers both the short- and long-term effects of the revolution and examines how visions of ideal youth were the true driving force behind Guinea’s social and political revolution.
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, IN. ISBN-10: 0253220599, ISBN-13: 978-0253220592


Principles of Statistics for Engineers and Scientists

William Navidi, professor of mathematical and computer sciences, wrote this text to
support a one-semester course in statistics. The book emphasizes the practical application of statistical methods to problems in science and engineering. While the fundamental principles of statistics apply to all disciplines, students in science and engineering learn best from realistic examples. The book therefore contains many examples of real data sets to motivate students and show connections to industry and scientific research. Thanks to the practical approach, the mathematics only requires a single semester of calculus as a prerequisite.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, ISBN 10: 0077289315, ISBN-13: 9780077289317


In-Situ Assembly of Linked Geometrically-Coupled Microdevices

David Marr, professor of chemical engineering, coauthored a study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States that concerns improving the efficiency of bioanalysis of materials such as blood and DNA. The study focuses on tiny chips composed of particles that act as valves and pumps, which are activated by a rotating magnetic field. The key is colloidal particles, plastic spheres with a diameter of about five micrometers, which contain iron oxide and can thus be magnetized. While these micro-systems have some way to go, the introduction of colloidal particles is an important step. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/12/12/0808808105.full.pdf+html


Model Interstate Water Compact

This book is a proposed solution to the dramatic increase in disputes over interstate water systems seen in the last 20 years. George William Sherk, associate research professor of environmental science and engineering, coauthored the publication, which was sponsored in 2000 by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The plan encourages states to assume oversight of such interstate resources as water, rather than taking legal action. The document also contains a complete index of current interstate water compacts.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, ISBN-10: 0826346286, ISBN 13: 978-0826346285


Why Evolution Works (And Creationism Fails)

Matt Young, senior lecturer of physics, recently coauthored this book with Paul Strode, an instructor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The book is addressed, in part, to those who question such scientific evidence as the antiquity of the Earth and the descent of species. Written with parents, teachers and others in mind, it provides arguments in defense of science—mostly evolution, cosmology and geology.

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, ISBN 10: 0813545501, ISBN-13: 9780813545509.