Our Experts
A dedicated experts and staff run the day-to-day operations of the Institute, and manage its research outputs, training, and public engagement activities. For media or interview inquiries with the Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian or any other of the Payne Institute leadership, please contact Greg Clough at (303)384-2218 or gclough@mines.edu.
Morgan Bazilian
Director, Payne Institute
Professor of Public Policy
Engineering Hall 111
303-384-2156
mbazilian@mines.edu
Gregory Clough
Deputy Director, Payne Institute
Engineering Hall 123
303-384-2218
gclough@mines.edu
CLARKSON KAMURAI
Payne Institute Critical Minerals Program Manager
and Research Associate
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370
clarkson_kamurai@mines.edu
ANNA AHLSTROM LITTLEFIELD
Payne Institute Low Carbon Energy
Technologies Program Manager
and Research Associate
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 E
303-384-2742
annalittlefield@mines.edu
Aaron Malone
Payne Institute Research Associate
Research Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering
Brown Hall, BB210
amalone@mines.edu
Victoria Patti
Operations & Engagement Coordinator
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 A
303-384-2721
victoria.patti@mines.edu
Juliana Reid
Communications, Events, and Operations Manager
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 B
303-384-2730
jreid@mines.edu
EARTH OBSERVATION GROUP
Christopher Elvidge
Senior Research Associate
Director of Earth Observation Group
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 J
303-384-2731
celvidge@mines.edu
Namrata Chatterjee
Payne Institute Research Associate
Earth Observation Group
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 H
namratachatterjee@mines.edu
Tilottama (Tilo) Ghosh
Payne Institute Research Associate
Earth Observation Group
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 H
303-384-2735
tghosh@mines.edu
Gregory Gleason
Payne Institute System Administrator
and Research Associate
Earth Observation Group
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370G
303-384-2733
gregory.gleason@mines.edu
Feng Chi (David) Hsu
Payne Institute Research Associate
Earth Observation Group
fengchihsu@mines.edu
Mikhail (Misha) Zhizhin
Payne Institute Research Associate
Earth Observation Group
1600 Jackson Street, Suite 370 I
303-384-2736
mzhizhin@mines.edu
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
Kiran Damodaran
Research Scientist
kiran.damodaran@mines.edu
AFFILIATED PARTNERS
Macdonald Amoah
Communications Associate
mamoah@mines.edu
Brad Handler
Researcher and Program Director,
Energy Finance Lab
bhandler@mines.edu
Richard Luarkie
Director, Native American
Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative
richard.luarkie@mines.edu
Rick Tallman
Program Manager, Native American
Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative
richard.tallman@mines.edu
Student researchers

Kemalcan Aydogdu
PhD, Mining Engineering

Vandan Bhalala
MS, Petroleum Engineering

Gabriel Collins
MS, Mineral and Energy Economics

Reese Eppers
MS, Mineral and Energy Economics

Angelina Etterman
BS, Geological Engineering

Tobin Ford
BS, Metal & Materials Eng.

Isabel Guajardo
MS, Mineral and Energy Economics

Siddhant Kulkarni
MS, Mineral & Energy Economics

Liam O’Byrne
BS, Computer Science

Brooke Olsson
MS, Computational and Applied Math

Nicolas Landry
BS, Computer Science

Mark McCurdy
MS, Mineral and Energy Economics

Mirali Seyedrezaei
Ph.D Candidate, Mineral and Energy Economics Program

Evie Webb
BS, Engineering Physics

Anne Welch
MS, Mineral and Energy Economics