Fellowships
The Trefny Center offers fellowship opportunities for faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral leaders to support the culture of teaching and learning at Mines.
Announcing Two New Faculty Fellowships for the ‘2025-26 Academic Year!
The Engineering Learning Fellows (ELF) Program is a yearlong, application-based initiative designed to support faculty in developing engaging, effective, and innovative learning experiences. Throughout their fellowship, EL Fellows curate an original teaching portfolio that includes a learner-centered course (re)design, written statements, teaching innovations, and a collection of peer and student feedback.
The Engineering Learning Mentorship (ELM) Fellowship is a prestigious two-year experience designed for established faculty to lead and mentor others in enhancing teaching and learning practices. ELM Fellows engage in advanced educational development and develop a pedagogical leadership project that improves the culture of teaching and learning at Mines.
Peer Observation Fellows
Peer Observation Fellows (POF) support all aspects of the faculty peer observation program, which is being piloted from AY23-24 through AY25-26. The Fellows lead department trainings, conduct off-cycle observations, act as a resource for faculty, and assess the initiative. Fellows commit to two academic years in this position, investing approximately 40 hours per semester, and receive a $5,000 stipend each year.
Polina Brodsky
Teaching Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Becky Swanson
Teaching Professor
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Aubrey Wigner
Teaching Assistant Professor
Engineering, Design, & Society
Michael Sheppard
Teaching Assistant Professor
Engineering, Design, & Society
Graduate Teaching Fellows
The Trefny Graduate Teaching Fellowship provides support for experienced graduate students and postdocs to further refine their pedagogical development. As part of their yearlong fellowship, recipients participate in monthly meetings with other Fellows and Trefny staff to explore topics in teaching and learning and advance their leadership and facilitation skills by mentoring their peers in the College Teaching Certificate Program (CTC). Fellows are also provided with personalized professional development opportunities based on the Fellow’s specific interests and professional goals.
Fellows are awarded $3,000, distributed evenly throughout the year. Prospective applicants are required to be at Mines throughout the duration of their fellowship year, and must have already completed the CTC. Applications for the ’25-26 academic year are now open and are due by Monday, April 28th, 2025.
Lauren Guido
PhD Candidate
Geology and Geological Engineering
Shelby Galinat
PhD Candidate
Chemistry Department, Materials Science Program
Brandon Reynolds
PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering