Fellowships
The Trefny Center offers fellowship opportunities for faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral leaders to support 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.
Applications for two new POFs to start in Fall 2025 will open in Spring 2025.
Polina Ringler
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 $3000, 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 will open in Spring 2025.
Lauren Guido
PhD Candidate
Geology and Geological Engineering
Shelby Galinat
PhD Candidate
Chemistry Department, Materials Science Program
Brandon Reynolds
PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering