Orginally CoRE's mission was to provide opportunity for advanced degrees for Chevron international employees. Any Chevron employee applying to Colorado School of Mines, whether to the Geology and Geological Engineering Department, the Geophysics Department, the Petroleum Engineering Department or any other Department, should contact any of the CSM Contacts listed for CoRE, under the "About CoRE" link, Faculty and Staff tab. The standards for acceptance will not change, but we can flag the application, and keep track of it's progress and, in some cases, expedite a decision and response.
CoRE is now able to fund 3-4 non-Chevron graduate students annually. The application process is the same; the prospective student should mention interest in CoRE in their Statement of Goals.
Students accepted into the Program are encouraged to work on CoRE-related research. This research will provide students the opportunity to be engaged in field work. Subsurface datasets will also be available in some cases.
Although the Chevron CoRE research program focuses on sturcture/stratigraphic interactions in fluvial through deepwater strata, the Geology and Geological Engineering Department has a long history of interdisciplinary studies with the Departments of Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering. Both of those Departments also have a long tradition of excellence in research and education. One of the strengths of Colorado School of Mines is the close association of all three departments. Many students have research committee members from both other departments. Chevron employees who wish to apply to work on advanced degrees in Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering Departments will use the CoRE facility and may work on CoRE related research or something in other areas. If you are interested in degrees in Geophysics or Petroleum Engineering, please click on the links below for the home pages of those departments.
The Chevron employees who are students within the CoRE program will have access to Chevron proprietary analytical and modeling software, so that they are able to work on data as if they are in their home office. The Chevron proprietary software and datasets are maintained on a separate, dedicated server to ensure security.
The students are engaged in an intense class and research schedule, and maintaining their normal Business Unit projects will not be possible. The normal time for completion of a master degree is two full academic years. If a student enters Colorado School of Mines in the fall of one year, the normal time for a dedicated student to complete a traditional Masters Degree and return to the Business Unit will be in the fall, two years later. The curriculum for the Professional Masters Degree, which does not include writing a thesis, will normally be one full year.
