In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Director of Cross Cutting Programs at the School of Energy Resources, sits down with Dave Green, Project Engineer at Western Fuels Wyoming’s Dry Fork Mine and 1991 University of Wyoming Geology alumnus. With over 35 years of experience in Powder River Basin surface mining, Dave shares insights into coal geology, reserve planning, and the day-to-day balance between high-volume pit operations and environmental compliance.

In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Director of Cross Cutting Programs at the School of Energy Resources, visits with Pete Obermueller, the newly appointed Executive Director of the School of Energy Resources. Listeners will remember Pete from his time as the head of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW), where he was a fierce advocate for the state's oil and gas sector. Now, he is bringing his deep background in private industry advocacy and public policy to the academic and research arena and sharing his vision for the future.

In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Acting Senior Director of Research at the School of Energy Resources, sits down with triple-degree University of Wyoming alumnus Paul Bonifas, Director of Business Development at Rare Element Resources. While Wyoming is historically recognized as a traditional energy powerhouse, the state is becoming a crucial hub for the nation's critical mineral supply chain. Throughout the conversation, Paul details Rare Element Resources' efforts to advance North America’s premier rare earth elements deposit at the Bear Lodge project near Sundance and highlights the crucial separation and refining testing underway at their Upton demonstration plant.