The Chevron Center of Research Excellence (CoRE) is an innovative industry-academic partnership between the Colorado School of Mines and Chevron that promotes world-class research and education; we collaborate closely with Chevron Energy Technology Company (ETC) researchers. CoRE focuses on scientific and technical challenges faced by the energy industry. We specialize in deepwater, fluvial, and shallow marine stratigraphy using a quantitative outcrop characterization research approach. The majority of our research involves fieldwork. Each year, CoRE supports 4-6 graduate students pursuing MS or PhD degrees which entail research in one of the center’s focus areas.

For a one-page summary of our 2019-2021 research, click here!

At CoRE, we focus our research into three themes:

• Stratigraphic architecture (outcrop focused, with seismic/core data where applicable)
• Scaling relationships for depositional systems (modern and subsurface-focused, with outcrop data serving as the link between the geomorphology and the stratigraphic record)
• Source-to-sink sediment dispersal (e.g., using detrital zircon geochronology, automated mineralogy, petrography, and GIS data to constrain sediment flux and sedimentary basin evolution)

Learn more about our group, research, and recent publications.