Colorado School of Mines is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Van Dyke as Vice President of Research. A biomedical engineer with 35 years of experience in university research, technology entrepreneurship and industry, Van Dyke currently serves as associate dean of research for the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. He will officially join the Mines community on July 20. As Vice President for Research, Van Dyke will oversee all research activity at Mines and serve as..