Erin Phillips, PhD
Director, Cross Cutting Programs
Erin Phillips, PhD, is the Director of Cross-Cutting Programs at the University of
Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER). Phillips co-leads the Energy Education,
Leadership, and Careers Program (Energy ELC) at SER and works on multiple energy-related
workforce development initiatives. She has contributed broadly to critical minerals
research at SER and was the Principal Investigator for the DOE-sponsored Powder River
Basin Carbon Ore, Rare Earths, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) project. She also leads
the DOE-sponsored Critical Minerals Leadership Academy, hosted by SER. In 2025, Phillips
received a Fulbright award to study critical mineral supply chains in Norway.
Phillips earned her bachelor's degree in geology from Macalester College, followed
by her master's degree from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. She
completed her PhD at the University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics
and is an adjunct faculty member in that department.
