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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Amrhein Christine B.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. [ADES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 9135 S. RIDGELINE BLVD., SUITE 200, C/O ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2016 (Street) HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/01/2016   F   476 (1) D $ 7.07 (2) 14,881 D   Common Stock 01/02/2016   F   297 (3) D $ 7.07 (2) 14,584 D   Common Stock 01/02/2016   F   450 (4) D $ 7.07 (2) 14,134 (5) D   Common Stock               30,994 (6) I By Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Amrhein Christine B. 9135 S. RIDGELINE BLVD., SUITE 200 C/O ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129			General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Christine B. Amrhein		01/05/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the shares withheld to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of 1,279 shares issued under the issuer's Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2007 Plan"), pursuant to the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	The share price used is the average of the high bid and low ask stock prices on the relevant date, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the 2007 Plan.
(3)	Represents the shares withheld to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of 797 shares issued under the 2007 Plan pursuant to the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(4)	Represents the shares withheld to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of 1,208 shares issued under the 2007 Plan pursuant to the 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(5)	Of the amount shown, 1,746 shares are held in the qualified pension plan account of the reporting person and 4,163 shares are restricted stock (not fully vested and subject to certain repurchase rights under the 2007 Plan).
(6)	Of the amount shown, 9,532 shares are held in a qualified pension plan account of the reporting person's spouse in accordance with the issuer's Amended and Restated 2010 Non-Management Compensation and Incentive Plan.

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