FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Sampson L Heath 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/27/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. [ADES] (Last) (First) (Middle) 9135 S RIDGELINE BLVD STE 200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO and Treasurer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 12,289 (1) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	8,932	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sampson L Heath 9135 S RIDGELINE BLVD STE 200 HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129	Â	Â	  CFO and Treasurer	Â

Signatures

L. Heath Sampson		09/05/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 Restricted Stock (common stock subject to certain repurchase rights) issued pursuant to the Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2007 Plan"). Of such amount, 7,823 shares will vest, if at all, on August 27, 2015 and one-third of the remaining 4,466 shares will vest, if at all, on each of January 2, 2015, January 2, 2016 and January 2, 2017. Vesting of the Restricted Stock is subject to Mr. Sampson's continuous service with Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. or its related entities unless such shares vest sooner pursuant to Section 11 of the 2007 Plan or Mr. Sampson's employment agreement.
(2)	Vesting of the Performance Share Units, if at all, will occur on January 2, 2017, subject to Mr. Sampson's continuous service with the Issuer or its related entities and the achievement of certain pre-established goals to be measured as of December 31, 2016, unless such units vest sooner at the target amount pursuant to Section 11 of the 2007 Plan or Mr. Sampson's employment agreement.
(3)	Each Performance Share Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

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