January 22, 2024
The Formula Society of Automotive Engineering (FSAE) program at The University of New Mexico has recently received a large donation from prominent local restaurant owners.
The $25,000 gift, from Doro…
January 17, 2024
John Wood (center) with daughter Lindsay and brother Doug at the May 2019 ribbon-cutting for the Dana C. Wood Materials and Structures Lab.
John E. Wood, 74, a professor emeritus of mechanical enginee…
January 11, 2024
Coffee with the Dean is returning this semester with a variety of new topics. This series is geared toward faculty, staff and graduate students.
Each session is 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Centennial Engineer…
January 10, 2024
Steven Graves, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UNM, has been selected by Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing Donna Riley as ass…
January 10, 2024
Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at The University of New Mexico, will be among eight recognized by the New Mexico Technology Council as a Women in Tech …
February 28, 2024
Sang M. Han and Lisa Kuuttila, CEO and chief economic development officer of UNM Rainforest Innovations, are shown on the set of a KRQE interview last month about technology transfer and Han’s r…
February 22, 2024
The Optical Science and Engineering Program at The University of New Mexico will be celebrating 40 years with a series of events March 7-8.
The Optical Science and Engineering Program (OSE) is an int…
February 16, 2024
Experienced fundraising professional Mary Wolford has been chosen by The University of New Mexico Foundation to lead the School of Engineering fundraising efforts as senior director of …
February 13, 2024
Bret Simpkins, a supporter of the Lobo Launch program and an alumnus of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, inspects one of the rockets with Christopher Solis and Doc Aguilar at their build space n…
February 8, 2024
Several researchers from the UNM School of Engineering will be part of a $478 million contract that will support the work of the International Space Station Program based at NASA’s Johnson Space…
February 5, 2024
Abhaya Datye, a Distinguished Regents Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UNM, has received the 2024 award for Exceptional Achievements in Catalysis from the America…
February 5, 2024
The productivity and innovation in the PROTON Lab, located in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been showing. The lab, led by Associate Professor Ei…
February 2, 2024
The first School of Engineering Teaching Innovation Fellows for spring 2024 have been selected, with projects ranging from cybersecurity to photovoltaics.
These awards were established to encourage cr…
February 1, 2024
Amanda Bienz, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at The University of New Mexico, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a project that seeks to ensure …
March 29, 2024
A UNM School of Engineering researcher has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project to improve power grids to ensure they are adaptively protected for mod…
March 29, 2024
Ashley Machado, a graduate student in the UNM Department of Nuclear Engineering, has received the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme…
March 22, 2024
A researcher from UNM’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is part of a team receiving $36.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of reducing the cost of clean hy…
March 22, 2024
Achraf Noureddine, a research assistant professor at UNM’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded UNM-Sandia National Laboratories Academic Allia…
March 14, 2024
Lights, camera, action: Nick Ferenchak gives an interview to a local TV station recently outside the Centennial Engineering Center.
From USA Today to The New York Times to the Albuquerque Journal, Nic…
March 11, 2024
Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNM, has been chosen as the editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Plasma Scienc…
March 7, 2024
Sakineh Chabi, an assistant professor in UNM’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected for a 2024 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship.
For the three-m…
April 30, 2024
Mahmoud Taha, distinguished professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, is the 2024 UNM Rainforest Innovations Innovation Fellow.
April 25, 2024
Winning team Cybercharge with Lisa Kuuttila, CEO of UNM Rainforest Innovations.
Several students from the School of Engineering were on winning teams at the 2024 Lobo Hackathon that took place earlier…
April 18, 2024
Two with ties to the UNM School of Engineering have been selected as part of the 2024 class of 40 Under 40 honorees by Albuquerque Business First.
Nicholas Ferenchak, an assistant professor in the Ger…
April 17, 2024
Quyen Le, a chemical engineering major, presents “Addressing Water Scarcity Using Membrane Distillation Technique to Purify Existing Wastewater Resources.”
What do doughnut economics, a mi…
April 15, 2024
In what is believed to be a University of New Mexico first, a UNM School of Engineering alumnus and strong supporter of both the university and the School has provided funding for a reserved parking …
April 12, 2024
Lauren Bailey, Alexandra Martinez and Courtney Mace with their winning project.
Four undergraduates in the UNM Department of Nuclear Engineering received awards at the 2024 American Nuclear Society (A…
April 9, 2024
Ian Kahn, a senior in computer science at UNM, was born and raised in land-locked New Mexico, but he has always had an affinity for water.
April 7, 2024
Gabriel P. López, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been selected to serve as interim chair of the UNM Department of Chemical and B…
April 3, 2024
Fred and Dorothy Armijo at their residence in Dallas.
Fred Armijo knows what it is like to struggle.
And the unlikely combination of pinto beans and a basketball hoop play prominently into his story a…
April 2, 2024
Mia Baca, a junior in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been selected as a 2024-25 Goldwater Scholar. She was one of three selected from UNM this year out of a pool…
May 23, 2024
Although only beginning his collegiate journey, Dimitri Kittrell is a man with a plan.
The native of Little Rock, Ark., just completed his freshman year in the Gerald May Department…
May 22, 2024
Sakineh Chabi, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will give a talk this summer at the eighth annual SiC+X Materials and Devices Workshop at the Univers…
May 22, 2024
Members of UNM’s ASME student group pose with their winning projects.
The student chapter of UNM’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently received second place in the ASM…
May 21, 2024
A faculty member from the UNM School of Engineering is part of the first-ever group in the Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences (FACES) program, funded by the Department of Energy.
Tito Busani, an as…
May 15, 2024
Two students in the School of Engineering are recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP).
Ashley Apodaca-Sparks, a master’s stu…
May 10, 2024
Graduate students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering will receive more financial support beginning next academic year, thanks to a gift from an alumnus.
Tim Thompson, who recei…
May 10, 2024
The UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering has established a new graduate concentration in renewable energy, set to begin in fall 2024.
The concentration, under the current master of science degree …
May 6, 2024
Nathan Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is receiving American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant funding for a pilot study on deve…
May 5, 2024
The ninth annual UNM School of Engineering Engineering Expo, an event to showcase senior design projects, was held May 3, with a total of $4,500 in prizes awarded to winning teams for poster and eleva…
May 1, 2024
Christopher Perfetti, an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Reactor Physics Division Early Career Reactor Physicist Aw…
June 20, 2024
Students participating in the Smart Railroads program, riding the Rail Runner while collecting data.
The past, current and future of the railroad industry converged at UNM this month for a two-day wor…
June 18, 2024
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering ranked No. 88 in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings for engineering, released today.
Last year, the UNM S…
June 14, 2024
Charles B. Fleddermann, who joined The University of New Mexico School of Engineering in fall 1985, has announced his retirement from UNM, effective July 1, 2024.
Since 2002, …
June 14, 2024
Peter Vorobieff with the 2024 Solar Splash team at the competition in Ohio.
The University of New Mexico Solar Splash team placed third overall and garnered other awards in the annual UPS Battery Cent…
June 13, 2024
Researchers from The University of New Mexico Hand and Machine Lab in the Department of Computer Science recently traveled to Hawaii for the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM C…
June 12, 2024
The University of New Mexico’s Southwest Environmental Finance Center will receive $6.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for training and technical assistance to small drink…
June 11, 2024
Two UNM School of Engineering academic advisors will share their extensive expertise with a national audience this fall.
Catherine Young, a senior academic advisor in both the Department of Chemical a…
June 5, 2024
Madura Pathirage, an assistant professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at UNM, has received the 2024 Oak Ridge Associated Univers…
June 3, 2024
Two University of New Mexico faculty members in the Department of Nuclear Engineering are part of a Department of Energy program to boost awareness and access to nuclear careers in the Southwest.
R…
July 31, 2024
Today, Subhash Shah is enjoying the fruits of his labor from a career as one of the world’s top experts in hydraulic fracturing, horizontal/multilateral well completions/…
July 28, 2024
The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory are are cohosting the international 2024 Muographers Workshop, which will be held in Nov. 4-7 in Santa Fe.
Adam Hecht, professor of…
July 18, 2024
Susan Bogus Halter, a longtime professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as the chair of the department after …
July 16, 2024
Gabriel P. López, a professor in the UNM Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been promoted to the rank of distinguished professor, beginning with the 20…
July 9, 2024
Anjali Mulchandani holds her award at the ASEE conference with (from left) Sydney Donohue Jobe, Paris Eisenman and Ethan Kapp.
Anjali Mulchandani, an assistant professor in the Gerald May Department o…
July 8, 2024
Two students in the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering are the recipients of 2024-2025 New Mexico Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
The recipients are…
August 23, 2024
As a young man, Gabriel López worked for the U.S. Forest Service making new hiking and riding trails in and around the Pecos Wilderness. The trail crew would work and camp for weeks at a time ma…
August 20, 2024
This year’s recipients of the UNM Faculty Mentored Research Award (FMRA) focused on research that evaluates strategies for promoting student success at UNM.
The FMRA is awarded annually by UNM&#…
August 16, 2024
A group of University of New Mexico School of Engineering researchers is leading a new National Science Foundation effort to establish a center that is focused on diversity, equity and i…
August 12, 2024
School of Engineering research center COSMIAC recently installed a new piece of equipment that will help protect and extend the life of its satellite system.
Craig Kief, former director and current re…
August 6, 2024
When he’s not helping students, Sean Luan enjoys spending time with his wife, Hongchao, and their children Leo and Annie.
In the 1980s and 1990s, millions of youngsters dreamed they could “…
August 5, 2024
Researchers at The University of New Mexico are leading a project funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will help introduce undergraduates around the country to …
September 23, 2024
Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing (in blue), with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award winners at Sandia Resort and Casino. (Photo by Kate Rodriguez Duran)
The UNM Schoo…
September 16, 2024
The School of Engineering is hosting its inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series this fall, with a special emphasis on innovation.
Doug Campbell and Donna Riley at the renaming ceremony fo…
September 13, 2024
A University of New Mexico alumnus sped into a new job in August as an aerodynamics design engineer with the McLaren Formula 1 team in Woking, England.
Tiger Lee, who graduated from UNM in 2021 with a…
September 6, 2024
Two seniors in the School of Engineering have been selected to receive scholarships from engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi.
Mia Baca, a student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Enginee…
September 3, 2024
A School of Engineering graduate student’s work in energy storage has just become supercharged, thanks to receiving a prestigious fellowship.
Ngoc Nguyen, a second-year master's st…
October 31, 2024
Eric Lang, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, will lead a new consortium funded by the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program in the Department of Energy’s N…
October 30, 2024
Researchers from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering looked to the natural world to explain how synchronized systems can work more efficiently and made a significant discovery. Their re…
October 24, 2024
José M. Cerrato, a professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, is leading an interdisciplinary team of collaborators from UNM…
October 21, 2024
A brand new graduate certificate in artificial intelligence and autonomy is coming to The University of New Mexico with the help of a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a S…
October 17, 2024
Milad Marvian, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico School of Engineering, is part of a $7.5 million Department of Energy (DOE) project to research quantum algorithm theory and advan…
October 9, 2024
Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at UNM, is the latest guest on the Leaders of Enchantment podcast.
With Leaders of Enchantment, School of Engineering alumnus Doug Ca…
October 9, 2024
A Ph.D. student in The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering was one of just 18 students to attend the Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation (NESD) in Washington, D.C., last mont…
November 26, 2024
Born in Albuquerque, but raised in Missouri, Matthew Concho planned to finish high school, get a certificate in welding, and immediately join the workforce. Working at his father’s landscaping b…
November 6, 2024
The University of New Mexico will host a variety of exciting events in celebration of UNM’s research, innovation and creative activity during the 2024 Research and Discovery Week Nov. 8-15.
The…
November 4, 2024
A $7 million collaborative research grant will unite four universities in New Mexico to research and develop intelligent additive manufacturing in a project titled “Research Center for Distribut…
December 20, 2024
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering received the Students’ Choice Award for its table at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Discovery Festival 2024, last month.
The Engineering Student…
December 11, 2024
Working with Dell Technologies and NASA, Computer Science undergraduate students from The University of New Mexico achieved recognition in two major competitions. These teams represent UNM’s com…
December 2, 2024
As interest in artificial intelligence development and economic opportunities continues to grow, institutions across the state have united to create the New Mexico Artificial Intelligence Consortium …
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