School of Engineering

For 22 seniors in mechanical engineering this year, their capstone design project is literally rocket science — and they wouldn’t have it any other way. After enduring a dip in enrollment last year in a post-pandemic higher education landscape, The...

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 that the performance of parallel computer applications...

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 Dorothy and Larry Rainosek, will go toward the general...

Susan Margulies, an assistant director who leads the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering, visited the School of Engineering last week and engaged with faculty from around the School and the University. Pictured from left to...

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 Award recipient. The honorees will be celebrated at the 2024 Women...

COSMIAC, a space-related research center in the School of Engineering, has received the inaugural Space Valley Diversity in Business Champion Award, sponsored by the New Mexico Minority Business Development Agency. COSMIAC provides innovative technical...

Two student teams recently won a total of $50,000 in awards in the annual Biodesign Pitch Competition, jointly sponsored by the School of Engineering and the Clinical and Translational Science Center in the School of Medicine at The University of New...

Sang M. Han, chair and Regents’ Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been elected into the National Academy of Inventors. Han was among 162 academics from around the country to be inducted into the 2023 class. The NAI...

Every May and December, it is exciting to see Lobos walk the graduation stage to receive their diplomas. As the campus community watches our rising stars soar to great new heights, it is a bittersweet time for the campus community as another group of...

Daisy Belmares-Ortega will graduate from The University of New Mexico this week with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The degree will mark an achievement in both academics and perseverance for the first-generation college student and...