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After a competitive nationwide search, Arash Mafi, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), The University of New Mexico’s hub for photonics and nanotechnology. Prior to...

A significant upgrade to equipment at UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) is allowing researchers to reach new dimensions of magnification capability. The Electron Beam induced current (EBIC) upgrade was recently applied to the JEOL...

Nobel Laureate John Hall is the featured speaker at the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) Distinguished Lecture Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. The lecture titled, “Intracavity Nonlinear Spectroscopy, technical issues, and scientific opportunities,”...

Four startups at the University of New Mexico, including three at the UNM’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), were among six startup companies benefiting from $300,000 in first round funding to help develop and commercialize several innovative...

The University of New Mexico has enjoyed a long history of mutually beneficial collaborations with the Universidad de Concepción (UdeC), one of the top three universities for Engineering and Physics in Chile. UNM faculty members are travelling to Chile...

The Center for High Technology Materials led the University of New Mexico’s celebration of the Year of Light in the Student Union Building recently.

As one of the highest cost-per-square-foot buildings at the University of New Mexico, the Center for High Tech Materials (CHTM) associate director, Majeed Hayat, felt it was necessary to figure out ways to reduce the total energy consumption in the...

A consortium, that includes the University of New Mexico, is bidding for $110 million in federal funds for a new Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI). The consortium has advanced to the final round of competition, the ...

Three new faculty members joining The University of New Mexico’s Center for High Technology Materials are relocating to Albuquerque from across the country, bringing diverse skills and their passion for research and education.