Physics & Astronomy

In this 2025 Research Year-in-Review, compiled annually by University Communication and Marketing (UCAM), scientists at The University of New Mexico addressed some of the most pressing issues facing New Mexico and the nation—from analyzing a massive...

The University of New Mexico’s Schwoebel Lab has received a $1.56 million award from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute to develop a new X-ray system that could transform how breast cancer is detected.

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics and Astronomy scored a rare scientific hat trick this summer as three faculty members received the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER award.

Research Assistant Professor Svende Braun, of the University of New Mexico Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been selected as co-convener of the B-Physics Weak Decays Working Group within the ATLAS Experiment — one of the world’s largest and most...

Xiaobing Zhu has been named the first recipient of the Mansoor Sheik-Bahae Best Dissertation Award for her groundbreaking work titled Phase Nanoscopy with Correlated Frequency Combs. Zhu earned her Ph.D. in Optical Science and Engineering from The...

Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen scientists around the world. The discovery is...

The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy department faculty are leading student interns through a 10-week program designed to introduce them to the academic research process.  

Did you know the University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics and Astronomy has a machine shop? It's where science meets steel inside PAIS, with all types of machines to build things that can’t exactly be purchased at the store.

New Mexico has long been a leader in radio astronomy, with the iconic Very Large Array (VLA) standing as a symbol of scientific innovation for nearly 50 years. Operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), the VLA remains one of the most...

The National Science Foundation and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory are tuning into the Land of Enchantment with an upcoming community event at The University of New Mexico—designed to shed light on a project that’s out of this world. UNM will...