School of Engineering

A research team in the School of Engineering at The University of New Mexico has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project to uncover new ways to promote academic success and retention among engineering and computer...

The University of New Mexico improved to No. 187 in the recently released 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, a jump of 31 spots from last year. The list includes more than 350 surveyed institutions. “UNM's faculty, students, and staff...

The University of New Mexico Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and the UNM School of Engineering (SOE) are collaborating to expand an existing two-year pre-engineering program into a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program on the UNM-LA campus....

UNM Rainforest Innovations (formally STC.UNM) announced its 2020 Innovation Fellow – an individual whose work is not only driven by the pursuit of innovation and knowledge, but also by the objective of positively impacting our society. David Whitten has...

Nathan Jackson, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UNM, is the sole principal investigator for a project called “Development of Multifunctional Flexible Piezoelectric Materials for MEMS.” The three-year project began July 31. The...

The University of New Mexico is part of a team that was recently awarded a $2.5 million award from the Department of Energy to lower automobile manufacturing costs by modifying the composition of catalytic converters. The project, led by Washington...

A University of New Mexico research center has recently been awarded a $19 million award to conduct communications, positioning, navigation and timing projects, which have been deemed a priority to the U.S. Space Force and other military and governmental...

For the second consecutive year, The University of New Mexico’s student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has been selected to receive the Samuel Glasstone Award. The award is given annually by the National Chapter of the American Nuclear...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Nuclear Engineering will welcome a new leader this academic year with the arrival of Hyoung K. Lee. Lee, who comes from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), will begin as department...

A professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was recently selected for a New Mexico EPSCoR Mentor Award. Ali Bidram is one of two professors to receive the award. Nominated by their mentees, recipients...