School of Engineering

Yu-Lin Shen, professor and chair of The University of New Mexico Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of the PNM Chair for Renewable Energy Research. The endowment, first established at UNM in 1985 thanks to a gift from the PNM...

The University of New Mexico’s Formula SAE LOBOmotorsports team has been busy so far this semester, not only beginning the design and build process on the 2020 car, but engaging with the community and promoting their program. John Russell, professor of...

The winner of the inaugural Salsa Showdown, a tasty competition that kicked off the 2019 UNM Gives Campaign, is Shannon Siderius. She received a year of free parking courtesy of UNM Parking & Transportation. “I was super thrilled to receive the call...

The University of New Mexico is showcasing the innovation of its students and the interactive potential of higher education at the third annual SOMOS ABQ Festival.  SOMOS ABQ is one of the largest citizen-organized events in Albuquerque and brings...

For two decades, The University of New Mexico’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team has been designing, building and racing a Formula-style car for competition in an international contest. Students spend an intense year working on the machine,...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is again partnering with Sandia National Laboratories’ Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics (NOMAD) Summer Research Institute. The summer program, which brings together graduate students and researchers...

The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team finished in fourth place overall in the national Solar Splash contest in Springfield, Ohio, in addition to winning other awards. Solar Splash was held June 11-15, with 17 solar-powered boat teams from...

For the first time ever, a group from The University of New Mexico will be competing in the Spaceport America Cup, which will be held June 18-22 between Las Cruces and Truth or Consequences, N.M. UNM’s Lobo Launch team, which includes 21 mechanical...

Four scientists at The University of New Mexico have been selected as the recipients for the 2019 Women in STEM awards. The recipients this year include Dr. Darcy Barron, Dr. Sakineh Chabi, Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn and Dr. Hannah Mattson. Their work...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering placed in the top 100 in the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings for engineering, released today. The School of Engineering ranks No. 85 this year. Last year, the School placed...