School of Engineering

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...

Two students from The University of New Mexico Nanomedicine Lab recently received awards at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Caleb Dang, a junior in chemical and biological engineering, and Chuzube Edeh, a junior majoring in biochemistry,...

Stephen Porter, a graduate student in the Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award. Porter, a Ph.D....

Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at The University of New Mexico, has been inducted into the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Hall of Fame. The first class of ASEE Hall of Fame members in 30 years was...

The UNM School of Engineering hosted its annual Distinguished Alumni Award event on Nov. 17 to recognize the achievements of some of its outstanding graduates. The award ceremony was held at Sandia Resort and Casino and was hosted by Donna Riley, Jim and...

The University of New Mexico Women in Technology (WIT) organization recently announced the lineup of its annual event, ‘Empowerment - Live Without Limits’ on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UNM Student Union Building in the Acoma and Lobo...

In an ideal world, every student who graduates from the School of Engineering would acquire the skills, knowledge and abilities required to easily transition to the industrial workforce, allowing them to make an immediate impact. Currently, graduate...

Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at The University of New Mexico, is the principal investigator of two large research projects focusing on nuclear reactor fuel cycles and nuclear criticality safety. Christopher...

A professor at The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering is leading a Department of Energy project that will study effects of external magnetic field on metallic coolants, which will create robust research and internship...