School of Engineering

Finding her niche from her traditional background to success has sometimes been a rocky road for Raven Longwolf Alcott. But now a senior looking forward to graduation next spring, she has negotiated the obstacles and found success at The University of...

After more than two decades as a faculty member at UNM, Sang M. Han is taking on a new role as chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Since 2000, he has been a faculty member in the department, joining after a brief stint in the...

Christine Gleicher is the first in her family to go to college. Raised in the South Valley of Albuquerque, Gleicher started her college work at CNM before transitioning to The University of New Mexico in 2020. In March 2022, she was named a Goldwater...

The University of New Mexico is planning a celebration on Monday, Oct. 10 in honor of alumnus Jack Dongarra, the recipient of the 2021 The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of...

Growing up, Lydia Tapia was curious about computers, but didn’t have much interest in what would eventually become her area of expertise: computer science. An Albuquerque native, the now-professor and incoming chair of the Department of Computer Science...

Two New Mexico professors have been selected for this year's NM EPSCoR Mentor Award—Dr. Manel Martínez-Ramón and Dr. Jun Zheng. Both were nominated by mentees and demonstrated characteristics of exceptional mentors, including strong professional and...

Faculty and students in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering are continuing their work to optimize the park-and-ride bus service during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which will attract tens of thousands of visitors...

Among the many programs for student researchers at The University of New Mexico, the only school in the state with the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, is the Undergraduate Research Training...

Joseph Erwin, a senior in The University of New Mexico Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of a fellowship from the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium. The fellowship will allow Erwin to conduct two years of research of relevance to...

Abhaya Datye, a Distinguished and Regents Professor at The University of New Mexico Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored with the 2022 Giuseppe Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research. The award...