UNM Research Assistant Aram Gragossian tests lasers in one of the Department of Physics & Astronomy's optics laboratories. 

Associate Vice President for Research

Chair of the Department of Physics & Astronomy

Due to the conditions of the current facility, researchers must take extra precautions to protect sensitive equipment from dust and moisture. 

The current buliding that houses UNM's Department of Physics & Astronomy is more than 50-years-old and does not meet faculty and student needs. 

It’s been more than 35 years since the last major eruption of Mount St. Helens. Since that blast, much research has been conducted with scientists learning a great deal about one of the most active volcanoes within the Cascade arc, a North-South chain of...

Professor Pribis recommends a handful of walnuts, 1 to 3 ounces, daily for increased health benefits. The benefits from the tree nut not only positively affect mood but also the cardiovascular system and can be used as a support for weight loss.