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The 2012 Popejoy Dissertation Prize has been awarded to Mike Anderson. The award, which was established as a permanent memorial to late UNM President Tom L. Popejoy, recognizes and encourages the highest level of academic excellence among doctoral ...

The UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering has celebrated a year of academic achievement by awarding scholarships to students and accolades to faculty members and distinguished alumni. Department Chair Chris Hall has inaugurated an Academy of ...

A team of UNM undergraduates working on a senior design capstone project have designed, built and launched a helium balloon with a payload of sensors into the ionosphere. The group led by Clint Corbin, the lead mechanical engineering designer and Zach ...

Professor of Computer Science Stephanie Forrest has been selected for the 2012 Annual Research Lecture, announced Vice President for Research Julia Fulghum. This award is one of the highest honors that UNM bestows on a faculty member. The lecture will be ...

A team of students from the University of New Mexico won first place last Wednesday at the 22nd International Environmental Design Contest. Chemical engineering majors Stephen Clark, Peter Crowder, Andrew Gomez, Zachariah Harris, and Craig Garcia ...

Nicola Bezzo, Ph.D. student in the UNM Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, will present his recent research on coordination of autonomous robotic systems to the Robotics Section of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on April 12. A leader in ...

Engineering and science students are invited to attend the NASA Awareness Day on Friday, March 30 from 11:45a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Engineering Center. The event will offer various professional development opportunities and training to help ...

UNM's burst of activity in nano-materials research over the last few years has resulted in a discovery that could transform automobile technology. In just under three years, School of Engineering researchers developed the catalysts needed for the world's ...

The hours were long and the competition fierce, but through it all, UNM student Patricia Tafoya stood out among her peers. In the end, the junior construction management major was recognized for her efforts and selected to receive the "Good People" award ...

"The Princeton Review" has named UNM as one of the top 10 schools in the U.S. to study video game design. UNM's Advanced Graphics Lab run by Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Pradeep Sen is No. 9 in the rankings for ...