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A National Science Foundation grant has significantly expanded the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)'s outreach in the New Mexico community, including summer camps, exhibits, and an internship program.

The Center for High Technology Materials has added two cutting-edge instruments to its research arsenal—marking a first for the university — thanks to an NSF grant.

The University of New Mexico’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) will commemorate its 40th anniversary with a public celebration on Thursday, June 15. Located at 1313 Goddard SE in UNM’s Science and Technology Park, CHTM is an...

Buildings, classrooms, electrical, high-speed internet, optical fiber, research laboratories – the importance of education infrastructure cannot be overstated. Studies have shown that high-quality academic and research infrastructure leads to better...

UNM Center for High Tech Materials director and professor of Physics and Astronomy Arash Mafi has been named as an SPIE Fellow for his technical achievements in quantum and nonlinear behavior of optical waveguides. SPIE is an international not-for-profit...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico and its Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) recently published a new paper in the journal Science Advances detailing their work in developing a quantum sensor for determining the chemical...

After a competitive nationwide search, Arash Mafi, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), The University of New Mexico’s hub for photonics and nanotechnology. Prior to...

A significant upgrade to equipment at UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) is allowing researchers to reach new dimensions of magnification capability. The Electron Beam induced current (EBIC) upgrade was recently applied to the JEOL...

Nobel Laureate John Hall is the featured speaker at the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) Distinguished Lecture Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. The lecture titled, “Intracavity Nonlinear Spectroscopy, technical issues, and scientific opportunities,”...

Four startups at the University of New Mexico, including three at the UNM’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), were among six startup companies benefiting from $300,000 in first round funding to help develop and commercialize several innovative...