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Xiaobing Zhu has been named the first recipient of the Mansoor Sheik-Bahae Best Dissertation Award for her groundbreaking work titled Phase Nanoscopy with Correlated Frequency Combs. Zhu earned her Ph.D. in Optical Science and Engineering from The...

Distinguished Professor Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, a faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, died of complications from cancer on July 10, 2023. There are many tributes being offered in Sheik-Bahae’s memory and all touch on one essential...

When most people think about lasers, they usually imagine them generating heat and even setting something on fire. But, for a group of scientists in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, lasers are actually being used to reach temperatures colder than the arctic circle.

A team of researchers led by scientists at The University of New Mexico have been awarded a $7.5 million grant to expand on existing laser projects already underway at the University.

Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced the list of 2014 UNM Distinguished Professors. The rank of Distinguished Professor is the highest faculty title that UNM bestows, and it is awarded to only a few of the most prominent faculty.