Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering

Siham Al Shanti, a Ph.D. candidate in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was named an Outstanding Reviewer of 2024 by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Al Shanti has served as a reviewer for the...

The Sustainable Space Research Grand Challenge (SSR_GC) team has been awarded the 2025 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award (STEMYS) in Higher Education by the New Mexico Tech Engagement Office of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The STEMYS celebrate...

Would commuters be more likely to ride a bike if they had the option to ride in a protected lane? New research led by a University of New Mexico faculty member says yes.   Protected bike lanes are associated with nearly double the number of bike...

Rebecca Nez, a sophomore Regents' Scholar and a member of the Navajo Nation, has been selected as a 2025 Udall Scholar. The prestigious national award, administered by the Udall Foundation, honors students committed to leadership and public service in...

When Kamyrn Zachek began as a freshman at UNM, there’s a good chance that she may have expected to find a faculty mentor. However, this economics and philosophy student might not have guessed that that mentor would be in a completely different field:...

Each year, during the days leading up to Spring and Fall commencement, the University Communication and Marketing team highlights Lobos who have inspired us through their exceptional leadership, courage, and perseverance at The University of New Mexico....

When a diorama, a living wall made of chia seeds and a video featuring a UNM water plant operator all come together, it can mean only one thing: the annual Undergraduate Water and Climate Science Communication Fellowship presentations, held recently at...

Late one night in February, as Fernando Moreu sat in his office wrapping up work in the Centennial Engineering Center, he felt something unusual – the building was vibrating. He waited for it to pass and soon learned there had been an earthquake in west...

Railroads may bring to mind images of the Old West and the Industrial Revolution, but researchers at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering are working to bring new, cutting-edge technologies to even the smallest and most remote railroad...

Faculty members from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering and Health Sciences Center will collaborate with the University of California, Berkeley on a $10 million, six-year project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)...