School of Engineering

Meeko Oishi, a professor in The University of New Mexico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is leading a $1 million project on human-centered autonomous systems as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Boosting Research Ideas for...

Sakineh Chabi, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of a 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award. Chabi’s project was...

It’s two degrees down and at least one more to go for University of New Mexico student Jenilee Jao. “I wouldn't be here now if I wasn't grateful. I would have stopped at bachelor’s. But here I am now, finishing up my master's and pursuing my Ph.D....

In 2010, Gruia-Catalin Roman was an accomplished faculty member in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University in Saint Louis, where he had made his home for more than three decades. He was chair of the department, held an...

He was once told that a University of New Mexico student-athlete could have two of the three: an academic life, a social life, or an athletic life. Fall 2022 graduate Nehemiah Cionelo redefined that statement across his time at UNM, becoming a triple...

The term “inventor” may bring to mind images of gears and light bulbs, but modern inventions look a little different. Picture lasers, chemical detection and the tools that help build your smartphone. Ravi Jain, a former University of New Mexico...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored eight of its graduates Dec. 1 as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The event, which was held at Hotel Albuquerque, featured a welcome by UNM President Garnett Stokes. Honorees are...

Vaping is often seen as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking, and its popularity has exploded in recent years, especially among young people. And vaping — technically referred to as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) — is also growing in...

At age one-and-a-half, most children are busy taking some wobbly first steps and beginning to form simple words, and that is the extent of their accomplishments. But Ruth Gyan-Darkwa’s timeline has been a little different. The 18-year-old Ph.D. student...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Dr. Donna Riley as dean of the UNM School of Engineering, effective April 1, 2023. “UNM is thrilled to have Professor Riley joining us as Jim and...