Name: Dr. Tyler Mackey Title: Assistant Professor Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. My research uses the tools of sedimentology to understand what evidence of microbial communities can enter the rock record. The majority of Earth history is microbial, and such sediments serve as a window to key […] Read More
Name: Dr. Maricarmen Hernandez Title: Assistant Professor Department: Sociology Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are situated within the fields of environmental and political sociology. Drawing from ethnographic and a variety of qualitative methods, I study environmental justice and environmental racism issues in Latin America and within immigrant and […] Read More
Name: Dr. Milad Marvian Title: Assistant Professor Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. I enjoy working on various aspects of quantum computation and quantum information, where the goal is to harness the weird properties of quantum mechanics to enhance computation and information processing tasks. In particular, my […] Read More
Name: Dr. Armando Garza Ayala Title: Assistant Professor Department: Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. As a former middle-grades bilingual mathematics teacher, and using sociocultural theories of learning and development, my research interests focus on the academic success of minoritized students in mathematics and science, the development […] Read More
Name: Dr. Stephanie Moore Title: Assistant Professor Department: Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. I am presently a Fellow with the Barbara Bush Foundation & Dollar General Foundation working with them on the use of learning technologies for adult literacy and guidance for foundations wishing to […] Read More
Name: Dr. David Aram Wilson Title: Visiting Lecturer III Department: Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. My most recent research focuses on the intersection of 21st Century corporate education “reforms” and veteran public school teachers who continue to teach despite their opposition to these “reforms.” Various forms […] Read More
Name: Dr. Holly Surbaugh Title: STEM Librarian Department: CULLS – University Libraries Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests primarily involve library instruction. Some particular areas of focus include how library sessions contribute to the success of course-based research assignments and gamification. I’m also interested in enhancing the effectiveness of […] Read More
UNM professor of physics and astronomy named assistant director at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Dr. Patricia Henning, a UNM professor of physics and astronomy, and associate vice president for research was named the assistant director of science support and research at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). “I look forward to working with […] Read More
Engineering assistant professor appointed as associate editor in IEEE Networking Letters The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) named University of New Mexico Electrical and Computer Engineer assistant professor Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou as an associate editor of their Networking Letters. “Being an associate editor, is not only an honorary position, but […] Read More
The University of New Mexico Grand Challenges will host a virtual Fall 2020 welcome back event on Zoom on Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to noon. During the event, the Challenge leaders will give project updates and announce plans for the upcoming academic year. The Grand Challenges initiative began in February 2019 when UNM […] Read More
