Name: Dr. Claus Danielson Title: Assistant Professor Department: Mechanical Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are in optimization, planning, and control. My specialty is developing methods for exploiting structure in large-scale or complex control and optimization problems. I have applied my research to a variety of fields including robotics, autonomous driving, […] Read More
Name: Dr. Tania Reynolds Title: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Describe your research in about 200 words. My research examines social processes from an evolutionary perspective. I am especially interested in women’s same-sex competition and cooperation. For example, my work finds that competition for romantic partners may contribute to women’s body dissatisfaction and disordered […] Read More
Name: Dr. Dongchang Chen Title: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Describe your research in about 200 words. The urgent demand for reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly renewable energy sources is a grand challenge for the fast-growing modern industry. Dr. Chen’s research seeks to resolve critical chemical processes for energy […] Read More
Name: Dr. Katherine Sarah Massoth Title: Assistant Professor Department: History Describe your research in about 200 words. I am a historian of North America, particularly the Southwest, the West, and U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, from the Spanish Colonial Era through the nineteenth century. My interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to research and teaching embraces several themes: […] Read More
Name: Dr. Sarah McCoy Title: Assistant Professor Department: Accounting Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are in the areas of financial reporting and corporate disclosure. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? I have had some inquisitive students over my years of teaching. Many […] Read More
Name: Dr. Matthew Forte Title: Director of Orchestral Studies, Assistant Professor of Music Department: Music Describe your research in about 200 words. I conduct the UNM Symphony Orchestra, teach courses in conducting, and advocate for music education and general music literacy. My research explores multicultural approaches to performance practice studies in music, with […] Read More
Name: Dr. Deena Gould Title: Assistant Professor Department: Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy Describe your research in about 200 words. I partner with children, youth, teachers, and communities on the design, development, and research of interdisciplinary learning experiences and materials. My research focuses on the design and study of STEM learning opportunities […] Read More
Name: Dr. Amanda Bienz Title: Assistant Professor Department: Computer Science Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests lie at the intersection of High Performance and Scientific Computing, with interests including scalable parallel algorithms, sparse matrix operations, iterative and multigrain methods, performance modeling, and data movement optimizations, particularly on emerging […] Read More
Name: Dr. Yuting Yang Title: Assistant Professor Department: Economics Describe your research in about 200 words. My primary research interest lies in the evaluation of environmental regulations and public policies related to climate change. Specifically, I study the effectiveness of energy transition policies, the design of electricity tariffs with growing renewables, the […] Read More
Name: Dr. Diana Dragomir Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physics and Astronomy Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on the demographics and atmospheres of exoplanets smaller than Neptune and orbiting bright, nearby stars. I measure their sizes with the TESS space telescope, and their masses using a variety of […] Read More
Name: Dr. Chih-Huei Su Title: Assistant Professor Department: Finance, International, Technology and Entrepreneurship Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests encompass empirical corporate finance and financial institutions. I focus on the role of relationship banks in influencing both investment and corporate decision-making processes. Relationship banks hold an information monopoly […] Read More
