If you’ve ever served on or run a faculty search committee, you know the process has a lot of moving parts. To help, ADVANCE at UNM is partnering with colleagues in Academic Affairs to support all aspects of faculty searches, including recruitment and hiring. We also collaborate on the required workshops on search best […] Read More
Our lineup for faculty this semester includes workshops on finding stability in times of change and on navigating caregiving duties. We also will be co-hosting a workshop on AI in research and offering two sessions on dossier preparation. All faculty are invited to our events. Our calendar also lists other workshops of interest to faculty. […] Read More
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A series of updates to Title IX regulations include several important changes for UNM faculty, students and staff. The new regulations in Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination, were approved by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this year, took effect Aug. 1, 2024. These new regulations better align with other federal […] Read More
Name:Dr. Jean-Hubert Olivier Title:Associate Professor Department:Chemistry Describe your research in about 200 words.At the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and engineering, the Olivier Laboratory develops supramolecular tools to engineer organic compositions equipped with electronic properties not achievable by contemporary approaches. We design molecules and methods to program and control the evolution of hierarchical structures into new material compositions […] Read More
Name: Dr. Scott England Title: Associate Professor of Law Department: School of Law Describe your research in about 200 words. My current research focuses on culpability requirements under the Model Penal, which has been extremely influential in American criminal law. In particular, I am researching how state legislatures and courts have […] Read More
Between 20 and 30 percent of workers in the United States need to ask for workplace accommodations at some point in their career. Accommodations are available for a variety of conditions and come in myriad forms. It can be hard to know where to get started in the process. Learn how to apply […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Communication intern Your background: Raneem is an Honors College student majoring in Business Administration / Management Information Systems. Why were you attracted to the project? Raneem became attracted to Advance when she learned that Advance focuses on empowering women and minorities in STEM. She is also interested in learning more […] Read More
UNM biology professor studies role of water source in shaping algae communities Key info: Through the award, Dr. Becky Bixby aims to understand the role of water sources in shaping groups of algae diversity in alpine streams. Quote: “Research at the intersection of climate change, ecology, and biodiversity is a real draw for me,” […] Read More
Looking for something fun for the kiddos to do this summer? Check out this list of summer camps and programs, (in-person and virtual) around Albuquerque! Email us at advance@unm.edu if you want to add to our list. Virtual camps and classes Please note: participants should have access to a wifi-enabled device with a […] Read More
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Name: Dr. Michael Deyhle Title: Assistant Professor Department: Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. My Research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of skeletal muscle plasticity; the ability to change and adapt (or maladapt) to different stimuli or conditions. My Ph.D. studies focused on the role […] Read More
Name: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Title: Assistant Professor Department: Mechanical Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. My research goals are to (a) develop materials utilizing the advanced manufacturing methodologies, (b) study physical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical phenomena at the mesoscale, and (c) use the engineered microstructure for novel aerospace, automobile, jet engines, […] Read More
Name: Dr. Holly Guise Title: Assistant Professor Department: History Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on World War II Indigenous history, Alaska Native history, gendered segregation, and Unangan (Aleut) evacuation and internment. I bridge together archival research from federal, university, and tribal archives with elder oral histories related to […] Read More
Name: Dr. Tonmoy Chakraborty Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physics and Astronomy Describe your research in about 200 words. Tissues are composed of multiple cell types organized in a complex three-dimensional architecture. However, because of the limited penetration depth of visible photons, observing the molecular and structural composition of intact tissues remains challenging. This […] Read More
Name: Dr. Aijuan Cun Title: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. I received my Ph.D. degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning with a concentration in Literacy Education from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. My research […] Read More
Name: Dr. Matias Sokolowski Title: Assistant Professor Department: Accounting Describe your research in about 200 words. My broad area of research is financial accounting using mostly archival research methods. My research focuses on disclosures and regulations, primarily in the context of debt markets. The purpose of my research is to explain how disclosures […] Read More
Name: Dr. William T. Holmes Title: Assistant Professor Department: TEELP Describe your research in about 200 words. Leadership Communications, Motivating Language Theory, Culturally Sustaining Instructional Leadership, Instructional Leadership, and Improving New Mexico Public Education What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? Educators do many of the same things […] Read More
Name: Dr. Kari Schleher Title: Curator of Archaeology and Assistant Professor Department: Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and the Department of Anthropology Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests include the archaeology of the southwest United States and especially the history of Ancestral Pueblo communities in New Mexico and Colorado. My […] Read More
Name: Dr. Carmen Samora Title: Lecturer III Department: Chicana Chicano Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. Mid-20th century Latino scholar activists – bringing their lives and research to current students so they know we all stand on the shoulders of giants. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned […] Read More
Name: Dr. Haobing Liu Title: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. Haobing’s research interests center on energy, emissions, and air quality modeling of transportation sectors, with special interests in exploring innovative technologies and policies that shape sustainable transportation systems. What’s […] Read More
Name: Dr. Lei Yang Title: Assistant Professor Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are in Automated Machine Learning, Embedded Systems and High-Performance Computing Architectures. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? Learn how to learn from the scratch.
Name: Dr. Susan R. Atlas Title: Associate Professor Department: Chemistry & Chemical Biology Describe your research in about 200 words. As a theoretical and computational chemical physicist, the problems I work on live at the interface between multiple fields: electronic structure theory and molecular dynamics; quantum computing and quantum chemistry; molecular biophysics and […] Read More
Name: Dr. Olivia Tucker Title: Assistant Professor Department: Music Education Describe your research in about 200 words. I am fascinated by how music education freshmen enter college as students and immediately begin developing teacher identities. I study how teacher identity is shaped by personal experiences both in and out of the classroom. In […] Read More
