UNM engineering professor awarded grant to develop hazard inspection drone Dr. Jane Lehr, a professor in the UNM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently awarded a grant from the Alpha Foundation to develop a hazard inspection drone that is safe to operate in underground mining environments. The project “Demonstration of an intrinsically safe drone propulsion […] Read More
Engineering professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Anjali Mulchandani, an assistant professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Waste as a resource: A thermo-chemical system to recover metals and produce oils from sewage […] 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
Stem UNM School of Engineering Education & Outreach Manager awarded 2020 Excellence in STEM Award Stefi Weisburd, University of New Mexico education and outreach manager in the School of Engineering, was recently awarded the 2020 Excellence in STEM Award by the Air Force Research Lab Tech Engagement Office. Over the years, Weisburd facilitated […] Read More
Ten women scientists at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2018 Women in STEM awards. Their work on eight separate projects includes research on smart grass that could generate energy, head injuries in professional fighters and better ways to take medicine. Other winners of the research awards will consider how to […] Read More