STEM Shoutout

Dr. Ivana Gonzales receives a grant from Los Alamos National Laboratory Dr. Ivana Gonzales, a research associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, received two grants worth $160,000 from Los Alamos National Laboratory for her research on fuel cells. Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope that the fuel cells will […] Read More

Dr. Judy Cannon awarded as a 2018 Women in STEM winner Dr. Judy Cannon, an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pathology, and Dr. Melanie Moses, an Associate Professor in UNM Computer Science with a secondary appointment in the UNM Department of Biology, […] Read More

UNM professor joins researchers in discovering what caused the first recorded mass extinction Dr. Maya Elrick, of the UNM Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, has helped lead a team of researchers to discover that widespread ocean anoxia may have triggered the first recorded mass extinction, the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction, some 440 million years ago. […] Read More

Dr. Jessica Richardson named a 2018 Women in STEM winner Dr. Jessica Richardson, an assistant professor and speech-language pathologist in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Center for Brain Recovery and Repair at the UNM Health Sciences Center, and Dr. Amy Neel, an associate professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing […] Read More

Dr. Melanie Moses named a 2018 Women in STEM award winner Dr. Melanie Moses, a professor in UNM Computer Science with a secondary appointment in the UNM Department of Biology, has been named 2018 Women in STEM award winner for her research on swarms along with Dr. Judy Cannon, an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular […] Read More

Dr. Elizabeth Crosson looks forward to bringing her research to UNM in fall 2018 Dr. Elizabeth Crosson, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico, is currently conducting research on the uses and benefits of quantum computers. These quantum computers would assist in helping scientists find faster […] Read More

Dr. Marina Kogan heads research at UNM on crisis-related behavior on social media Dr. Marina Kogan, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, is leading research on social media behavior in cases of mass disruption like natural disasters. “I’m a computer scientist, but I think about people. I use computational algorithms to analyze […] Read More

UNM Professor Utilizes GIS technology to reduce cancer disparities in New Mexico UNM Assistant Professor Yan Lin of the Geography and Environmental Studies department is contributing to the advancement of public health through her research involving Geographic Information System mapping technology (GIS).   Lin currently is leading a research project on the development of a […] Read More

Dr. Tsiropoulou awarded 2018 Women in STEM award UNM Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer engineering Dr. Eirini-Eleni Tsiropoulou was one of 10 women to receive the 2018 Women in STEM award for her proposal entitled “Redefining resource AllocaTION in Advanced wireLess systEms (RATIONALE)”.   Tsiropoulou’s proposal demonstrates how it is most beneficial for the […] Read More

Anthropology professor receives Fulbright Award to continue research in Chile’s Atacama Desert UNM Professor Dr. Frances Hayashida is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award for the fall of 2018. This award will allow Hayashida to teach at the Universidad de Chile and continue her anthropology field work in the Atacama Desert.   Hayashida, […] Read More

New Astronomy and Physics professor will continue cosmic microwave background research at UNM Dr. Darcy Barron will be joining UNM’s Physics and Astronomy Department as a new assistant professor starting in the fall of 2018.   Barron hails from UC Berkeley, where she has been an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics postdoctoral fellow since 2015.   […] Read More

Dr. Heather Canavan, an associate professor in both biomedical engineering and chemical and biological engineering at UNM, has been named a 2018 AVS (American Vacuum Society) fellow. She will be honored at the AVS award ceremony on October 24, 2018, at the 65th AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in California. Canavan is a recipient of […] Read More

Chemistry professor appointed to prestigious American Chemical Society board   UNM adjunct chemistry faculty member and full time CNM chemistry faculty member Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh was recently appointed as a Board Associate within the Board of Publications for American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Education. The BoP supports the Journal of Chemical Education, which is a […] Read More

Vanessa Svihla, an assistant professor in Organization, Information and Learning Sciences and Chemical and Biological Engineering at UNM in January 2018 was awarded a $516,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her work. Her program is called the Framing and Reframing Agency in making and Engineering, or FRAME. She is analyzing design team conversations to […] Read More

Assistant Civil Engineering Professor Jose M. Cerrato recently won a CAREER award through the National Science Foundation for his work “Understanding Reactivity in American Native Impacted Uranium Mines (URANIUM): Research, Education and Outreach.”   Cerrato’s research focuses on the contamination of sediments in Native American communities from uranium mines. The grant will be used to […] Read More

Speech and hearing professor studies how bilingual adults with Parkinson’s communicate Dr. Amy Neel, an associate professor of speech and hearing sciences at UNM, is working with Dr. Alison Behrman at Lehman College/City University of New York in order to help improve listener understanding of bilingual adults with Parkinson disease. Neel’s research is the subaward […] Read More

UNM program receives funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency to photograph acequias UNM’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) received a grant to work alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security (DHSEM) and the Office of the State Engineer to develop a GIS database using existing Light Detection and […] Read More

New UNM faculty member at Nuclear Engineering Department Dr. Neven Y. Ali began as a new faculty member in the fall of 2017 in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. According to Ali, one of her goals at UNM is to develop new pedagogical approaches and technologies to be used in classrooms to facilitate learning. Ali […] Read More

New grant continues fish vaccination research Associate professor of biology Irene Salinas received a $500,000 grant from the USDA to further research vaccinations in trout aquaculture populations. Her previous research found that vaccinations help keep populations of fish disease-free. Health of the fish is a serious concern for aquaculturists. By 2020, the aquaculture industry will […] Read More

UNM professor researches hydrogen fuel cells Associate professor in Biomedical Engineering Kateryna Atyushkova received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to study the functions of hydrogen fuel cells at both the atomic and molecular levels. The approximately $200,000 grant will form a partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National […] Read More

UNM professor receives funding for work that could help fight cancer Lina Cui, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received a $543,335 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a positron emission tomography or PET imaging probe for heparanase that could help detect aggressive cancer lesions. Heparanase […] Read More

UNM professors collaborates with CNM on sustainable construction project Dr. Susan Bogus Halter, an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is the principal investigator on an NSF grant, along with Dr. Vanessa Valentin of the same department. The project, “NM Green: Advancing Sustainable Construction Technology Education” is a collaboration between faculty at the […] Read More

Polisci prof will delve into emotional side of politics UNM political science professor Dr. Lonna Atkeson has won a $30,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study people’s emotions in the current political environment. The project, called “Emotion Regulation, Attitudes, and Activism in Extraordinary Times,” is part of a one-year grant from the NSF. […] Read More