Author Archives: Linda Fresques
Staff spotlight: Juanita Miller, College of Engineering
A safety specialist in NMSU’s College of Engineering, Juanita Miller has worked at NMSU for three years. An alumnae, she earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1986. After working in the Dallas, Texas, area and earning a master’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington, Miller, who holds four U.S. patents,…
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U.S. Department of Energy – Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program
U.S. Department of Energy – Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program – Application now open and register for one of our webinars! We met a couple of years back during a visit to your campus where I shared information about the Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program at the U.S. Department of Energy. I want to…
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NMSU College of Engineering enters cooperative agreement with Chinese university
Writer: Linda Fresques On September 5, the presidents of New Mexico State University and Changchun Institute of Technology signed a five-year memorandum of understanding to increase opportunities for Chinese students to pursue graduate studies in engineering at NMSU. The joint program initially will focus on electrical engineering and automation, particularly on the development and use…
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$20 million NSF grant for SMART Grid Center builds on NMSU research
WRITER: Minerva Baumann The grant will expand this research to include scientists across the state. The National Science Foundation recently announced the five-year grant for New Mexico’s SMART Grid Center under its Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The research program seeks to transform existing electricity distribution feeders into interconnected microgrids and will utilize…
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Industrial engineering student commercializes vacuum technology with help from Arrowhead’s TechMatch program
WRITER: Adriana M. Chavez Trashard Mays, a graduate student at New Mexico State University, is using valuable resources provided by Arrowhead Center at NMSU to commercialize vacuum technology developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory that solves a problem scientists and technicians have grappled with for years. Through its TechMatch program, Arrowhead Center is working…
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NMSU continues to rank as national top tier university
WRITER: Tiffany Acosta New Mexico State University has been recognized as a top tier university for the sixth time in the last seven years according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges for 2019 National Universities rankings. “This recognition reflects NMSU’s continued status as one of the best universities in the country,” said…
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Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Faculty Research Program
The ONR Summer Faculty Research Program is accepting applications for 2019. ONR sponsors the Summer Faculty Research Program for U.S. citizens who hold teaching or research appointments at U.S. colleges and universities. This program provides an opportunity for faculty members to participate in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and professional peers at…
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In Memoriam: Raymond Lucero Cano, EE ’53
Remembering Dr. John W. Hernandez
Dr. John W. Hernandez, a retired professor of civil engineering at New Mexico State University, died in Las Cruces, June 28, at the age of 88. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, September 22, 3-6 pm, at the building named in his honor, Hernandez Hall, on the NMSU main campus. Hernandez…
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Gilman Scholarship Program Spring 2019 and Summer 2019 Early Application Open
Visit GilmanScholarship.org. The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application is open for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad and international internship programs during the spring 2019 and summer 2019 terms. The Gilman Scholarship Program offers grants of up to $5,000 to U.S….
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