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2017-2018 the Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition
I am writing to share the new Guidelines for 2017-2018 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. We hope that faculty will encourage university students to participate in the competition which offersopen-ended, real-world challenges that cross many science, engineering and business disciplines, including computer science. This is often done as part of a capstone design course, for independent credit or as a student professional society project.
NMSU Carlsbad environmental monitoring facility allays public concerns
Over the past 26 years, the scientists and lab technicians at New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center have been monitoring the air, soil, water and people residing in the area surrounding the Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
NMSU Chancellor Garrey Carruthers announces retirement
New Mexico State University Chancellor Garrey Carruthers plans to retire from his position July 1, 2018, at the end of his contract period.
“I have tremendously enjoyed my time here at NMSU, as a student, professor, dean and for the past four years serving as chancellor and president of this great university,” Carruthers said. “I’m enthusiastically looking forward to what we can accomplish in the next 11 months.”
NMSU ranks No. 1 in nation in science, engineering funding for minority-serving institutions
New Mexico State University ranks first in the country for federal obligations for science and engineering activities for minority-serving institutions according to a report from the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
New Mexico MESA high school team repeats as national champion
PHILADELPHIA – New Mexico MESA students from Deming High School are celebrating another huge accomplishment. At the 2017 MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition held in Philadelphia, the Deming High School team beat thousands of students and again won first place honors on June 23.
UAS student research opportunity in Denmark
NMSU graduate student research exchange program in Unmanned Aerial Systems with University of Southern Denmark. For more information please contact Ruey-Hung Chen, department head, mechanical engineering. Current research topics: Applications Precision farming, environmental monitoring. Inspection and surveillance Surveying Transportation and logistics Emergency management Technology Micro, small and large drones Computer vision Precise positioning and navigation…
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In Memoriam: Lawrence Davis, ME ’57
NMSU physics professor receives prestigious fellowship
The head of New Mexico State University’s physics department was recently named a fellow of a prestigious interdisciplinary applied science society.
Stefan Zollner, a physics professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is being recognized by AVS (American Vacuum Society) Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing for his outstanding scientific and technical contributions over the past 10 years.
In Memoriam: Robert “Bob” Rogers, Ph.D. EE ’79
Robert (“Bob”) Rogers died on July 7, 2017 at Bella Sera Nursing facility in Ridgecrest California of complications from brain cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Terry Rogers, Jr. and his mother, Marguerite Moillett Rogers (Dr. Peggy Rogers). He was born in Ridgecrest on April 13, 1952, attended Burroughs High School,…
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