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NMSU’s concrete canoe team earns first place at regionals, advances to nationals
A concrete canoe would be considered an odd pairing to most people. For a group of New Mexico State University College of Engineering students, it poses a challenge they are eager to meet.
NMSU Arrowhead Center’s LAUNCH teams attracting industry attention
Have you ever had the inkling to glance into the future? The LAUNCH competition at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center might be as close as you can get – and industry is taking notice. Three of five teams from this year’s cohort are close to “sealing the deal” with industry partners, as well as filing provisional patents for groundbreaking work. At the LAUNCH reception April 19, the Prosthetic Sleeve Liner team secured a $20,000 award made possible by the Hunt Family Foundation.
Aggies Without Limits helps locally, internationally
In May, 35 New Mexico State University students will join 20 students Engineers for a Sustainable World from UTEP to build a suspension pedestrian bridge destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 in the city of Utuado, Puerto Rico. The students will also install a solar panel grid to provide power to homes that have not had it since the hurricane.
Chemical engineering senior finds passion for research at NMSU
During an advising session as a freshman at New Mexico State University, Norann Calhoun received a flyer for the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium. She started attending meetings for the program in fall 2014, and she will graduate in May with not only a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering but also with four years of experience as a student researcher.
Cellulose nanomaterials seminar set for April 5
Ronald C. Sabo, Research Materials Engineer at the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, will present a seminar entitled: Production and Application of Cellulose Nanomaterials. His lecture will be held Thursday, April 5 at 4 p.m. in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 194. The seminar is sponsored by the Department of Industrial Engineering…
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Registration open for first NM Transportation Conference to be held April 18-20
WRITER: Tracey O’Neil New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering will host the New Mexico Transportation and Construction Conference April 18-20. The NM TransCon Conference is designed for professional engineers and others involved in the transportation, construction or other civil engineering industries to receive information on the latest industry trends and technologies. The sessions encompass…
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Permian Basin Scholarships
The GPA Permian Basin (PBGPA) Chapter is proud to announce they will be awarding one or two (one-time) scholarships to New Mexico State students this spring with each scholarship being in the amount of $3,000. Listed below is the criteria: The student must be from the Permian Basin area of Texas or New…
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ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship
ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest publicly traded International oil & gas companies, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowships in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through HHF’s Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil seeks to nurture motivated college students across the country, with a passion for Engineering…
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Summer Data Science Fellowship Opportunity
Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier…
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