News and Reports
Press Releases
July
- Free ride for BalloonSat yields big success
- Surveying engineering professor authors new book
- Industrial engineering student selected for ALL-WAC team
- Engineers Without Borders chapter comes to NMSU
- NMSU awarded grant for Water Security Program
- Clovis native co-founder of Pixar studio
- John Hernandez: Providing local expertise to the world
- Online engineering program celebrates first five graduates
June
- 6/3/08 - NMSU Concrete Canoe Team takes first overall
- 6/3/08 - Engineering Dean Castillo named one of the most important Hispanics in technology
- 6/3/08 - Solar society honors John Wiles
- 6/2/08 - Surveying engineering department receives equipment
- 6/2/08 - NMSU emeritus engineering professor Louis Kleine passes away
- 6/2/08 - Surveying engineering students take home a win from national competition
May
- 5/15/08 - NMSU Engineering Alumnus Jerome Shaw receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- 5/15/08 - NMSU chemical engineering students visit copper mine
- 5/8/08 - Obituary: Ivan Scott Taylor
- 5/8/08 - A shining example: Center unveils new solar energy system
- 5/8/08 - On-line engineering programs meet student and employer needs
- 5/7/08 - NMSU to graduate more than 2,100 students, Foreman brothers to be honored
- 5/7/08 - Spring 2008 engineering graduation honors
- 5/7/08 - NMSU engineering graduate program makes national ranking
- 5/7/08 - Engineering challenge features national winners
April
- 4/10/08 - NMSU engineers help develop solar power
- 4/8/08 - Institute for Energy and the Environment appoints associate director
- 4/8/08 - Tektronix equips state-of-the-art electronics laboratory at NMSU
- 4/8/08 - New Information Engineering Technology degree program fills market needs
March
- 3/31/08 - Environmental design contest fuels clean energy
- 3/31/08 - Engineering scholarship established to help rural students
- 3/31/08 - Retired Arizona Public Service CEO to launch electric utility management lecture series
- 3/31/08 - NMSU’s Engineering Honor Society inducts new members
- 3/19/08 - Western Refining supports NMSU engineering
- 3/17/08 - Professor Russell Paul Jedlicka laid to rest
February
- 2/27/08 - NMSU alum establishes mechanical engineering professorship
- 2/27/08 - CEMRC director co-authors book
- 2/26/08 - Civil Engineering Professor recognized as conservationist
- 2/26/08 - Engineering staff honored in former dean’s name
- 2/26/08 - NMSU to open one-of-a-kind test center for unmanned aircraft
- 2/26/08 - NMSU researchers help cities develop solar power
- 2/18/08 - Vice president from Texas Instruments to speak at NMSU
- 2/14/08 - Student works on water purity for ravaged areas
- 2/14/08 - Walls headed to New Mexico State
- 2/14/08 - Eta Kappa Nu chapter receives Outstanding Chapter Award two years in a row
- 2/14/08 - In Memoriam: Joe T. Budenholzer
- 2/6/08 - Navy commander to speak with students
December/January
- 1/28/08 - NMSU honors top, ‘millionaire’ researchers
- 1/16/08 - NMSU honors faculty and staff during Spring Convocation
- 1/16/08 - Visiting professor to present talk on Infrared Antennas
- 1/9/08 - NMSU grad ready for term as LCHBA president
- 1/7/08 - Community profile: Cruces businessman finds success in civil engineering, leadership class
- 1/7/08 - Hutchinson named manager of Sandia’s Surveillance Systems Department
- 1/7/08 - Raymond Jones "Ray J" Black Jr., Obituary
- 12/20/07 - Engineering graduates receive honors
- 12/13/07 - Event celebrates collaborative project to advance high-performance computing
- 12/4/07 - Civil engineering alumnus establishes professorship
- 12/3/07 - NMSU graduate, Intel manager named 2008 British Marshall Scholar
November
- 11/29/07 - Engineering student receives national recognition for leadership
- 11/29/07 - Head of the civil engineering department retires
- 11/29/07 - NMSU receives NASA EPSCoR award for aerospace research
- 11/26/07 - CEMRC receives increase in funding for environmental support
- 11/21/07 - NMSU civil engineering professor receives Presidential honors
- 11/20/07 - Industrial engineering students host IBM presentation
- 11/19/07 - NMSU ready to bring renewable energy to Albuquerque airport
- 11/16/07 - Electrical engineering alumnus receives AISES Technical Excellence Award
- 11/16/07 - David Voelz named Klipsch Professor
- 11/16/07 - NMSU to help Albuquerque Sunport with solar heat and power
- 11/16/07 - NMSU to help develop solar codes and standards board
- 11/16/07 - Sevostianov receives additional funding for composite model
- 11/16/07 - IEE one of five Governor Richardson energy innovation grantees
- 11/16/07 - Smart Bridge to be monitored under traffic loading conditions
- 11/16/07 - New funding supports research in data transmission and acquisition
- 11/16/07 - Researchers receive funding for exploitation of polarimetric imagery
- 11/16/07 - CEMRC receives funding to continue computer simulation models
- 11/16/07 - Microsatellite Target System receives second round of funding
- 11/16/07 - CEMRC receives additonal funding to continue WIPP support
- 11/15/08 - Physics undergraduate enrollment growth exceeds national trend
- 11/15/07 - NMSU-sponsored competition encourages young students to think about renewable energy
- 11/15/07 - In Depth: How to make bridges safer
- 11/15/07 - National essay contest deadline Nov. 30
- 11/07/07 - Alumna Marzyeh Ghassemi on MTV
- 11/06/07 - New course in Health Physics to be offered spring semester
- 11/05/07 - Founder of Providence Technologies to give entrepreneurship lecture
- 11/05/07 - Opportunity is knocking: Your IRA is the key
October 2007
- 10/30/07 - Surveying engineering students create maze
- 10/30/07 - NMSU College of Engineering offers renewable energy technologies minor
- 10/29/07 - Future engineers test skills in competition
- 10/24/07 - NMSU student helps break speed record
- 10/23/07 - New study finds climate change to reduce New Mexico’s supply water, costly impacts foreseen for state’s economy and agriculture
- 10/22/07 - Civil engineering technology reps assess Amador Hotel
- 10/19/2007 - College of Engineering Homecoming celebrations
- 10/17/2007 - New Mexico AMP Conference rewarding to students
- 10/12/07 - NMSU chemical engineering alum receives Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award
- 10/12./07 - NMSU Alumnus brings new jobs to Las Cruces
- 10/11/2007 - Engineering receives $1.5 million to establish water laboratory
- 10/09/07 - Jacobs Technologies supports chemical engineering student projects
- 10/08/078 - Danny P. Harris Named OGE Energy Corp. Chief Operating Officer
- 10/08/07 - Institute for Energy and the Environment awarded Energy Innovation grants
- 10/07/07 - Engineering physics baccalaureate program receives accreditation
- 10/04/07 - NMSU engineering dean appointed to National Science Foundation and National Academy of Engineering advisory committees
September 2007
- 09/18/07 - Researchers, engineers team up on saltcedar control system
- 9/17/07 - NMSU continues to help hospitals help themselves
- 9/14/07 - NMSU alum joins CH2M HILL
- 09/10/07 - NMSU site of Bridge to Doctorate program again
- 09/10/07 - FDA funds E coli detection research for WERC Design Contest
- 09/10/07 - ConocoPhillips funds desalination research
- 09/10/07 - Sandia extends funding for stream flow and ground-water flow software development
- 09/10/07 - NRC funds development of nuclear minor program
- 09/10/07 - Invertix and NMSU to Develop Novel Antenna Technology
August 2007
- 08/09/07 - NMSU expert to inspect Minneapolis bridge disaster site
- 08/19/07 - NMSU honors educators during Fall Convocation
- 08/27/07 - Bingaman tours NMSU outreach program
- 08/19/ 07 - Living Learning Communities increase chances of student success
- 08/22/07 - New laser system: Short pulses promise big benefits
- 08/20/07 - New Mexico State University ranks 32nd nationally in research expenditures
- 08/20/07 - NMSU Career Expo largest ever
- 08/15/07 - NMSU Institute pioneers global renewable energy development
- 08/29/07 - NMSU joins the world of Myspace
July 2007
- 07/27/ 07 - El Paso Electric contributes $50,000 to NMSU College of Engineering
- 07/27/ 07 - Engineering student wins third place in national paper contest
- 07/27/ 07 - In Memoriam: Col. Jon Lockey
- 07/27/ 07 - Engineers and astronomers team up for planetary studies
- 07/27/ 07 - Faculty earn best poster award at National Capstone Design Conference
- 07/27/ 07 - NMSU attracts defense contractor
- 07/27/ 07 - NMSU engineer earns NASA award
- 07/27/ 07 - NMSU program finalist for national award
- 07/27/ 07 - Red chile farmers and processors get help from NMSU faculty
- 07/27/ 07 - Southern New Mexico Pre-Engineering Task Force seeks pathways
- 07/27/ 07 - Startup company launched to bring nanotechnology advances to market
- 07/27/ 07 - In Memoriam: Stephanie Johnson
- 07/27/ 07 - Survey students help to map the future of space travel
- 07/27/ 07 - Systems engineering a new option for distance learners
- 07/27/ 07 - Wind tunnel research a world’s first
June 2007
- 06/29/ 07 - NMSU part of Texas alliance to develop wind research facility
- 06/29/ 07 - CEMRC receives extension of work for LANL at WIPP
- 06/29/ 07 - Civil engineering professor to evaluate bridge load capacity
- 06/29/ 07 - Canoe team takes sixth in nationals
- 06/29/ 07 - CEMRC receives extension for underground air monitoring
- 06/29/ 07 - Bridge Inspection Program continues NMDOT work
- 06/29/ 07 - M-TEC to manufacture high-speed photometer for NMSU’s one-meter telescope
- 06/28/ 07 - Engineer at home in classroom
- 06/28/ 07- Arrowhead Center, M-TEC help small businesses succeed
- 06/28/07 - Guest Editorial: When Surveyors Go Bad
- 06/28/07 - John Richard Meier Obituary
- 06/28/07 - Software donation valued at $22.8 million will help NMSU engineering students
- 06/28/07 - Research on hummingbird flight will lead to new technology
- 06/28/07 - New Mexico becomes eligible for NASA EPSCoR
May 2007
- 05/30/07 - NMSU student is a winner at statewide speech competition
- 05/30/07 - Eta Kappa Nu chapter receives Outstanding Chapter Award
- 05/30/07 - Researchers develop low-cost, low-energy desalination process
- 05/30/07 - ADC Foundation scholarship for engineering students
- 05/30/07 - Mental and physical abilities help concrete canoe team sweep regional competition
- 05/24/07 - Chemical engineering professor selected for University Research Council awards
- 05/22/07 - Kevin Konchalski Spring 2007 Outstanding Senior
- 05/22/07 - Michelle Teresa Estrada-Lopez NMSU Valedictorian, Engineering Highest Honors
- 05/16/07 - LCHS Grad is NMSU Valedictorian (.pdf)
- 05/07/07 - NMSU students take first in engineering contest
- 05/04/07 - NMSU student one of eight nationwide selected for social responsibility program
- 05/04/07 - NMSU students take first place in human-powered water distiller contest
- 05/03/07 - NMSU Donates $50,000 in Equipment to LCHS Media Program (.pdf)
April 2007
- 04/27/07 - Research to investigate customer-driven emergency power generation
- 04/27/07 - CEMRC to continue in vivo bioassay of WIPP workers
- 04/27/07 - CEMRC receives extended contract for WIPP support
- 04/27/07 - Microsatellite Target System receives second round of funding
- 04/27/07 - Civil Engineering Department receives four-year grant for highway evaluation
- 04/27/07 - Air Force funds fourth year of free-space laser communications research
- 04/27/07 - Researchers receive additional funding for polarmetric imaging investigation
- 04/27/07 - CEMRC receives funding to continue radiological monitoring of WIPP site
- 04/27/07 - CEMRC receives increased funding to investigate repository performance
- 04/27/07 - WERC receives funding to reduce pesticide use
- 04/27/07 - University nets $215M military contract
- 04/27/07 - NMSU shares a portion of Army contract
- 04/26/07 - University nets $215M Military contract (.pdf)
- 04/26/07 - Two NMSU students receive Goldwater scholarships
- 04/23/07 - NMSU Harvests Forces of Nature
- 04/19/07 - NMSU research recognized for helping small business
- 04/11/07 - Technology venture capitalist to give lecture
- 04/10/07 - Business is a Family Affair for Andrew Baca (.pdf)
- 04/10/07 - Gadsden SEMAA students to participate in moon buggy competition
- 04/10/07 - NMSU solar research institute receives $4.2 million award
- 04/01/07 - Students to compete in International Environmental Design Contest
March 2007
- 03/13/07 - Engineering faculty, staff honored in former dean's name
- 03/13/07 - Texas is finalist for wind turbine research facility: $80 billion international market for turbines at stake (.pdf)
- 03/13/07 - Texas a Finalist for Wind Turbine Research Facility (.pdf)
- 03/08/07 - Professor wins surveyor of the year award
- 03/05/07 - NMSU alumnus Daniel Sachs will be the featured speaker
- 03/05/07 - NMSU installs info unit at solar power plant
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