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Moreu recipient of Research and Creative Works Leadership Award

September 9, 2026

Six researchers from a wide range of disciplines at The University of New Mexico are the 2026 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Fernando Moreu, professor, Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering

Moreu’s scholarship focuses on smart infrastructure and uses sensors and wireless communications to assess the health of large structures. Since his promotion to associate professor in 2022, Moreu has published over 35 journal articles and has received four patents and three provisional patents. His work has received over $9 million in external funding is regarded by those in the field as being important to the future direction of engineering. Moreu has received numerous honors for his research leadership, including a Fulbright-Hays Award, an Eminent Engineer award from Tau Beta Pi, and a recent induction as a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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