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Right on track: Researchers use new tech to improve railroad safety
February 14, 2025
Railroads may bring to mind images of the Old West and the Industrial Revolution, but researchers at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering are working to bring new, cutting-edge technologies to even the smallest and most remote railroad systems as part of a national center led by Penn State University and funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Read More...

UNM to collaborate with UC Berkeley on $10M USDOT grant for rural autonomous vehicle freight program
February 3, 2025
Faculty members from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering and Health Sciences Center will collaborate with the University of California, Berkeley on a $10 million, six-year project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rural Autonomous Vehicle Program to study the use of automated freight systems in rural communities. Read More...

UNM researchers build the future of 3D printing with bendable concrete
January 15, 2025
Armed with a 3D concrete printer, careful measuring tools, and just the right ingredients, a team at The University of New Mexico has worked hard to design the construction building blocks of the future. Now, their bendable concrete material design is officially patented. Read More...

Construction Management student finds passion for transportation and connection at UNM
November 26, 2024
Born in Albuquerque, but raised in Missouri, Matthew Concho planned to finish high school, get a certificate in welding, and immediately join the workforce. Read More...

Ferenchak shares plans to make roadways safer for pedestrians and bicyclists
November 6, 2024
Nick Ferenchak, an associate professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, recently shared some interesting research on how infrastructure design influences safety of vulnerable road users. Read More...

Ashish Ravi Joshi to receive American Public Transportation Foundation's (APTF) Board Scholarship
October 24, 2024
Ashish Ravi Joshi, a PhD student in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, was recently selected to receive the American Public Transportation Foundation's (APTF) Board Scholarship. Read More...

3 CCEE students awarded prestigious Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
October 24, 2024
The University of New Mexico announced that three students have been awarded the prestigious Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read More...

Cerrato leads new research center focused on climate resilience
October 21, 2024
José M. Cerrato, a professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, is leading an interdisciplinary team of collaborators from UNM Main Campus and UNM Health Sciences to identify gaps in health care that can inform strategies to protect vulnerable communities in New Mexico from climate change. Read More...

Rapid response research allows UNM team to study the effects of the largest wildfire recorded in New Mexico on water resources
August 23, 2024
The results of a longitudinal study on the effects of wildfires on hydrologic and water quality processes have been published in the journal Nature Communications Read More...