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Grant Rudnick named Breece Award recipient
December 2, 2025
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering has named Grant Rudnick the Fall 2025 recipient of the prestigious George E. Breece Award, which honors the senior with the highest grade-point average in engineering coursework of the semester’s graduating class. Read More...

UNM wins demo award at International Workshop in Structural Health Monitoring
December 2, 2025
For the second time in a row, The University of New Mexico took home an award from Stanford University’s International Workshop in Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2025) by showcasing how humans and robots can work together to transform the future of structural health monitoring. Read More...

Ferenchak named chair of Transportation Research Board Pedestrian Committee
October 31, 2025
Nick Ferenchak has been selected to serve as chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Pedestrian Committee (ACD18). TRB is a division of the National Academies of Sciences that provides independent, research-based guidance to advance transportation innovation and safety. Read More...

Ferenchak named APBP 2025 Research Professional of the Year
October 1, 2025
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) Awards honor individuals who have demonstrated excellence, leadership, and innovation in the bicycle and pedestrian profession, as well as APBP chapters that have significantly contributed to the organization by fostering local engagement, professional growth, and visibility. Read More...

UNM professor to speak at TEDxABQ event
September 24, 2025
Associate Professor Fernando Moreu of the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering will speak at TEDxABQ this Saturday. Read More...

NSF funds research to investigate whether treated wastewater can help mitigate water scarcity in arid regions without compromising river ecosystem health
September 2, 2025
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded $383,116 to Professor Ricardo González-Pinzón to investigate whether treated municipal wastewater can help mitigate water scarcity in arid regions without compromising river ecosystem health. Read More...

UNM Ph.D. student leads development of open‑access tracer data platform
August 29, 2025
The University of New Mexico’s EcoHydrology and HydroSystems Lab, led by Ricardo González‑Pinzón, professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, has launched the portal Tracer Injection Experiments in RiveRs And Streams, TIERRAS. Read More...

UNM professor named American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow
August 27, 2025
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Fernando Moreu, associate professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, to join its class of fellows. Read More...

UNM Engineering Ph.D. candidate named ASCE ‘24 Outstanding Reviewer
August 11, 2025
Siham Al Shanti, a Ph.D. candidate in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was named an Outstanding Reviewer of 2024 by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Read More...