University of New Mexico School of Engineering

UNM Engineering's Solar Splash team placed 3rd overall at the UPS Battery Center Solar Splash competition, held over the weekend in Springfield, Ohio! The team placed second in the solar endurance race, third in the slalom race, and received Outstanding Solar System Design Award, the Innovation Award, and the Sportsmanship Award for their efforts to help another student team ready their boat for competition after they fried their battery stack.

Congratulations!

Scholarship and math prep opportunity for incoming SoE students!

Incoming first-year students enrolled in the UNM School of Engineering planning to take any math course below Calculus 1 can enroll in the FREE SoE Math Bridge Summer Program (June 1 to July 28 M-F).

Students will take a FREE for-credit math course (either pre-calc or an accelerated math foundations class) to accelerate their progression to Calculus 1. The program will pay for the summer course, New Student Orientation fees and lunch during the course. An additional $500 scholarship will be awarded at the start of the Spring 2027 semester to all students who complete the summer program and remain enrolled in SoE.

Spots are still available! Apply at the link in the comments.

Congratulations to our student Adrienne Garcia, who has been named a Goldwater Scholar! Adrienne is a rising junior majoring in chemical engineering with a concentration in bioengineering. This summer, she plans to attend the MIT Summer Research Program.

Congratulations to the UNM School of Engineering Class of 2026!

Watch the Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremony live now on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/live/SDXQxluxyuY?si=A8gY9wbT6-BNzrGJ

Congratulations to Kingsley Nelson Jr., who is graduating this Spring with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Kingsley was highlighted as a UNM Inspiring Graduate for his involvement with African American Student Services, Brothers Leading and Cultivating Knowledge, and Alpha Phi Alpha!

The story is linked in the comments.

Today, School of Engineering students competed in the 11th annual Engineering Expo, where they presented posters and delivered business pitches about their senior design capstone projects before a group of industry judges.

Competition was fierce! Congratulations to our award recipients and a huge thank you to all of our student participants and incredible judges!

Congratulations to our outstanding students honored at the Student Annual Awards yesterday! Every department and interdisciplinary program selects one student from each class annually to be honored for their hard work demonstrated through research activity, coursework, volunteerism, involvement in SoE, and more! This year's class of recipients included students of all ages from around the world (from New Mexico to Nepal). From expert guitarists to working parents, each student's story offered insights into what it means to be a Lobo Engineer at the state's flagship university!

Inside a University of New Mexico research lab, a novel propulsion engine operates at extremely high frequencies, promising to deliver a new avenue for clean energy — but first, researchers have to find materials that can survive its extreme conditions.

Assistant Professor George Koutsakis of The University of New Mexico Department of Mechanical Engineering will lead a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) in collaboration with Purdue University to develop and study 3D-printed ceramic materials that can withstand high-frequency propulsion.

Story linked below.

The School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is hiring a highly motivated, detail-oriented Accountant 2. This position is responsible for a wide variety of fiscal support tasks and activities in a heavily research-active academic department.

Learn more and apply at the link below.