Geophysics Prof Named Chair of IRIS Committee
By George Zamora
Richard C. Aster, professor of geophysics and research geophysicist at New Mexico Tech, recently was appointed chairman of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Education & Outreach Standing Committee, one of four standing committees within the IRIS consortium that oversee the organization's core programs. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Media Developer Named Finalist in Japanese Media Contest
By George Zamora
Bob Boston, director of educational media development at New Mexico Tech, recently was named one of ten finalists in a video production contest sponsored by Academy Publishing Company of Japan. View Entire Article »
VP Van Romero Named Chairman of Domestic Preparedness Consortium
By George Zamora
Van D. Romero, vice president for research and economic development at New Mexico Tech, recently was appointed national chairman of the the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), a partnership of public and private organizations committed to serving emergency first-responders by training them to respond efficiently and safely to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Junior Garners American Ceramic Society Scholarship
By George Zamora
Stephanie C. Smith, a Tucson native who is now a junior majoring in materials engineering at New Mexico Tech, recently was selected by the Southwest Section of the American Ceramic Society as this year's recipient of the organization's Robert & Mary Buttle Scholarship. View Entire Article »
NSF Division Director Visits IRIS/PASSCAL
By NMT
National Science Foundation (NSF) Division Director Herman Zimmerman recently was given a tour of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Consortium's Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL) Instrument Center, which is located on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro. View Entire Article »
Lightning Researchers Receive Safety Recognition Awards
By George Zamora
Longtime New Mexico Tech lightning researchers Charles B. Moore and William Rison recently were named winners of the National Lightning Safety Institute's (NLSI) annual lightning safety recognition award in the category of U.S. academia. View Entire Article »
