NM Tech Grad Student Wyckoff Set To Model Rio Puerco Basin
By NMT
New Mexico Tech graduate student Robert Wyckoff has begun an extensive study of west-central New Mexico's Rio Puerco watershed that will use current data and computer models to better understand the shifting relationships between rainfall and runoff when considering variables such as climate, land use, and surface alterations. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Doctoral Candidate Earman Examines Natural Tracers in Snow
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech doctoral candidate Sam Earman is investigating the possible use of natural tracers, such as stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen, as a means of improving estimates of groundwater recharge attributable to snowfall and snowmelt. View Entire Article »
NRAO and NMT Host Summer School on Radio Astronomy
By Dave Finley
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and New Mexico Tech are hosting more than 150 students this week at a summer school aimed at teaching astronomers how to use radio telescopes, such as the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The students come from across the U.S. and from 12 foreign countries. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Professor's Findings Counter use of Algae as Carbon Sink
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech chemistry professor Oliver Wingenter's research findings concerning gases produced or consumed by ocean-dwelling, single-cell algae known as phytoplankton have raised doubts about plans to use the marine microorganisms to remove, or "sink," carbon dioxide?a greenhouse gas that warms the Earth?from the atmosphere into the deep ocean. View Entire Article »
New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos National Labs Sign Memo of Understanding (MOU)
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have officially entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that is designed to strengthen interactions between the two entities by providing additional opportunities for research, education, recruitment, and retention. View Entire Article »
