NM Tech Researchers Drill for Geothermal Energy Source
By George Zamora
Two New Mexico Tech geoscientists are embarking on an exploratory drilling project on the western edge of the Socorro campus in hopes of finding a reliable source of geothermal energy that would provide the university with an efficient, inexpensive heating and cooling system, as well as reduced energy bills. View Entire Article »
NM Tech President Lopez Named again as NM Power Broker
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech President Daniel H. L?pez has been named again as one of the state's top 140 "power brokers" by New Mexico Business Weekly in its recently published 2005 POWER Book. This marks the third year in a row the university president has been included in the annual directory of "who's who" among the state's business and political communities. View Entire Article »
Acting DOE Under Secretary Garman Announces New Funding
By George Zamora
Acting Under Secretary of Energy David Garman formally announced the start of six major research projects in New Mexico at a press conference today. The projects are all being funded by more than $5 million in research grants provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Four of the new research projects, which are designed to develop the nation's oil and gas resources and protect water resources, will be conducted at the Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC) in Socorro, a research division of New Mexico Tech. View Entire Article »
Lab Equipment Donated to Mechanical Engineering Department
By George Zamora
Boeing-SVS, a high-tech company that develops laser and optics systems for the U.S. defense industry, recently donated a set of state-of-the-art laboratory and testing equipment to the New Mexico Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering. View Entire Article »
Governor's Office of Homeland Security Hosts Conference
By NMT
Brigadier General Annette Sobel, Director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security, and Daniel L?pez, President of New Mexico Tech, will host a two-day conference in Socorro with Centinela, a Mexican Federal Homeland Security group. The conference, being held on the university campus on October 27-28, will help improve border security cooperation. View Entire Article »
NM Tech's Skeen Library Hosts Rio Grande Riparian Exhibit
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech's Joseph R. Skeen Library, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, and the USDA Forest Service?Southwest Region are teaming up to present an ongoing exhibit and series of lectures on topics and issues concerning the Rio Grande's riparian issues. View Entire Article »
National Water Research Consortium To Hold Annual Meeting
By George Zamora
The Science & Technology Center for Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA), a consortium of hydrology research groups based out of the University of Arizona in Tucson, will hold its annual meeting on October 13-15, 2004 at the Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Signs Contract for First Telescope for MRO Project
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech has signed a $4.5 million contract with EOST Technologies, Inc. to have the Tucson-based company build a 2.4-meter optical telescope for the research university's soon-to-be-constructed Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO), a state-of-the-art astronomical research facility that will be located atop the Magdalena Mountains in south-central New
Mexico. View Entire Article »
Socorro County Residents Set To Vote on G.O. Education Bond
By NMT
In addition to the Presidential, state, and county elections, every voter in Socorro County is going to be faced with yet another important choice on November 2: whether to support much-needed capital improvements at New Mexico Tech, or sit back idly and watch the facilities and infrastructure of this state-supported research university crumble due to lack of funding. View Entire Article »
Local Students and Teacher Sponsors Take the Challenge
By Mike Topliff
Twelve Socorro-area students are participating in the 15th annual New Mexico Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge, called "the Challenge" by those in the know. View Entire Article »
From the Eye of the Storm at New Mexico Tech
By Valerie Kimble
Never tempt the weather gods who watch over the Land of Enchantment. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Student Suffers Minor Injuries in Hailstorm
By Valerie Kimble
Nicholas Sanchez of Socorro was caught in the hail storm that inundated the New Mexico Tech campus Tuesday afternoon. View Entire Article »
One win, one loss for the NMT Miners in Durango
By Coach Paul Fuierer
The sun broke through in Durango on Saturday, Oct. 2, when the NMT Miner men's soccer team got their second victory of the season, defeating Western State College of Colorado, 3-1. Sophomore midfielder Matt Reichbach put the Miners on the board with the first goal at 19 minutes. WSCC answered 4 minutes later with a goal that quickly quieted the Miner squad. View Entire Article »
Student Ruggers Upset Alumni Team
By Dave Wheelock
New Mexico Tech's student rugby team spotted the institute's alumni team a 17-5 halftime lead before storming back in the second spell to score a rare victory, 29-22 in the annual 49ers celebration classic. Prior to Friday evening's match, the Ancestors' average margin of victory against the Pygmies was 67 points to 14 over the prior four years. The Tech underclassmen had not defeated an alumni team since 1997. View Entire Article »
