The Carlsbad (New Mexico) Current Argus has named its “40 Under 40” for 2023, and Devra Heyer from New Mexico Tech’s National Cave and Karst Research Institute was selected as one of a new generation of leaders who, according to the newspaper, are “creating a strong and vibrant future for the Cavern City.”

Heyer is the education program manager at NCKRI, and uses her experience as a teacher in her role at the Institute. As part of her job, Heyer maps caves, conducts research and educational programs. She also volunteers her time cleaning up public lands, teaches cavers and serves as the Education Division Chief for the National Speleological Society.

About the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (nckri.org/) is a nexus of research, stewardship, outreach and information for caves and karst while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, created by Congress in 1998 in partnership with the National Park Service, State of New Mexico, and the City of Carlsbad.

A research institute of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NCKRI facilitates and conducts programs in research, education, data management, and stewardship in all fields of speleology. NCKRI promotes and performs projects of national and international application through dedicated staff and partners. Karst landscapes and their associated features like caves, springs, underground rivers, and sinkholes make up about 20% of land worldwide, but often are not well‐understood. NCKRI partners with programs and departments at NMT to support research projects such as the development of caves and karst, characterizing their unique geomicrobiology, and evaluating their hydrogeology.

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