Many families and schools took advantage of the Presidents Day holiday to visit New Mexico Tech’s campus for Research at Tech Day. This is the day when Tech rolls out the red carpet for prospective students and their families or advisers. It is a day of learning—both about science and about education opportunities at New Mexico Tech.

As groups arrive at Tech’s Macey Center to register, some opted for a campus tour with an experienced student guide. While waiting for the opening remarks inside Macey, the crowd was entertained by the school’s jazz ensemble, made up of future chemists, engineers and teachers who also happen to love playing music together.

As groups arrive at Tech’s Macey Center to register, some opted for a campus tour with an experienced student guide. While waiting for the opening remarks inside Macey, the crowd was entertained by the school’s jazz ensemble, made up of future chemists, engineers and teachers who also happen to love playing music together.

VP of Academic Affairs Michael Jackson welcomed nearly 180 participants and spoke about their choices for college and careers.

Jackson said, “You’re going to get a good education no matter where you go [in New Mexico]… but one of the key things is what’s beyond the classroom.”

According to Jackson, what really sets New Mexico Tech apart is the opportunities for research, co-curricular activities such as the Baja buggy or lunar robot clubs, robotics teams, and other outreach and design competition programs. Additionally, there are a number of paid internships available to undergraduates.

Jackson spoke about the thrill of scientific inquiry. Research teams made up of faculty and students are all asking questions about things they do not know the answer to, he said.

“You get to propose questions that no one knows the answer to, and your job is, together as a team, to solve the problem,” said Jackson.

 

Before the small groups left Macey Center for the departments, Robert Borrego, a master’s student in Materials Engineering, mapped the surface of a penny in 3D, using an interferometric microscope, showing some of the equipment that undergraduates have available for their research and coursework.

Students preregistered to tour various departments and were guided around to meet faculty and graduate students in those disciplines. They were able to visit the labs they might be working in one day, as well as hear about some exciting research.

The Admissions office was open to answer questions and accept applications from graduating seniors with a passion for STEM.

Majoring in biology is on the mind of these students who visited biology labs at  New Mexico Tech on Research Day, Feb. 19.

A prospective Tech student takes a look at his future, perhaps? It is
typical for undergraduates to get research experience, even a paid internship which paves the
way for future success.

Photos:
Group photo: Five students from New Mexico Military Institute hit the road early for Socorro so
they could see what it might be like to attend college at NMT. (Front row, from left) Isaac
Armenta, Agustin Leisher, Sydney Robbins, (back row, from left)Victor Barbosa and LaCynthia
Jimenez brought with them eager enthusiasm and adviser Will Wilson.

Group in Fidel: This family enjoyed lunch in Fidel Center at New Mexico Tech and
visited the labs where their kids might one day study.
Girl and family: Majoring in biology is on the mind of these students who visited biology labs at
New Mexico Tech on Research Day, Feb. 19.