Conflicts of Interest in Research
New Mexico Tech upholds and complies with regulatory requirements regarding disclosure of conflicts of interest.
NMT maintains an up-to-date, written, enforced policy on financial conflicts of interest. The COI policy can be found on our NMT Policies Page
*The window for 2025 Conflicts of Interest in Research Disclosure is August 18 through September 19.
If you need to complete a disclosure during the annual disclosure window visit the COI Disclosure Form
May 9th Faculty In-Service Research Compliance Slides - PDF
*NEW* 2025 DoD Component Decision Matrix to Inform Fundamental Research Proposal Mitigation Decisions
In accordance with Section 10632 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. § 19232), the AOR must certify that all individuals identified as senior/key personnel have been made aware of and have complied with their responsibility under that section to certify that the individual is not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program.
An updated 2025 DoD Component Decision Matrix to Inform Fundamental Research Proposal Mitigation Decisions can be found HERE.
Conflict of Interests (COI) Training
Any principal investigator (PI), co-principal investigator and any other person (including faculty, staff and students) who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of New Mexico Tech (NMT) research must take COI training.
For details on requirements visit CITI Program Training Modules
New Mexico Tech maintains an agreement with the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) to provide our researchers with 24/7 high quality access to training 365 days a year. Formerly hosted under the New Mexico Consortium, this new agreement expands the number of modules available to all NMT researchers, faculty, post docs, and staff
Policy & Procedures:
The Office of Research develops policies and procedures to facilitate all aspects related to research including, but not limited to, training, safety, and compliance.
Policies have been approved by New Mexico Tech's Board of Regents can be found on our official university policy site. NMT Policies Page
This procedure document implements NMT Policy OR-1.1 Conflicts of Interest in Research Policy
Most conflicts can be successfully resolved without impeding research activities. Conflicts of interest are inevitable in modern research universities and do not imply any impropriety on the part of the investigator. A conflict of interest may exist despite the highest standards of conduct and candor. Disclosing the required information at the earliest possible time will afford the best protection of an investigators interests.
Questions should be directed to coi@nmt.edu