Longtime University of New Mexico Professor C. Jeffrey Brinker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, announced this week. He was among 120 members elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Brinker joined Sandia National Laboratories as a member of the technical staff in 1979 and was appointed distinguished member of the technical staff and National Laboratory Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at UNM in 1991. From 1999 to 2019, he was jointly employed by UNM and Sandia.
“We are extremely proud to now have a National Academy of Sciences member among our ranks in the School of Engineering,” said Christos Christodoulou, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing. “Jeff has made an amazing impact in his field, and this recognition is well-deserved.”
The University of New Mexico is part of a team announcing the launch today of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering’s Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA), the first engineering research visioning organization of its kind.
The purpose of ERVA is to help the United States stay at the forefront of technological discovery, research and innovation and maintain its leadership in the global economy.
Dorota Grejner Brzezinska is ERVA’s principal investigator (PI) and senior associate vice president for research-corporate and government partnerships at The Ohio State University, a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). ERVA’s co-PIs are Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean for research and innovation for the School of Engineering at UNM; Anthony Boccanfuso, president and CEO of the University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP); Barry W. Johnson, the L.A. Lacy Distinguished
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UNM part of NSF’s Engineering Research Visioning Alliance
The University of New Mexico is part of a team announcing the launch today of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering’s Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA), the first engineering research visioning organization of its kind.
The purpose of ERVA is to help the United States stay at the forefront of technological discovery, research and innovation and maintain its leadership in the global economy.
Dorota Grejner Brzezinska is ERVA’s principal investigator (PI) and senior associate vice president for research-corporate and government partnerships at The Ohio State University, a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). ERVA’s co-PIs are Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean for research and innovation for the School of Engineering at UNM; Anthony Boccanfuso, president and CEO of the University Industry Demonstr
Three UNM programs are among those listed in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs Rankings.
The online master’s in Engineering program from UNM School of Engineering is ranked No. 50 (up from No. 53 in 2020); the online master’s in Nursing from UNM School of Nursing is ranked No. 83 (up from No. 99 last year) and the online master’s in Education from the UNM School of Education and Human Sciences is ranked No. 91.
2021 U.S. News & World Report
Best Online Programs Rankings
Best Online Master s Engineering Programs | Ranked No. 50, up from No. 53 in 2020
“To be in the top 50 in the nation in U.S. News is an incredible accomplishment,” said Christos Christodoulou, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing. “To be ranked so highly among some of the most-respected programs in the country speaks highly of the quality of our programs. It’s especially meaningful to see how quickly our rankings have risen in such a short period of time. Now th