New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech or NMT), formerly New Mexico School of Mines, is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico, United States.
It offers over 30 Bachelor of Science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering, management, and technical communication, as well as graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral levels.<ref name="Carey">Carey, John A. (February 2003) "New Mexico Tech One of State's Best Assets" New Mexico Business Journal 27:2 pp48-49</ref>
NMT regularly ranks high as a top public college in the West (U.S. News & World Report), public universities for percentage of bachelor's students who earn a doctorate (National Science Foundation), and as one the best Hispanic-serving universities in America (Niche.com).
HistoryEdit
With 987 degree-seeking undergraduate students and 486 degree-seeking graduate students as of fall 2024, New Mexico Tech is a relatively small university focused on science and engineering.<ref name=":USNews">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was founded by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1889 as the New Mexico School of Mines, with the goal of boosting the territorial economy by teaching mining specialties at the college level.<ref name=":0" />
During the 1930s, petroleum engineering and technology also became an important field of study at the institute. In 1946, New Mexico Tech began offering graduate degrees. The institute adopted its current name in 1951, but the change was not legally effective until 1960, through an amendment of the New Mexico State Constitution, Art. XII, Section 11.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It also houses numerous research centers spanning diverse fields such as hydrology, astrophysics, explosives engineering, atmospheric physics, and cybersecurity.
Research and teachingEdit
New Mexico Tech's well-known areas of research and teaching include hydrology, astrophysics, atmospheric physics, geophysics, information technology, information security, Earth Science, energetic materials engineering, and petroleum recovery.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2003, with funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, New Mexico Tech purchased the town of Playas, New Mexico, and the surrounding Template:Convert to develop the Playas Training and Research Center, operated by the school's EMRTC, which provides training and research for the university's first responders, counterterrorism,<ref>Jennifer Mason (August 28, 2013) A Community Commoditized: Playas, New Mexico Pt. 2</ref> and Air Force programs.<ref>Mark Pomerleau (19 May 2021) Air Force held first information warfare test exercises</ref>
Affiliated science and engineering centersEdit
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
- Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis
- The EarthScope Primary Instrument Center (EPIC, formerly the IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center)<ref>Aster, R., Beaudoin, B., Hole, J., Fouch, M., Fowler, J., James, D., and the PASSCAL Staff and Standing Committee, IRIS PASSCAL program marks 20 years of scientific discovery, EOS trans. AGU, 86, 26 April 2005.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
- Magdalena Ridge Observatory
- National Cave and Karst Research Institute
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory (a National Science Foundation facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. located on the New Mexico Tech campus)
- Petroleum Recovery Research Center
- Playas Training and Research Center
Student lifeEdit
NMT hosts an annual Performing Arts Series that is free to students, and, along with the broader Socorro community, city, and county, supports a great number of special events each year. New Mexico Tech is located approximately an hour south of Albuquerque in a region of high deserts to subalpine mountains that offers considerable outdoor recreation opportunities, including rock climbing, road and mountain biking, a triathlon, and hiking opportunities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"Outdoor Recreation in Socorro County" New Mexico Tech Earth and Environmental Science Department Template:Webarchive</ref> New Mexico Tech also hosts numerous active student clubs, a Part 15 AM radio station, and a biweekly student newspaper, Paydirt. The campus includes an 18-hole championship golf course.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The NMT student esports and rugby club teams recently won national championships.
NMT takes pride in extensive community outreach, hosting popular events like a robotics demolition derby for 6th-12th graders and a weeklong summer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program for high school students.
The campus population has historically been predominantly male, but it has moved increasingly towards a balance between the sexes.<ref>New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2005) NM Tech 2004 Affirmative Action Report New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM;</ref> The gender distribution at New Mexico Tech Template:As of is 68% male and 32% female.<ref name="NCES" />
PresidentsEdit
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| Template:Abbr | Image | Name | Term | Notes |
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| 1 | Floyd Davis | 1893-1895 | ||
| 2 | William H. Seaman | 1895-1898 | ||
| 3 | Fayette Jones | 1898-1902 | ||
| 4 | Charles Keys | 1902-1905 | ||
| 5 | Robert P. Noble | 1905-1908 | ||
| 6 | Emmet A. Drake | 1908-1913 | ||
| 7 | Fayette Jones | 1913-1917 | ||
| 8 | Alexis Illinski | 1917-1921 | ||
| 9 | Edgar H. Wells | 1921-1939 | ||
| 10 | C.E. Needham | 1939-1942 | ||
| 11 | R.H. Reese | 1942-1946 | ||
| 12 | E. J. Workman | 1946-1965 | ||
| 13 | File:Stirling Colgate 1973.jpg | Stirling Colgate | 1965-1975 | |
| 14 | File:Kenneth W Ford J-7805-0006.jpg | Kenneth W. Ford | 1975-1983 | |
| 15 | Lawrence H. Lattman | 1983-1993 | ||
| 16 | Daniel H. Lopez | 1993-2016 | ||
| 17 | Stephen G. Wells | July 1, 2016 – April 28, 2023 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| – | Daniel H. Lopez (interim) | April 29, 2023 – April 14, 2024 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 18 | Mahyar Amouzegar | April 15, 2024 – Present | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Notable alumniEdit
- Conrad Hilton (born 1887) — American hotelier and the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain
- Larry Soderblom (born 1944) — American geophysicist with the Astrogeology Science Center at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has served as chief of the Branch of Astrogeology
- Don Tripp (born 1946) — American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 49 since January 1999
- Ed Fries — American video game programmer who led the Microsoft team that created the Xbox console
- Fred Baker (born 1951) — American engineer, specialized in developing computer network protocols for the Internet
- Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (born 1954) — Iraqi Minister of Oil from May 2005 to December 2005, while he was a member of the Islamic Virtue Party
- Terry Wallace (born 1954) — director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Lukas Lundin (born 1958) — Swedish-Canadian businessman, billionaire<ref name="lundin-petroleum1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Jeffrey A. Lockwood (born 1960) — author, entomologist, and University of Wyoming professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities
- Axel Scherer — professor, California Institute of Technology, inventor of the Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL)
- Jason Harper — American politician, Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 57 since January 15, 2013
- Pauline Irene Nguene — petroleum engineer and Cameroon Minister of Social Affairs
Popular cultureEdit
A number of television shows have focused on New Mexico Tech faculty, students, and research. TruTV's Man vs. Cartoon features attempts by Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center to re-create contraptions and situations found in Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons. MythBusters, National Geographic Explorer, BBC Horizon and Nova have also featured Tech in various episodes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Another TV show featuring Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Blow Up U, began filming in the spring of 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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