Category: Education & Outreach

At Meet a Scientist events, six "Scientist Stations" are spaced throughout the museum and guests of all ages interact with real-world STEM professionals, ask questions, and take part in one or more activities. 

On behalf of the University of Arizona we would like to invite you and your faculty to the Western Region DEPSCoR Day. The event is presented by the Department of Defense and will be hosted at the University of Arizona in Tucson Arizona on February 24, 2022. Leadership from the Basic Research Office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense along with Program Officers from the Air Force, Army, and Naval Research labs will participate in the conversation. Topics will cover various areas of interest to include:

Presenter: Dr. Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan

Team members from New Mexico EPSCoR's NM SMART Grid Center have earned the distinction of being among the top 2% of scientists worldwide as measured by the impact of their research publications.

The free science communication fellowship is now open to all faculty, students, educators, and STEM professionals. Register today to reserve your spot and get your FREE kit in the mail!

Presenter: Program Officer Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley

This year’s Research Symposium was held virtually from November 8 to 12, 2021. The program was topical and hosted a variety of speakers, posters, and awards honoring science, STEM, and research contributions in New Mexico through a space lens. 

Tohid Khalili is a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico, and an exceptional example of success in higher education STEM. He participates in NM SMART Grid Center research under the direction of UNM faculty member Dr. Ali Bidram. In Summer 2021, he was supported as an extern with the City of Albuquerque.

Presenter: Anne Jakle, Associate Director, NM EPSCoR

Coffee & Code: Programming Concepts with Python This workshop is part of UNM's Research Data Services Coffee & Code workshop series that focus on tools and strategies that make data management, analysis, visualization, communication, and sharing more efficient and more fun. This Fall we are doubling the fun with two workshops each month for September and October.