Description:

Nerd Nite is a series of silly, approachable, and informative talks that takes place in bars in 100+ cities around the world.

Our talks:

Title: Killer Robots
Blurb: What does an aerial torpedo crash in Ohio have to do with a sneak attack in Ukraine or a robot that can’t tell trees from people? The history of machines made to kill on their own is darkly comic and never more relevant.
Bio: Kelsey D. Atherton is an awards winning military technology journalist who now works in advocacy for a less explode-y world.

Join our conversation and community building around Native Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics (Native STEAM) in NM. What does it mean to be in STEM? How can it be inclusive? What does this mean for community building around our overlapping roles such as students, educators, professionals, parents, community members? We are hoping this conversation will lead to networking and collective goal setting to reimagine the future of STEAM in Native Communities.

Topic: Learn about NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program

The NSF Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (NSF IOS) will host a virtual office hour (VOH) June 18 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (NSF CAREER). NSF staff will provide a short presentation, and there will be time for questions and answers.

All are welcome to attend this VOH, whether their work falls under the research supported by NSF IOS or not.

This webinar will include a review of the system-related requirements in the supplementary proposal submission timeline guidance, a demo of how to prepare a CAREER proposal in Research.gov - Homepage , and a question and answer session. Submit question-and-answer session questions prior to the webinar to careerproposalprep@nsf.gov.

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

These optional office hours are intended for current and future EPSCoR PIs who plan to submit E-RISE planning grant proposals or proposals to the next E-RISE competition.

Office Hours will be held 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following dates:

• April 15, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• May 13, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• June 24, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• July 22, 2025
• August 5, 2025

Audience: This "EPSCoR Live!" session will be of particular interest to researchers, IT professionals, and leaders in research administration within U.S. National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) jurisdictions.

Summary of topic: In this session, NSF EPSCoR program directors will discuss cyberinfrastructure challenges, opportunities, and resources in EPSCoR jurisdictions.

Audience: This EPSCoR Live! session will be of particular interest to researchers and leaders within research administration in EPSCoR jurisdictions, who would like to learn more about the E-RISE funding opportunity. 

NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective April 14 – July 8, 2025.

NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective April 14 – July 8, 2025.

NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective April 14 – July 8, 2025.

NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective April 14 – July 8, 2025.

NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective April 14 – July 8, 2025.

The AISES National Conference isn’t just an event—it’s a transformative experience that connects, empowers, and inspires Indigenous People in STEM.

The conference includes:

Every spring, AISES members from across the U.S. and Canada come together for Regional Conferences—dynamic gatherings that inspire and support academic and professional success in STEM. These events feature unique workshops, sessions, and networking opportunities, showcasing innovation, industry programs, and career pathways. Attendees gain insights into chapter activities, explore scholarships and internships, and connect with current and future STEM leaders.

The Early Career Workshop is a two-day intensive program for NM postdoc

The Early Career Workshop is a two-day intensive program for NM postdocs and faculty in STEM research and education disciplines. This practical, hands-on workshop addresses ideation, proposal writing, project management, and effective public communication, empowering participants to increase their research productivity, funding, and impact.

The Seed Award program supports transformative research and capacity building across New Mexico’s academic institutions. These awards fund the purchase of research equipment, support for student researchers, acquisition of research supplies, and student conference travel. Program goals are to 1) foster initiatives that enhance research capacity (including cyberinfrastructure), productivity, and external funding competitiveness, and 2) increase student access to meaningful research experiences across the state.

The Research Infrastructure Optimization for New Mexico (RIO-NM) team seeks proposals for Workshop Awards. This competitive funding opportunity aims to catalyze transformative partnerships across New Mexico's research ecosystem by bringing together teams of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, educators, and subject matter experts to address self-identified gaps in New Mexico’s current research ecosystem.

The NM EPSCoR Mentor Award recognizes mentors in STEM research and education who demonstrate excellence in supporting students’ academic, research, and career endeavors, and in creating supportive environments for all students. Eligible nominees are faculty, staff, or postdocs in a STEM field at a New Mexico institution of higher education. The deadline for students to nominate an excellent mentor is May 9, 2025.

We invite you to join us for the upcoming EPSCoR Live! sessions to learn more about these new solicitations and to ask questions of the program officers.

We invite you to join us for the upcoming EPSCoR Live! sessions to learn more about these new solicitations and to ask questions of the program officers.

For STEM professionals who want to level up their broader impacts, participate in outreach, and connect with their communities.

Join Explora for any of three workshops to learn how to convey complex ideas, design hands-on activities, and create memorable learning experiences with the public.

For STEM professionals who want to level up their broader impacts, participate in outreach, and connect with their communities.

Join Explora for any of three workshops to learn how to convey complex ideas, design hands-on activities, and create memorable learning experiences with the public.

For STEM professionals who want to level up their broader impacts, participate in outreach, and connect with their communities.

Join Explora for any of three workshops to learn how to convey complex ideas, design hands-on activities, and create memorable learning experiences with the public.

Join the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) to learn about EDU funding opportunities. EDU program representatives will introduce funding opportunities and invite questions. They will then open the floor to discussion about ideas and challenges associated with acquiring NSF funding. This information is especially helpful to institutions in EPSCoR Jurisdictions.

Join the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) to learn about EDU funding opportunities. EDU program representatives will introduce funding opportunities and invite questions. They will then open the floor to discussion about ideas and challenges associated with acquiring NSF funding. This information is especially helpful to institutions in EPSCoR Jurisdictions.

The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting Office Hours to share information about the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF).

The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting Office Hours to share information about the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF).

The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting Office Hours to share information about the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF).

The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting Office Hours to share information about the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF).

Presenter: 
Hannah Torres, Director, University of New Mexico Faculty Research Development Office

NMSU will be on winter break from December 23, 2024, to January 1, 2025.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will host the semi-annual event from December 9 – 12, 2024. This is an excellent opportunity to gain insights into NSF’s current issues, policies and procedures, and specific funding opportunities.

UNM will be on winter break from December 22, 2024, to January 1, 2025.

Join us next Thursday, 10/31, with Kevin Gray, Selena Connealy, and Amy L. Slocum for the Season Finale on Mentoring.

The ARID Institute at UNM is hosting a workshop on Friday, November 15th at 1 PM to 4 PM to share strategies, tips, and best practices for science communication to non-technical audiences. The workshop will be hosted by Debbie Lee, Sr Program Manager for the ARID Institute. She is an experienced environmental mediator, facilitator, and science communicator. The workshop will help researchers think through the basics of communicating their research and build skills in communicating science for a) conveying information, and b) to inform behavioral change.

The NSF Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative focuses on addressing systemic barriers within the nation’s research enterprise by improving research support and service capacity. GRANTED is a whole-of-NSF approach that is transforming NSF and the science and engineering community to develop the collective knowledge, skills, talents and desire to serve within the nation’s science and engineering enterprise.

On Thursday, 10/24th, we continue our incredible series on mentoring and talking about Programming for Research with Jonathan Wheeler, Selena Connealy, and April Heyward. Join us! 

Link to Resource Guide: https://lnkd.in/e7fNF9Aa

Presenters: 
Kristina Chavez, MBA 
Zoya Davis-Hamilton, EdD, CRA  
Thomas B. Spencer, PhD, MBA
 

Session 3 of our #Mentoring Series! Let's get in-depth into how to foster creativity! Join the LinkedIn Live on Thursday, 10/17, at noon EST!

Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States

This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events every Thursday at 10 am MT in October!

Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States! 

This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events every Thursday at 10 am MT in October!

Presenters: 
Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley
Program Officer, EPSCoR Program·National Science Foundation
Dr. Hongmei Luo 
Professor, NMSU and Rotating Program Director, EPSCoR program·National Science Foundation
Dr. Lisa Cliggett 
Program Director, EPSCoR Program·National Science Foundation
 

Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States! 

This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events that happens every Thursday at 10am MT in Oct!

In this session, Dr. Narcrisha Norman and Dr. Jeanne Small will discuss the new NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP), which supports the pool of exceptionally talented individuals who received Honorable Mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) within the last three years. The EGFP awards will fund graduate fellowships to new or continuing students, up to $37,000 per student annually, for up to three years for stipends and cost-of-education allowance.

Join us on October 3rd as we host Jobs for the Future (JFF) to share their findings and recommendations to account for and address gaps, strengths, challenges, and opportunities for workforce pathways into water and energy jobs. We will work together to set priorities, goals, and action steps based on the information shared

A formal agenda will be shared closer to the date.

This year the New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS) will be hosted by the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), held in conjunction with the New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association (NMSTA) Fall Conference, and collaboratively organized with New Mexico’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR).

Presenters: Robert Lowe and Kristina Thorsell

Water security is a defining challenge in the southwestern US. Seeking solutions to this challenge is paramount for maintaining ecosystems, supporting the economy, and growing the clean energy sector, as water and energy are inextricably linked. This workshop, organized by the Energized Watershed NSF Engines project team, will bring together water researchers, resource and technology experts, innovators, and stakeholders to discuss existing capabilities and identify knowledge and technology gaps to support enhanced water security in New Mexico.

New Mexico Postdoc Symposium on Friday, September 20, 2024 in synch with the National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The symposium is open to all postdocs across New Mexico including national labs and UNM as well as UTEP. There will be several opportunities to network and engage in professional development as well as a catered lunch

The cost to attend is free (we are not offering travel stipends, however). Registration will close on Friday, July 31, 2024

Join policymakers, researchers, industry, entrepreneurs, investors, and others to learn about cutting-edge technologies in the race to decarbonize and how New Mexico can be the global leader in the future of energy. Learn about cutting-edge technologies in the race to decarbonize and how New Mexico can be the global leader in the future of energy.

Cost to attend: $250.00 - $300.00

Engineering Research Center Workshop
“Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystems in the Desert Southwest”

The 28th annual conference welcomes project researchers, students, and staff from 28 jurisdictions – plus leaders with the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Researcher

This session will provide general information about E-RISE RII, including what distinguishes it from the EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII), eligibility criteria, and other frequently asked questions

Shifting to a research ecosystem approach is not trivial, and NSF EPSCoR understands that it will require a revision for each EPSCoR jurisdiction based on its own unique strengths, challenges, and opportunities. E-CORE RII and E-RISE RII programs provide significant opportunities and NSF EPSCoR requires key components to be present regarding the scope and co-production within the ecosystem, through collaboration among E-CORE projects, Jurisdictional Science and Technology Committees and Jurisdictional Science and Technology Plans.

Join our conversation and community building around Native Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics (Native STEAM) in NM. What does it mean to be in STEAM? How can it be inclusive? What does this mean for community building around our overlapping roles such as students, educators, professionals, parents, community members? We are hoping this conversation will lead to networking and collective goal setting to reimagine the future of STEAM in Native Communities.

The Out to Innovate™ Scholarships, established in 2011, are intended for LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) programs. The scholarships are designed to promote academic excellence and increased visibility of talented LGBTQ+ students in STEM careers. We are pleased to announce that Motorola Solutions Foundation has funded the Out to Innovate Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year for technology and engineering undergraduate students.

The goal of this workshop is to identify research directions and priorities for the next generation of power electronics and energy conversion systems for the electric grid, transportation, and national security.

The University of Oklahoma is set to host DEPSCoR DAY, a full-day workshop, on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. During the event, program officers from the Department of Defense (DoD) will provide insights into funding opportunities offered through the DoD Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) and other relevant DoD research programs.

The NM Women in Tech Awards recognize the remarkable women in New Mexico who are driving innovation and excellence in their tech-related fields and inspiring and empowering others to pursue careers in the tech industry.

Purpose: To invite regional universities, industry, and national labs to learn about what we are planning to do (nurture a Directed Energy Ecosystem in the SW).

Event Highlights:

• Overview of the Directed Energy Center
• Technical/Industry/Workforce development talks
• Networking

A Workshop for NM Postdocs. Science is full of groundbreaking discoveries, but how do we effectively share them with the world? This free interactive workshop, designed specifically for postdocs, will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and compelling science communicator. Travel support may be available.

Workshop information

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Application assistance workshop:

• April 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Application workshops:

• March 7, 2024, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ET
• April 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET

NSF HSI National STEM Resource Hub Capstone Conference: Adelante! Charting the Path Forward for STEM Faculty & Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting virtual forums to enable conversation about NSF programs, policies, and updates. Researchers, educators, and leaders within research administration, especially those in EPSCoR jurisdictions, are welcome to join these events to learn more about the latest programs and news and to engage in Q&A with EPSCoR Program Officers.

Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership with FedTech, is excited to announce the launch of the DOE Boost platform - an initiative that brings national labs, startups, academia, and entrepreneurs together to find solutions to big community-based energy challenges.

This unique program offers an extraordinary opportunity for highly talented entrepreneurs to leverage DOE's extensive portfolio of intellectual property across their national laboratory network.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Spring 2024 Webinar Series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

Three days of events! 

National Day of Racial Healing
January 16, 4 PM - 9 PM:

• Free to register
• Free childcare provided
• Flamenco dance performance
• Telemundo broadcast
• Facilitated discussion
• Dinner provided

Two Worlds & High Desert Playback
January 17, 4 PM - 8 PM:

Join us in a IC Postdoctoral Fellowship Virtual Recruitment and Information Fair, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 11 to 1 p.m. MST, to learn more about the 42 opportunities available for the Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Topic authors will be available to answer your questions.

The 12th IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT) conference will be held January 29-30, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego – Mission Valley in San Diego, CA. EESAT has been the premier technical forum for presenting advances in energy storage technologies and applications since 2000.

The proliferation of reference quality genome assemblies within any single species has necessitated the need for pangenome analyses. Such analyses remove reference bias and elucidate biological signals at a more comprehensive population scale. In this virtual, 1 week workshop, students will learn what exactly a pangenome is, how to build a pangenome, and how to perform fundamental bioinformatic analyses on pangenomic data.

In collaboration with a group of colleges and universities in the Southwest, the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, NM is hosting a conference on February 20-21, 2024 about improving the research development and administration capacity across our geographic region.

Southwest Research and Innovation Conference Information

This webinar will explore strategies for gathering input and feedback from current and potential stakeholders as well as explore how partnerships can be developed to attract new audiences. Participants will hear how the Southold Historical Museum used a survey to gather stakeholder input and thought strategically about the strategies, time, and effort needed to build mutually beneficial and trusting relationships with new partners and stakeholders.

Registration will be free of charge and opens on Wednesday, November 8 at 12 pm ET. Be on the lookout for our Registration is Open email, which will provide the registration links and details for this event.

The Shared Knowledge Conference is a yearly event designed to celebrate and showcase UNM graduate students and their outstanding research and scholarship. The conference's LoboBITES Competition and Poster Showcase provide venues for students to share their work with the UNM and larger New Mexican communities, bridge borders that too-often divide academia from the larger world, spark conversations, and even forge lasting collaborations.

This virtual panel discussion with harm reduction advocates examines community-academic research partnerships by investigating issues around power imbalances between the researcher and the researched cognitive social justice, and inequitable participatory burdens. In the end, the panel recommends promising practices that address research and academic practices, systems, and rules that can be changed to result in the equitable distribution of power and prioritize the voices and lived experiences of community groups such as harm reduction advocates and people who use drugs (PWUDs).

Research & Discovery Week features an exciting schedule of events that showcase the excellence and diversity of UNM's research enterprise, promote resources and opportunities available to UNM researchers, and foster the principles of ethical, engaged, collaborative, and fulfilling scholarship. Most importantly, these events also highlight the unique contributions of our faculty, staff, and students to the intellectual capital of our institution and enable our collective ability to positively impact our communities, our state, our nation, and the world.

Presenter: Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley, NSF
Program Officer, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Office of the Director (OD), Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) National Science Foundation (NSF)
cwhitley@nsf.gov
703-292-8458
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchichinnakwe/

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Fall 2023 Webinar Series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Fall 2023 Webinar Series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

Join a timely workshop on the impacts of ChatGPT on STEM courses, research, and academia. Participants will receive guidance and recommendations on this controversial development. Hosted by Dr. Kevin Yee, Director of University of Central Florida's Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning.

Join a timely workshop on the impacts of ChatGPT on STEM courses, research, and academia. Participants will receive guidance and recommendations on this controversial development. Hosted by Dr. Kevin Yee, Director of University of Central Florida's Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning.

The New Mexico Science Fiesta is one of the state's largest celebrations of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The event is a multi-day, community-wide extravaganza that is sure to inspire your curiosity, creativity, and innovation.

The New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS), collaboratively hosted with the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), is an annual conference with oral presentations, a poster competition, and a keynote address. The conference is geared to undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico’s colleges and universities. Presentation and poster abstracts are published in the New Mexico Journal of Science.

Abstract submissions for poster and oral sessions are now open for the 2023 New Mexico Research Symposium. The deadline is October 6, 2023. 

Presenter: Angie Alley

Inviting All Indigenous Clean Energy Leaders & Community Voices!

Access to safe and affordable energy matters to everyone. It impacts our economic well-being, health, and sovereignty now and for future generations.

A gathering for clean energy equity advocates and community leaders to talk about a just transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy system.

NM EPSCoR invites you to a statewide Town Hall to listen, learn, and collaborate to develop energy policy and systems change recommendations to ensure all New Mexicans experience an equitable and just energy transition in the years to come. Space is limited to 150 participants.

This two-day training will equip you to support learners in data and computation skills.

Carpentries Instructor training goals:

The goal of this workshop is to identify research directions and priorities for the next generation of power electronics and energy conversion systems for the electric grid, transportation, and national security.

The Conference features oral and poster scientific sessions, keynote talks, professional development workshops, PEARL meeting and information sharing sessions with NIH officials. The Regional will also offer Hot Air Balloon Rides during Welcome Reception.

Carlsbad New Mexico residents don't miss the Carlsbad Community Conversation on June 27th, 4pm-7pm at the Pecos River Valley Convention Center, Room 3 (Dinner provided).

Join our conversation and community building around Native Science, Arts, Culture and Mathematics Education in NM. We will explore questions including: What does it mean to be in STEM? How can it be inclusive? What does this mean for community building around our overlapping roles such as students, educators, professionals, parents, community members? We are hoping this conversation will lead to networking and collective goal setting to reimagine the future of science in Native Communities.

Please join this I-Corps Teams webinar to ask an I-Corps program director questions and hear updates about the I-Corps program, curriculum, and important dates.

A new report, prepared by Applied Economics Clinic for Clean Energy Group, investigates the barriers to more effective and efficient interconnection of distributed energy storage resources.

Ron Eglash, Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan
Sponsor: ISD91 Indian Education

Susan Ninham,Red Lake Ojibwekwe, EdS, Empowered Youth Development Initiatives
Sponsor: Sherry Holloway and EYDI

Join SFCC faculty for a tour of the SFCC nested microgrids and discussions exploring how SFCC's multi-level microgrid data can support smart grid-related computer science and engineering research at New Mexico universities.

NM SMART Grid Center faculty and students are encouraged to attend and will be reimbursed for mileage.

Lunch will be provided!

Tentative Agenda:

The 2023 ESS Safety & Reliability Forum, sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program, provides a platform for discussing the current state of ESS Safety & Reliability and stratagems for improving cell-to-system level safety and reliability. This forum will provide an overview of work in, and creating the future of, energy storage safety and reliability. Attendees span academia, government, manufacturers, utilities, and first responders.

The National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program supports applied research and development focused on increasing preK-12 students' interest in careers in information and communication technology and STEM through innovative technology-based learning experiences. As the resource center for the NSF ITEST Program, STELAR is charged with supporting prospective PIs in developing competitive proposals.

Farmington Community Conversations: Powering up a new equitable paradigm to advance and secure our aging electric grid

Montana State University will host DEPSCoR DAY, a full-day workshop, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Program officers from the Department of Defense (DoD) will present funding opportunities available through the DoD Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) and related DoD research programs.

The NSF CISE CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop is a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate. The purpose of the workshop is to provide guidance and support to early-career faculty members who are planning to apply for the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award.

Learn how to use the UNIX command line, analytical workflows and public tools to independently analyze sequencing data, plus how to visualize and render data using graphing tools. This workshop covers analyzing RNA-Seq data using popular DE tools and also includes a segment on Single Cell sequencing / analysis.

Attendance is free for NM students and researchers, and discounted for those in other INBRE states!

For more than 10 years, ITEC has served as IEEE’s premier conference on transportation electrification, fostering connections between industry and academia. This year’s conference will be held from June 21-23, 2023, at the newly renovated Huntington Place Convention Center, located in downtown Detroit, Michigan and within walking distance of top-of-the-line restaurants and entertainment. Join us on June 20th for a welcome reception to network and pick up your registration materials.

Automation and digitalization have become important topics in the energy sector, as modern energy systems increasingly rely on communication and information technology to combine smart controls with hardware infrastructure. With the emergence of cyber–physical systems (CPS) as a transdisciplinary field, such modern energy systems can be classified as cyber–physical energy systems (CPES), integrating the related research and development within a broader scope.

Energy modeling can be a powerful tool for state decarbonization planning, but it can also be costly and the results can be prone to misinterpretation. This CESA webinar will provide advice on energy modeling and introduce resources useful to states embarking on decarbonization planning. The webinar should be of special interest to states considering what to propose to the US EPA for Climate Pollution Reduction Program Planning Grants.

Register today for the 2023 ETEBA New Mexico Federal Business Opportunities Forum. The forum will be hosted in beautiful Santa Fe, NM on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort. The program will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about the latest upcoming federal opportunities and projects in the New Mexico region and beyond, interact with leadership, and will provide ample opportunity to network with potential business partners.

The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosting an ideation session to connect researchers across our various consortium institutions.

This ideation session is designed to present information on the upcoming South Central CASC funding opportunity, provide a forum for researchers interested in conducting work on climate adaptation to connect with USGS and others from different departments across the consortium, and to facilitate the creation of multi-disciplinary teams to catalyze innovative projects.

Are you a graduate student curious about a career at a federal agency?

Join us to meet agency ecologists from around the nation and learn about their career paths, backgrounds, job responsibilities, benefits and challenges, and ‘a day in their life.’

Bring your questions and join a lively discussion.

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The program is sponsored and managed by the Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD [R&E]), awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The DoD plans to award FY23 DEPSCoR appropriations through this announcement.

Join us as we focus on Manufacturing 5.0 and the automation technology that is increasing the competitive edge of manufacturers. The summit features two dynamic speakers and a Technology Showcase to help you decide if now is the time to add new technology to your operations.

Are you a recent graduate looking to start a career in the federal government? Learn about joining the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) through the Pathways Program and become a Clean Energy Champion. This program helps individuals who have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program within the past two years launch their federal careers.

The largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, the SACNAS conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Over the course of the event, college-level through professional attendees are immersed in cutting-edge STEM research, professional development sessions, motivational keynote speakers, and the Graduate School & Career Expo Hall, as well as multicultural celebrations and traditions, and an inclusive and welcoming community of peers, mentors, and role models.

Speaker: Artley Skenandore, Oneida, First Nation Education Doctorate, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Oneida Nation High School (WI) Principal and Athletic Director

Sponsor: Walks Back – Matt Cobb

Speaker: Shawn Secatero, Canoncito Band of Navajo, PhD, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, College of Education and Human Services, University of New Mexico

Sponsor: Bald Eagle Erectors

The workshop provides basic insight and instruction on how to compete for NSF funding. The workshop prepares attendees to submit applications to the NSF HSI STEM.

The content will focus on preparing grants for the new NSF HSI Initiative that seeks to increase grant support for STEM Education in Hispanic Serving Institutions (due date August 31, 2023, Last Wednesday in August, Annually Thereafter)

NSF is excited by the growing interest and ongoing conversations about the Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative.

NSF EPSCoR Workshop on Quantum Computing, Information, Science, and Engineering

This annual event recognizes outstanding women in New Mexico’s STEM fields for their professional contributions to their industry and the community.

Join us to celebrate and get inspired! Meet this year's honorees here!

The program includes remarks from NMTC leadership, videos highlighting each honoree, acceptance speeches, opportunities to connect with exhibitors, and networking.

Join us for the final All Hands Meeting of the NM SMART Grid Center! All project participants (faculty, students, postdocs, staff, and partners) are invited to attend this in-person meeting at NM Tech. Students and postdocs who participate in the poster session will be eligible for prizes.

The grand opening of Explora's new teen center, X-Studio! Visitors can check out the first of two outreach exhibits built to share NM SMART Grid Center research with the world.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub fall 2022 and spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub fall 2022 and spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub fall 2022 and spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series.

The STEM Advancement Program (STEMAP) engages students from New Mexico’s regional universities, community colleges, and tribal colleges in the research funded by the New Mexico SMART Grid Center at UNM, NMSU, and NMT. Up to 12 students are selected to participate each summer.

On Wednesday, February 15th, 2023, the Office of Assessment/APR and the Office of Institutional Analytics will co-host a virtual, daylong event to empower participants with training and information on how to leverage data resources to understand their organizations and tell their stories more effectively.

The AISES National Conference has been held annually since 1978 and is an unparalleled opportunity to connect companies with over 2,500 Indigenous high school juniors and seniors, college and graduate students, educators, workforce professionals and our corporate, government, private foundation, nonprofit, and tribal partners for professional development, networking opportunities, research presentations, workshops, awards, and traditional Indigenous cultural events.

The Department of Energy (DOE) releases topics through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to provide non-dilutive funding for new entrepreneurs.

The Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) have released several topics during this topic release to address energy needs in the solar and water power sectors.

This virtual webinar will cover:

On Discover STEAM Day, engineers and scientists from across the city will engage families and Scouts through hands-on activities designed to spark interest in the scientific fields of STEAM.

There will be activities that allow children to engage and interact in the most exciting and meaningful ways. All STEAM activities will be fun and kid-friendly. Participation in the interactive activities will also be rewarded with a custom button at the end of your visit!

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting a webinar to share information about the Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows solicitation NSF 23-535. This opportunity provides awards to build research capacity and transform the career trajectories of non-tenured and tenured investigators through extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers.

The RDS will provide three training workshops for NM EPSCoR researchers as part of EPSCoR FAIR Policy to generate and document DOIs from data or code produced by NSF-funded projects. Through this workshop series, the RDS team aims to train EPSCoR researchers previously identified in our analyses as authors or co-authors of data or code that have yet to be reported or submitted to EPSCoR digital repositories.

The RDS will provide three training workshops for NM EPSCoR researchers as part of EPSCoR FAIR Policy to generate and document DOIs from data or code produced by NSF-funded projects. Through this workshop series, the RDS team aims to train EPSCoR researchers previously identified in our analyses as authors or co-authors of data or code that have yet to be reported or submitted to EPSCoR digital repositories.

The RDS will provide three training workshops for NM EPSCoR researchers as part of EPSCoR FAIR Policy to generate and document DOIs from data or code produced by NSF-funded projects. Through this workshop series, the RDS team aims to train EPSCoR researchers previously identified in our analyses as authors or co-authors of data or code that have yet to be reported or submitted to EPSCoR digital repositories.

Presenter: Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley, NSF
Program Officer, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Office of the Director (OD), Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) National Science Foundation (NSF)
cwhitley@nsf.gov
703-292-8458
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchichinnakwe/

Every spring the seven Regional Conferences gather student and professional members to champion each other and expand their knowledge and skills through a wide variety of workshops and sessions.

Regional Conferences are typically held at college campuses, hosted by the school’s AISES Chapter. Many professional members participate as mentors and speakers, sharing their expertise and facilitating discussions in areas like engineering, environmental science, or on crossovers between traditional ecological knowledge and western science.

Help eliminate some of those pre-interviewing jitters by attending this informational session. Zoom attendance is open to all - even non-UNM students!

Join us in a IC Postdoctoral Fellowship Virtual Recruitment and Information Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST to learn more about the 48 opportunities available for the Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Topic authors will be available to answer your questions.

Facebook live event
Not sure if this program is for you? Ask! This evening Frank Currie, lead faculty for the DESGS program at SFCC, will be on facebook live to answer questions and have "frank" conversations about if this program is right for you. Anyone can attend (even if you do not have a facebook account).

Facebook live event Not sure if this program is for you? Ask! This evening Frank Currie, lead faculty for the DESGS program at SFCC, will be on facebook live to answer questions and have "frank" conversations about if this program is right for you. Anyone can attend (even if you do not have a facebook account).

Facebook live event Where would you work if you were a DESG student? Join us for a facebook live tour of the educational microgrid students work on at SFCC. Anyone can attend (even if you do not have a facebook account).

The AISES Leadership Summit provides personal and career development through leadership training specifically designed for Indigenous students and professionals.

UNM day at the New Mexico State legislature. Event details coming soon.

Join Sandia management and staff as they present on Sandia capabilities and expertise that you can leverage for clean energy demonstrations. Additionally, they will cover the basics of partnering with Sandia.

The second half of the session will be reserved for YOU to ask questions and engage in conversation with the Sandia team.

UNM, NMSU, and NMT will be on winter break during the following dates.

UNM, December 22 to January 2
NMSU, December 22 to January 4
NMT, December 24 to January 2

This year, the RII Track-2 FEC proposals must be aligned with the following focus area: "Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities." During the webinar we will be available to answer questions about this solicitation as well as provide a program overview. In addition, we are coordinating office hours to answer any questions or concerns that you might have about the solicitation.

This year, the RII Track-2 FEC proposals must be aligned with the following focus area: "Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities." During the webinar we will be available to answer questions about this solicitation as well as provide a program overview. In addition, we are coordinating office hours to answer any questions or concerns that you might have about the solicitation.

This year, the RII Track-2 FEC proposals must be aligned with the following focus area: "Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities." During the webinar we will be available to answer questions about this solicitation as well as provide a program overview. In addition, we are coordinating office hours to answer any questions or concerns that you might have about the solicitation.

The New Mexico SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit will bring together small businesses, Federal program managers, innovation ecosystem representatives, experts, and local organizations who have a vested interest in driving innovation through the SBIR and STTR programs.

Join us for music, light refreshments, and networking at this NMTC Member exclusive event as we celebrate our members! 

The NMTC staff will share highlights from 2022 and the new and exciting plans for 2023 and beyond. Members will be provided with a copy of our strategic vision and program overview for 2023. 

The 27th NSF EPSCoR National Conference will be held in Portland, Maine from November 13 to 16, 2022. Maine EPSCoR is excited to host the event and we are looking forward to seeing you in Maine. Please see the attached conference flyer for more information and to help you with early planning. Early registration will begin on May 2. Please do not hesitate to contact Maine EPSCoR (maine.epscor@maine.edu; 207.581.3312) if you have any questions.

Speaker: Seth Blumsack, Energy Policy and Economics Professor at Penn State University

Workshop 2: Hands-on assignment changes for HPC use

Anyone interested in getting support for seeing what assignment might be adapted to an HPC environment or anyone who has an assignment and wants help in adapting it.

Description: One of the fundamental skills that most entrepreneurs struggle with is their ability to handle time effectively. It’s time to make one of your 2022 goals a commitment to learning the tools and techniques that will improve your time management!

During this 90-minute evening session, participants will:

• Learn tools and techniques to stay focused on priorities
• Understanding how to effectively delegate, handle interruptions and prevent procrastination
• Improve overall project planning and project management skills

Join WESST Farmington Women’s Business Center and NM Manufacturing Extension Partnership for Manufacturing Days as we celebrate women in Manufacturing. Manufacturing has traditionally been a male-dominated industry—fewer than one third of manufacturing employees are women. Working women who are moms and leaders within their family and community often go unrecognized and balancing of work life is particularly tough on women. Though there have been improvements in recent years, women are still under represented in the manufacturing industry.

Women business owners are generally overworked and under appreciated in the business world. Some 48% of women reported struggling with the high expectations of being a small business owner, and studies have shown that women are more prone to experiencing burnout than men.

Are you an indigenous woman that is looking to start a business? Are you ready to build and develop your business roadmap that will lead to creating a business plan?

If so, then join us virtually for this class!

The business planning process includes diagnosing the business internal strengths and weaknesses, improving its efficiency, working out how it will compete against other competitors, and setting milestones for progress so they can be measured.

The New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS), collaboratively hosted with the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), is an annual conference with oral presentations, a poster competition, and a keynote address. The conference is geared to undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico’s colleges and universities. Presentation and poster abstracts are published in the New Mexico Journal of Science.

Presenter: Angie Alley, CNM

Join us for a SMARTy party at the Mesa del Sol testbed and Power Systems Emerging Technologies Lab for a day of food, casual networking, and clothing modification.

Register to join us for a free informational webinar to learn more about how to apply for a VentureWell Course & Program Grant. Our Grants Manager and staff from our Higher Education Catalyst Team will be available to answer your questions live on Zoom.

Learn more before you apply

Explore the following resources to learn more about the grant and start developing your proposal:

Register to join us for a free informational webinar to learn more about how to apply for a VentureWell Course & Program Grant. Our Grants Manager and staff from our Higher Education Catalyst Team will be available to answer your questions live on Zoom.

Learn more before you apply

Explore the following resources to learn more about the grant and start developing your proposal:

After a few hard years (and a couple of false starts) the Open House will be back in person. We are excited about the event and we hope you are excited to participate. Below are the important details for you to know.

Ways to Participate

There are three main ways for you to participate:

Register to join us for a free informational webinar to learn more about how to apply for a VentureWell Course & Program Grant. Our Grants Manager and staff from our Higher Education Catalyst Team will be available to answer your questions live on Zoom.

Learn more about Course & Program Grants here.
 

Register to join us for a free informational webinar to learn more about how to apply for a VentureWell Course & Program Grant. Our Grants Manager and staff from our Higher Education Catalyst Team will be available to answer your questions live on Zoom.

WNM 2022 Brown Bag Training Special - Female Entrepreneurship: Why Gender Matters

Facilitated by WESST Farmington Women's Business Center

Topic: Managing a Business

According to the World Bank, female entrepreneurs make significant contributions to economic growth and to poverty reduction around the world. In the United States, for example, women-owned firms are growing at more than double the rate of all other firms, contribute nearly $3 trillion to the economy and are directly responsible for 23 million jobs.

Facilitated by WESST Rio Rancho Women's Business Center
Topic: Customer Relations
Your Ability To Handle Difficult People And Situations Is Critical
You need tools and techniques to support you in resolving conflicts of any kind. During this 90 minute workshop, participants will:

This panel will discuss the positive contributions African American men make in their families, businesses and communities. Connect and engage with those who share a passion for professional and leadership excellence in every field of endeavor.

Attendees will experience impactful speakers and practical information while providing greater opportunities to discuss championing support for black men.

Aggie Shark Tank, sponsored by The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship, is an event where students may pitch their innovative ideas to investors to help increase entrepreneurship in the Borderplex region. Our student entrepreneurs are strong assets that bring innovative opportunities to our binational, bicultural community. Come watch students from the Borderplex region pitch business ideas to real investors for real money.

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, the 2022 Tribal Energy Webinar Series will focus on how tribes can position themselves to participate in the energy transition to the benefit of their communities and future generations.

What To Expect
This nation-to-nation roundtable discussion between tribal leaders, Secretary Granholm, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) senior leadership will explore how tribes can harness clean energy to enhance energy sovereignty, addresses climate resilience, and build stronger economies.

Participants will also learn more about key DOE programs and funding, and engage with senior DOE leaders on:

You are invited to join the office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Arrowhead Center for a workshop at New Mexico State University dedicated to learning how to write a federal grant application.

The goal of this workshop is to identify research directions and priorities for the next generation of power electronics and energy conversion systems for the electric grid, transportation, and national security.
 

August 3rd kicks off the 5-week business accelerator program. Participants join virtually to explore topics within business and entrepreneurship. Topics include value proposition, revenue streams, channels, and more. Applications are open now and available on the AIBE website.

Students do NOT have to be from UNM to attend!

Students do NOT have to be from UNM to attend!

Students do NOT have to be from UNM to attend!

Students do NOT have to be from UNM to attend!
Our intent for this session is to give you an overview of the various academic pathways you can take to get into the working world, what sectors you can work in for your career, and the supportive skills it takes to be successful, including understanding the scientific method.

Are you a small business or inventor looking for a way to fund your innovative idea? Join us during America’s Seed Fund Week to learn how the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs can help move your innovation and business forward. Learn more about these unique federal funding opportunities, how they help businesses commercialize revolutionary solutions and the key steps to creating a complete and compelling proposal package.

The workshop will cover:

Students do NOT have to be from UNM to attend! Our intent for this session is to give you an idea of who we are and introduce you a bit more to what Engineering is! Followed by Spatial Reasoning, also thought of as Visual Thinking, to expose you to the concept of spatial reasoning, the importance of it, and how to develop your spatial reasoning skills to make your journey as an engineer or computer scientist just a little easier.

National Clean Energy Week is a celebration of the policies, industries, and innovations that power our daily lives while producing no or very little greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the very real technological and political challenges, a clean energy future is in our reach, and America is ready to lead the way. Whether attending the Flagship Policy Makers Symposium or hosting your own celebration, please join us in recognition of all that clean energy can bring: energy independence, economic prosperity, and a more peaceful world.

Presenter:

Tracey Ragan, CEO and Co-Founder of DeployHub

Presenter:

Dawn Harrington, Chief Information Officer at the University of New Mexico Hospital

Presenter:

Renay Moya, Sr. Vice President at Robert Half Talent Solutions

ScienceFest returns to the town of Los Alamos July 12-17 with demos, music, and geeky goodness for all ages, including the public launch of the Laboratory’s Challenge: Tomorrow education trailers during Discovery Day at Ashley Pond Park on Saturday, July 16.

Join us at Explora on June 2 from 1-2:30 pm to learn all about how the future of our power grid is being developed right here in NM. In addition, you will get to play with Explora’s new traveling exhibition “The SMART Grid” and sign up to host it for free at your organization. Finally, you will receive a free copy of our SMART Grid board game. We hope to see you there!

The third annual Virtual Distributed Energy Summit for the NM EPSCoR SMART Grid Center, hosted by Santa Fe Community College’s Smart and Microgrid Training Center, will take place on Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24, 2022.

NMDOT District 3 – Albuquerque and surrounding area

The need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is becoming ever more obvious and urgent. Energy storage is a critical component of the energy transition. Advances in energy storage technology, policy, and applications are quickly increasing around the world, and keeping up with those changes is an ongoing challenge. This workshop series—targeting many issues specific to the Southeast—addresses those advances in energy storage to help stakeholders stay up to date on energy storage roles and capabilities.

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k - $10k to drive your research, publications and grants!

Requires co-contribution from non NM-INBRE Investigators. Please help spread the word to your researchers!
Proposal deadline: 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59pm

Learn more about the New Mexico Clean Energy Resilience and Growth cluster About this event The New Mexico Clean Energy Resilience and Growth (NM CERG) cluster has been created to help energy technology companies move their innovation to commercial readiness and success. NM CERG, funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions, represents a new approach for assistance, by using a pipeline for success model.

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2022 (FY22) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The program is sponsored and managed by the Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD [R&E]), awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and administered through the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The DoD plans to award FY22 DEPSCoR appropriations through this announcement.
 

The University of New Mexico's Innovation Academy and UNM Rainforest Innovations (fka STC.UNM) are offering a special course to help New Mexico businesses at this critical time for our state's economic recovery. This is made possible thru a grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration called the NM EDA Rainforest University Center.

Open to all. These are virtual office hours

WOULD YOU LIKE TO START OR GROW YOUR BUSINESS? COME MEET WITH UNM-GALLUP MENTOR, MYTEGIA LEE TO DISCUSS YOUR IDEAS!

Come to virtual 1:1 mentoring with Mytegia Lee where she will provide guidance, coaching, perspective, and connections to enhance entrepreneurship and connections to resources at UNM and in the community. There are many resources available to those who have ideas that they may want to turn into a business! Join Mytegia on Zoom and learn more about what is available and which connections are the best fit for you.

Representatives from NSF's Division of Information Systems will hold a technical webinar on system-related information to assist with CAREER proposal submission. CAREER proposals must be prepared and submitted to research.gov or grants.gov FastLane is not an option.

The webinar will include:

Innovation Ecosystem Connect (IEC), funded in part through a Lab-to-Market Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem award and an award under the DOE OTT EPIC program, is a new online platform that connects you to researchers, businesses, and universities for growth and development.

IEC can connect you to the resources you need to define your innovation, receive technical development support, and find opportunities for expansion, via a smart connection system based on identified needs and capabilities.

An Indian In The Room: Microagressions Toward Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

John Gonzalez, White Earth Ojibwe, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bemidji State University  Session Sponsor: Spirit of Sovereignty – Indian Gaming Association 

A group of distinguished professors, former government representatives, and industry leaders will share their perspectives on legal and technical impediments to achieving scale and equity in the distributed (localized) energy space and will explore solutions to these challenges.

Save-the-Date! Join us at the largest celebration of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) in the state. More info coming soon...

Join us at Explora for this fun and family-friendly event! NM SMART Grid Center activities will be on display and who knows what else... Last time there was liquid nitrogen and marshmallows. Details will be on the Explora website closer to the date.

Online Workshop: Tools for Engaging Communities and Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion Practices

Monte Randall, Muscogee Creek, EdD, President, College of the Muscogee Nation Session Sponsor: Bald Eagle Erectors

Presenter: Stefan Ambec

“INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP MY GRANDPARENTS TAUGHT US”

Laurie Harper, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwekwe, Director of Education, LLBO

Leech Lake Leadership Program: https://vimeo.com/672004164

Session Sponsor: Walksback.com

“INDIGENOUS NEWS THROUGH INDIGENOUS EYES”
Dalton Walker, Red Lake Nation, Managing Editor, Indian Country Today

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltoncwalker

Session Sponsor: Northwest Indian Community Development Center

Registration is now open for the 2nd annual UNM Team Research Symposium, presented by the Interdisciplinary Science Cooperative and UNM’s Grand Challenges. Faculty, students, alumni, and community partners are encouraged to join us for this special event dedicated to exchanging ideas and promoting more productive research teams.

the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, that is under solicitation NSF 22-573, and has a deadline of May 12, 2022.  This initiative provides early career investigators at EPSCoR-eligible institutions support for extended travel to a host site to establish or strengthen research collaborations, learn new techniques and / or access state of the art facilities.
 

the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, that is under solicitation NSF 22-573, and has a deadline of May 12, 2022.  This initiative provides early career investigators at EPSCoR-eligible institutions support for extended travel to a host site to establish or strengthen research collaborations, learn new techniques and / or access state of the art facilities.
 

the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, that is under solicitation NSF 22-573, and has a deadline of May 12, 2022.  This initiative provides early career investigators at EPSCoR-eligible institutions support for extended travel to a host site to establish or strengthen research collaborations, learn new techniques and / or access state of the art facilities.
 

the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, that is under solicitation NSF 22-573, and has a deadline of May 12, 2022.  This initiative provides early career investigators at EPSCoR-eligible institutions support for extended travel to a host site to establish or strengthen research collaborations, learn new techniques and / or access state of the art facilities.
 

the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, that is under solicitation NSF 22-573, and has a deadline of May 12, 2022.  This initiative provides early career investigators at EPSCoR-eligible institutions support for extended travel to a host site to establish or strengthen research collaborations, learn new techniques and / or access state of the art facilities.
 

This year's meeting will take place in a virtual environment on the Gather platform. An agenda with information about how to access the sessions will be sent out a week prior to the meeting.

A virtual poster session will be held, in Gather, on April 28th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

ACED will present the following virtual sessions targeting graduating and graduate students who have started or are about to start their professional careers.

Navigating Through Toxic Work Environments presented by: Donya Ziraksari and Ryan Griego

Effective Written (Email) Communication presented by: Donya Ziraksari and Ryan Griego 

Presented by: UNM Mechanical Engineering alumna Tennielle Bernard

This workshop series is OPEN TO ALL students (non-UNM, branch campuses, community college, and tribal college students more than welcome!) This opportunity is specifically recommended for graduating Seniors or Graduate Students. Juniors and non-graduating Seniors are welcome to join.

Presented by: UNM Civil Engineering alumnus Ryan Griego

This workshop series is OPEN TO ALL students (non-UNM, branch campuses, community college, and tribal college students more than welcome!) This opportunity is specifically recommended for graduating Seniors or Graduate Students. Juniors and non-graduating Seniors are welcome to join.

Discounted Early Ticket Registration Open Until March 5th

The New Mexico Technology is excited to host the 14th Annual Women in Technology Awards Celebration at the Marriott Albuquerque. This popular event highlights the women in STEAM who live and work in the state of New Mexico. You will see their accomplishments as leaders in business, visionaries, and women who make a difference in their communities. Additionally, we will recognize an emerging STEM leader who is early in her career, but already making an impact.

The goal of the Jumpstart Workshops is to prepare faculty and staff at Hispanic Serving Institutions for submission of proposals to the Competition of the NSF HSI Initiative.

Federal grants supporting new educational initiatives typically require a blend of implementation and research. Where evaluation focuses on the effectiveness or success of the implementation, the research components focus on more generalizable learning. In this workshop, we will focus on tools to identify research questions and develop research plans to answer them. You will work in pairs to give one another feedback, which will also provide lots of opportunities to get to know other participants.

Receiving a proposal rejection is dispiriting, but the reality is that most proposals are rejected, and every successful scientist has received numerous rejection notices. Carefully interpreting proposal reviews and responding to them effectively can drastically increase the likelihood of future funding success!

The evaluation plan in a grant proposal is an important part of the application that is required across funding agencies. This workshop will cover critical components of the evaluation plan that will strengthen this section in the application. The evaluation plan also discusses topics that are integrated in other sections in the proposal, and this workshop will help investigators not only with understanding evaluation in grant proposals but will offer valuable guidance as they plan their approach, outcomes, and timelines as well.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program “offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization” (CAREER solicitation, 20-525).

This workshop will introduce you to the CAREER program and critical differences between CAREER and other NSF proposal mechanisms. There will be plenty of time for questions.

NSF Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate at Hispanic Serving Institutions

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

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

Program Officers from the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) will describe opportunities in the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) and the Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education Program Description. The S-STEM program has a solicitation to guide proposal submission. The Program Description, however, is more of an open call for submissions that will benefit undergraduate STEM education at community colleges.

Fay Cobb Payton, Computer and Network Systems, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation.

This talk will discuss an overview of the NSF/CISE Directorate funding opportunities. Details on different NSF funding mechanisms will also be covered. Attendees are free to ask questions to engage in an open dialogue.

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.

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub hosts grantsmanship webinars to support grant writing efforts for those planning on writing their first grant or engaged in writing a grant for submission. The Fall 2021 Grant Writer Webinar Series features speakers and panelists from the National Science Foundation for sharing important information for writing a competitive NSF grant. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.

Should you resubmit that rejected proposal? Yes! This workshop will demystify the NSF merit review process, provide effective strategies for responding to reviews, and help you develop a plan to revise and strengthen your proposal for resubmission.

In this webinar, you'll experience the basic principles of user experience design and how to apply them to making the system of science more efficient and fun to use. You will see seminal, universally-applicable design research communicated through animations, live demos, and silly graphics. At the end, you will (hopefully) have leveled-up your approach to designing all forms of science communication (especially posters, but this will apply to reports, presentations, and tools too).

Presenter: Dr. Sihua Shao, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, NMT, Electrical Engineering

Infrastructure Seed Awards

Click here to read the full Seed Award Call For Proposals
 

Gain insight into what makes a good research question. Using tools such as a gap and SWOT analysis, we will develop the tools necessary to identify your grant’s core research topic and then hone a set of clear and grant-appropriate research questions.

More information here: https://hsistemhub.org/2021-summer-stemed-workshops/knology/

This 90 minute workshop is offered by Dr. Karen Mabry, an HSI faculty member. Dr. Mabry will bring her experience as an NSF Program Officer who has been tasked with reviewing annual reports. The session will include an overview of the annual report content followed by a Q&A where workshop attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about report preparation. A breakout session will allow attendees to network and share project information with other HSI awardees.

Abstracts for the 2021 New Mexico Research Symposium has been extended to October 15, 2021

Register for the symposium and submit an abstract here.

The Team Science Leadership Training is a three-day residential workshop targeted for mid-career or senior faculty to develop skills for managing collaborative, interdisciplinary, and complex projects. Key elements of the training include: building and leading diverse and productive teams, project management skills, strategic planning, and communications. Lodging, meals, and workshop materials will be provided.

The Early Career Leadership Workshop is an innovative three-day intensive, residential program designed to enhance the professional skills of early career faculty and post-doctoral scholars in STEM disciplines. The interactive workshop will train attendees in meeting facilitation and leadership, proposal writing, incorporating broader impacts into research, communicating science to the media, effective teaching in higher education, data management, and mentoring students.

The Fall 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference is designed to give new faculty, researchers, and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF program officers will be providing up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answering attendee questions.

Guest Panelists:

The New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS), collaboratively hosted with the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), is an annual conference with oral presentations, a poster competition, and a keynote address. The conference is geared to undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico’s colleges and universities.

Read more about this event and the NMRS virtual conference

Join us for a meet & greet with members of the Black community where we will provide important City updates and a space to connect. We want to hear from YOU during the Community Round Robin in hopes that as a community we can support each others work.

RSVP's only so we can keep track of attendance numbers due to the rise in COVID cases. We will be following all mandates by requiring masks.

Why is Board Diversity Important? Part of the Amazon & GlobalMindED Diver Board Bound Series.

Building the Talent Pipeline: Hispanic/Latinx Students in STEM

Meet IndigiExchange artists, influencers and join our growing entrepreneurial community. There will be delicious food, vendors, opportunities to Rep your business, and a special raffle. Don't forget to wear your favorite Native designs and apparel!

The Team Science Leadership Training is a three-day residential workshop targeted for mid-career or senior faculty to develop skills for managing collaborative, interdisciplinary, and complex projects. Key elements of the training include: building and leading diverse and productive teams, project management skills, strategic planning, and communications. Lodging, meals, and workshop materials will be provided.

Read more about the training here

The Early Career Leadership Workshop is an innovative three-day intensive, residential program designed to enhance the professional skills of early career faculty and post-doctoral scholars in STEM disciplines. The interactive workshop will train attendees in meeting facilitation and leadership, proposal writing, incorporating broader impacts into research, communicating science to the media, effective teaching in higher education, data management, and mentoring students.

Read more about the workshop here

Big Data in the power grid should not live in a silo. It materializes from GIS systems, field assets, day-ahead energy markets, real-time energy markets, weather data, network data, field maintenance data, and more. It has to be ingested, transformed, enriched, analyzed, and ultimately shared back with the grid operators, who must use it to make informed decisions and serve customers.

GUEST PANELISTS

Should you resubmit that rejected proposal? Yes! This workshop will demystify the NSF merit review process, provide effective strategies for responding to reviews, and help you develop a plan to revise and strengthen your proposal for resubmission.

Acquire insight about the most critical components of program evaluation that you need to know as you develop your grant applications. Take your knowledge up a notch by applying these components to your projects as we work through the topics and take the time to develop your own logic models, craft clear research objectives, and more!

Repeat of September 10. Early admission apply by date: September 18, 2021

Acquire insight about the most critical components of program evaluation that you need to know as you develop your grant applications. Take your knowledge up a notch by applying these components to your projects as we work through the topics and take the time to develop your own logic models, craft clear research objectives, and more!

Early admission apply by date: August 20, 2021

It gives us great pleasure to announce the publication of an exciting new Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) 21-108 https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21108/nsf21108.jsp from NSF’s EPSCoR Office and CISE/OAC discussing CC* as a funding opportunity available to EPSCoR institutions. Through this DCL, OAC and EPSCoR in OIA are specifically inviting proposal submissions to CC* to address the disparities in campus-level networking and cyberinfrastructure that exacerbated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in some areas of the country.

Presenter: Dr. Fengyu Wang, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NMSU

All Things Equity engages conversations with professionals in higher education and industry at various stages in their careers, working towards equitable workspaces. Our guest panelists share their knowledge, perspectives, and experience for diversifying the professional and academic workforce in the US in an equitable way. Your hosts for this podcast are Dr. Margie Vela and Dr. Rob Rivers.

Presenter: Dustin Allen, NM EPSCoR

Save the date for the 2021 National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference. More information on conference website.

The Annual AISES National Conference is a unique, three-day event focusing on educational, professional, and workforce development for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and careers. Attendees include Indigenous high school and college students, educators, and professionals, including representatives from Tribal Nations, Tribal enterprises, and Indigenous-owned businesses. The conference also includes the LARGEST college and career fair in the U.S. for Indigenous students and professionals!

Please join us on Thursday, July 29, and Friday, July 30, 2021 for a Virtual Summit on New Mexico’s energy transition and a holistic view of challenges and opportunities. Learn about the many exciting efforts and initiatives in the areas of Economy, Technology, and Workforce, and consider how all institutions and New Mexicans can benefit.

A Celebration of Science!
The New Mexico Science Fiesta is one of the state's largest celebrations of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The event is a multi-day, community-wide extravaganza that is sure to inspire your curiosity, creativity, and innovation. 

Fall 2021 Semester Deadline Dates

Academic Calendar and Important Dates

https://www.nmt.edu/registrar/Academic%20Calendar%20Final%20Draft.pdf

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Program Webinar

Research is often driven by a compelling societal or scientific challenge, but often developing solutions can take years. To deliver tangible solutions that have a nation-wide societal impact and at a faster pace, the NSF launched the Convergence Accelerator program, designed to leverage a convergence approach to transition basic research and discovery into practice.

This year's theme is: Driven by Science. Tune in for activities from the award-winning ScienceFest organizers.

Presenter: Dr. Leo Yazhou Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the ECE Department at Clarkson University

Innovare Advancement Center will host the 3rd Annual International QIS Workshop on June 22-24, 10am – 2pm ET.

The virtual 3-day event is designed for those in the field of quantum to interact and share perspectives with an established network of leading scientists, engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

Join Innovare for thought provoking presentations, live panel discussions, and engaging technical dialogue.

Part of the ten week long GlobalMindED 2021 Virtual Event. What does success, inclusive leadership, and contribution look like?

Presenters include: Merritt McKenzie, Vanecia Kerr, Dr. Cristina Alfaro, Anthony Newton, Lan Phan, and Serita Liles.

Part of the ten week long GlobalMindED 2021 Virtual Event.

Presenters include: Kwame Johnson, Shannon Stone, Hector Ramos Diaz, Yonus Harris, and Phuong Dinh.

Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of June 7-11, 2021. To register for this free event, visit the conference website. You will need to register for each Zoom session. Please only register for one concurrent session per time block. Feel free to check nsfpolicyoutreach.com for the most up-to-date conference information and to view the conference agenda.

he Virtual DEPSCoR Day will include overviews of the FOAs, various panel sessions and breakout sessions with Program Officers representing the topics in the Research Collaboration FOA.

In this webinar, the AISES Scholarship team will be reviewing the AT Anderson, Exxon Mobile, BNSF scholarships as well as answering any questions students have regarding any open scholarships.

In this webinar, the AISES Scholarship team will be reviewing the Chevron, Aristocrat/VGT, 3M scholarships as well as answering any questions that students have regarding any of the open scholarships.

Library Carpentry is made by people working in library- and information-related roles to help you:

PART 3 IoT for Utility and Industrial Power Grids: Where is the value?

Traditionally, utilities have worked with long planning horizons to build out “hard” infrastructure. Today, planning has gotten a lot more complicated. It’s not clear where demand will be and what reliable resources will be available. From an operations perspective, the distribution grid is subject to more localized and unpredictable conditions, requiring rapid response to maintain reliability.

PART 1 Visions of 2040: What’s in Store for the Energy Industry?

Rapid change these days has become a way of life. A lot will happen in the next twenty years. There will be considerable advances in technology, transformations in consumer preferences, new business models and continuing efforts to address climate risks. It is also clear that energy systems will need to adapt, perhaps in radical ways, to support new realities.

The i-CREW project hosted a Clean Energy Economy Town Hall, Aug. 5, 2020, as part of its efforts to develop a Clean Energy Economy Roadmap for the state of New Mexico. More than 150 town hall participants learned about the i-CREW project and had the opportunity to contribute ideas and feedback during breakout and roundtable discussions. In order to continue this discussion and provide further opportunity to collaborte, iCREW is hosting Part II of the New Mexico Clean Energy Economy Town Hall on May 18 from 1-4pm.

Wireless Power Transfer: Principles and Prospects by Dr. Thomas Marzetta

During this official NSF event, Dr. Thomas Marzetta will share his expertise on wireless power transfer and the role of a frequency/wave number Fourier transform solution that may prove better suited for engineering problems.

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) invites you to participate in Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (WMPD) Day on May 12, 2021.

The NMSU section of the SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education, and Research (SWEETER) will host short 5-15 minute flash demonstrations of various Microsoft Excel operations.

The NMSU section of the SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education, and Research (SWEETER) will host short 5-15 minute flash demonstrations of various Microsoft Excel operations.

The NMSU section of the SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education, and Research (SWEETER) will host short 5-15 minute flash demonstrations of various Microsoft Excel operations.

The NMSU section of the SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education, and Research (SWEETER) will host short 5-15 minute flash demonstrations of various Microsoft Excel operations.

The NMSU section of the SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education, and Research (SWEETER) will host short 5-15 minute flash demonstrations of various Microsoft Excel operations.

The NSF National Resource Hub for STEM Education at Hispanic Serving Institutions will provide HSIs with resources for building institutional capacity that will increase STEM student retention and degree completion (NSF Awards 1832338 and 1832345). The Hub is a collaborative effort between New Mexico State University (NMSU), California State University at Northridge (CSUN), and Dona Ana Community College (DACC).

The NSF National Resource Hub for STEM Education at Hispanic Serving Institutions will provide HSIs with resources for building institutional capacity that will increase STEM student retention and degree completion (NSF Awards 1832338 and 1832345). The Hub is a collaborative effort between New Mexico State University (NMSU), California State University at Northridge (CSUN), and Dona Ana Community College (DACC).

The May 7, 2021 focus: Small Steps to Connecting Community College Students to Campus, Dr. Becky Mercer, Associate Dean for STEM and Allied Health, Palm Beach State College (PBSC)

Our Impression of the Challenges Community Colleges Face, Dr. Nora Garza, Vice President for Resource Development & External Affairs, Laredo College

The April 9, 2021 webinar focus: Evaluation as a Strength of Your Grant Proposal, Racheal Boren, Director, NMSU Southwest Outreach Academic Research (SOAR) Evaluation and Policy Center

Learn about the program and specifically the current solicitation opportunity. During the webinar, participants will learn about the program’s model and fundamentals, including the program’s phased approach and innovation processes used to accelerate basic research into practice; and the solicitation opportunity to include the research track focuses, required Convergence Accelerator fundamentals, and important submission information.

Learn about the program and specifically the current solicitation opportunity. During the webinar, participants will learn about the program’s model and fundamentals, including the program’s phased approach and innovation processes used to accelerate basic research into practice; and the solicitation opportunity to include the research track focuses, required Convergence Accelerator fundamentals, and important submission information.

Presenter: George "Rusty" Nail, Graduate Research Assistant at NMSU

Presenter: Dr. Hamed Nademi, Assistant Professor, NMSU Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bringing faculty and students across campus together to exchange ideas and promote more productive research teams.

If you are unable to attend a session, recordings will be available afterwards.

Every spring the seven Regional Conferences gather student and professional members to champion each other and expand their knowledge and skills through a wide variety of workshops and sessions.

Regional Conferences are typically held at college campuses, hosted by the school’s AISES Chapter. Many professional members participate as mentors and speakers, sharing their expertise and facilitating discussions in areas like engineering, environmental science, or on crossovers between traditional ecological knowledge and western science.

Rachel Boren earned her Ph.D. in Educational Research, Statistics, and Evaluation from the University of Virginia, where she was trained in program evaluation and research methods in education and the social sciences. She has a diverse portfolio of training and experience with program evaluation and research in education and healthcare, most recently as an evaluator for the Provost’s Office at the University of Texas at El Paso and the Director of Evaluation for a 70 million-dollar National Institutes of Health funded center based at the University of Washington.

This workshop will define the unique challenges of “BIG” (large capacity (>100 MWe) and long-duration (>6 hours)) energy storage for grid applications, increase awareness in the energy storage community, and identify needs and gaps that must be addressed to realize the capability.  

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

AISES and Berkeley Haas Present: 1st Generation Entrepreneurship - Building a Business Without a Financial Safety Net

Berkeley Haas is proud to present a webinar as part of an ongoing partnership with AISES focusing on how entrepreneurs can manage startup risk, especially without a financial safety net. The agenda will include: Welcome from AISES and Berkeley Haas, followed by a discussion with Berkeley Haas MBA students, staff, and faculty, including Berkeley Haas MBA Lecturer, Whitney Hischier.

Speaker: Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy Policy and Economics, Santa Fe Institute and Penn State University

NM SMART Grid Center all hands meeting will be held on May 6, 2021 from 8:00am to 4:15pm.

Registration is now open.

The NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub is excited to host an event with representatives from across the federal agencies to share upcoming Federal Undergraduate STEM virtual internship opportunities on February 18 at 3 pm ET. The event will also provide advice to undergrads on participating in virtual internships.

The Association for Women in Science Virtual Career Fair aims to connect AWIS members and all women in science with employers seeking top talent. This aligns with AWIS' work toward equal inclusion and advancement of women in science positions at all levels, from early career to senior leadership.

Visit the AWIS website for more information.

Presenter: Dr. Claus Danielson, Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites you to join a webinar (via Zoom) on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 4 p.m. ET to learn about NSF insights on fellowships, internships, and funding STEM pathways. Registration is required.

Students you're invited to participate in a (free) #BetterPoster science communication workshop and poster competition, sponsored by the NSF EPSCoR EOD Council and the EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation. It's on February 18th from 3PM - 6PM CST, attendees will sign up for 30-minute time slots.

Participants will receive individual consultation to either modify an existing research poster or create a new one in the #BetterPoster format. The finished product will be entered in a competition to win Visa gift cards and be featured on social media.

Interact with SMART Grid colleagues, make new connections, answer trivia questions, and win prizes!

Join us for SMART Networking where you can catch up and talk shop with SMART Grid students, faculty, and researchers in a fun and interactive Zoom call. Opportunities over the hour include small group networking, a SMART Grid related trivia contest, and chance to win prizes.

This event is BYOD- Bring Your Own Device and Drinks. Hope to see you there!

This program will present research-based communication strategies through a series of professional learning workshops focused on building skills to effectively engage public audiences, non-scientists, and professional colleagues.

Update: 2.2.2021 - Workshop is now full.

Infrastructure Seed Awards

Click here to read the full Seed Award Call For Proposals
 

Collaborative Innovation Working Groups (C-IWGs)

Click here to read the full C-IWG Call For Proposals
 

Although the numbers of women in engineering fields have increased, we are still a minority in the field, and depending on the niche field you enter after college, you could find yourself as an even greater minority. This was the case for me, with about 10% of women in my electrical engineering graduating class, to being the only woman in the TTU pulsed power laboratory working on my thesis, and very commonly one of only a handful of women in my job or at conferences.

This workshop invites paper contributions from research scholars and practitioners working on challenges and solutions for engineering and cybersecurity of critical systems in the 4th Industrial Revolution. The workshop will be organized with regular tracks and panel discussions.

Join Koritha Mitchell, Ohio State associate professor of English as she shares her knowledge and provides guidance on your publication path. This event is limited to the first 25 registrants. This is a Zoom meeting limited to current UNM faculty.

Stephanie Tofighi and other FRDO staff will discuss how you can use small funding opportunities to develop a path towards a larger grant proposal? How does the internal competition process work? How do you identify the proposal audience? These questions and more will be addressed as we help you develop a path towards a diverse funding portfolio.

International Conference on Control system, power and electrical engineering(ICCSPEE) is a prestigious event organized with a motivation to provide an excellent international platform for the academicians, researchers, engineers, industrial participants and budding students around the world to SHARE their research findings with the global experts.

Presenters: Karl Benedict, University of New Mexico, Jonathan Wheeler, University of New Mexico

Presenters: Olga Lavrova, New Mexico State University, Hamed Nademi, New Mexico State University, Fengyu Wang, New Mexico State University

The New Mexico SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit will bring together small businesses, Federal program managers, defense representatives, experts, and local organizations who have a vested interest in driving innovation through the SBIR and STTR programs.

On behalf of the C3E Women in Clean Energy Initiative, I would like to invite you and your students to attend the free two-day virtual C3E Symposium & Awards on December 8-9, 12-4:30pm ET. The overarching Symposium theme is "Accelerating the Energy Transition in a Rapidly Changing World”. This virtual two-day event will consist of plenary sessions, award presentations to this year’s C3E award winners, panel discussions, and a reception with live student poster presentations. For the first time, this normally invitation-only event will be open to all.

UNM Students, staff, and faculty, as well as Albuquerque's STEM Professionals are all encouraged to attend.

Come celebrate and network with others interested in STEM

RSVP is preferred, but not required.

The session will provide a brief background of the NSF EPSCoR Track 1 program and an overview of the Biosciences topic. Participants will have the opportunity to explore white paper ideas with potential collaborators. Please attend an informational session on November 30 or December 1 in advance of this topical session. All registrants will receive a copy of the slides and a link to the recorded session after the event takes place.

The session will provide a brief background of the NSF EPSCoR Track 1 program and an overview of the Intelligent Manufacturing topic. Participants will have the opportunity to explore white paper ideas with potential collaborators. Please attend an informational session on November 30 or December 1 in advance of this topical session. All registrants will receive a copy of the slides and a link to the recorded session.

Developing the Next NSF New Mexico EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track 1 Proposal (5-years, $20M)

The session will provide background about NSF EPSCoR and the RII Track 1 Program, describe the proposal development process and the timeline, provide guidelines for the white papers, and cover the choice of Track 1 themes and next steps with respect to forming thematic teams across New Mexico’s research universities and other relevant regional universities and colleges.

Developing the Next NSF New Mexico EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track 1 Proposal (5-years, $20M)

The session will provide background about NSF EPSCoR and the RII Track 1 Program, describe the proposal development process and the timeline, provide guidelines for the white papers, and cover the choice of Track 1 themes and next steps with respect to forming thematic teams across New Mexico’s research universities and other relevant regional universities and colleges.

Developing the Next NSF New Mexico EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track 1 Proposal (5-years, $20M)

The session will provide background about NSF EPSCoR and the RII Track 1 Program, describe the proposal development process and the timeline, provide guidelines for the white papers, and cover the choice of Track 1 themes and next steps with respect to forming thematic teams across New Mexico’s research universities and other relevant regional universities and colleges.

Virtual poster session featuring the research of undergraduate and graduate students from across New Mexico. Posters will be available starting at 9 am on Tuesday, November 10.

Registered participants will be able to cast their vote for this year’s “People’s Choice” poster award beginning at 9:00 am Tuesday November 10th and ending at noon on Thursday November 12th. Details on how to vote will be emailed to you on Tuesday morning.

Virtual Poster Session Information:

This session will recognize excellence in science in New Mexico. Symposium poster winners will be announced.

NMAS Outstanding Contributions to Science in NM
Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD

NMAS Outstanding NM Science Teachers
Sponsored by American Chemical Society, Central NM Section
Eva Abeyta, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy, Los Alamos
Lena Eddings, La Cueva H.S., Albuquerque

NM EPSCoR Poster Awards
TBA

The NM SMART Grid Center supports interdisciplinary research on next-generation electric power production and delivery through creation of a Sustainable, Modular, Adaptive, Resilient, and Transactive (SMART) electric grid. During this seminar, four graduate students will present their research on a range of topics.

Read more about this event and the NMRS virtual conference

Speaker: Dr. Bette Korber

Join us for two days of cutting-edge conversations, presentations and panels with technical experts and creative problem solvers who are harnessing the momentum of digital transformation to move communities forward using tech and beyond!

The Energy Transition Act of NM (NM ETA) requires the state’s retail electricity sales to be carbon free by 2050. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NM PRC) began meeting that objective recently when it unanimously approved a plan to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., with 650 MW of photovoltaics (PV) and 300 MW of energy storage by 2022.

The Energy Transition Act of NM (NM ETA) requires the state’s retail electricity sales to be carbon free by 2050. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NM PRC) began meeting that objective recently when it unanimously approved a plan to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., with 650 MW of photovoltaics (PV) and 300 MW of energy storage by 2022.

The Energy Transition Act of NM (NM ETA) requires the state’s retail electricity sales to be carbon free by 2050. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NM PRC) began meeting that objective recently when it unanimously approved a plan to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., with 650 MW of photovoltaics (PV) and 300 MW of energy storage by 2022.

The Energy Transition Act of NM (NM ETA) requires the state’s retail electricity sales to be carbon free by 2050. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NM PRC) began meeting that objective recently when it unanimously approved a plan to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., with 650 MW of photovoltaics (PV) and 300 MW of energy storage by 2022.