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Engineering professor honored with NIH Trailblazer Award
project could improve the way drugs for diseases are timed and delivered to patients

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UNM Mechanical Engineering students build the largest amateur rocket in the world!

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UNM wins Outstanding Solar System Design Award, other honors, at International Solar Splash!

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Mechanical engineering students, faculty win awards at ASEE conference
March 23, 2023
Students and faculty from the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering attended the ASEE Gulf-Southwest (GSW) Section conference March 15-17 in Denton, Texas, hosted by the University of North Texas, and several came away with awards. Read More...

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Engineering professor receives 2023 AFOSR Young Investigator Award
December 15, 2022
Sakineh Chabi, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the recipient of a 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award. Read More...

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Engineering professor receives funding for pilot study to develop ways to make vaping safer
December 2, 2022
Vaping is often seen as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking, and its popularity has exploded in recent years, especially among young people. Read More...

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