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March 2, 2018 - UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mehran Tehrani, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the 2018 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award.
Tehrani was one of 31 selected out of 340 applicants to receive this award. Each award is $510,000 over a three-year period. The Young Investigator Program awards are given to scientists whose research holds strong promise across a wide range of naval-relevant science and technology areas.